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| = Feature Name =
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| == Summary ==
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| Dom0 support for [[Features/XenPvops | pvops-based]] {{package|kernel}} to support hosting of Xen guests which has been lacking since Fedora 8.
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| == Owner ==
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| * Name: None
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| Previously involved: EduardoHabkost, MarkMcLoughlin, Stephen Tweedie, Chris Wright, Juan Quintela, Markus Armbruster, Glauber Costa, DanielBerrange, ...
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| == Current status ==
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| * Last updated: 2009-01-22
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| * Percentage of completion: 0%
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| * Targeted release: Unknown
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| * Fedora 10 shipped 2008-11-25 with Xen i686 and x86_64 DomU support enabled in the stock kernel.
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| * Dom0 status: awaiting upstream kernel support
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| * Background:
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| : [http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenParavirtOps upstream status], [http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/jeremy/xen.git;a=shortlog;h=xen/dom0/hackery latest pv_ops dom0 patches]
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| : [[FWN/Issue158#Test_Dom0_Kernel_For_Fedora_10|FWN #158]],[[FWN/Issue152#Status_of_dom0_Support_in_Upstream_Kernel|FWN #152]], [[FWN/Issue146#No_Dom0_Support_in_Fedora_10|FWN #146]], [[FWN/Issue137#State_of_Xen_in_Upstream_Linux|FWN #137]]
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| : [http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-devel/2008-02/msg00047.html old status #1], [http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-devel/2008-02/msg00242.html old status #2]
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| == Detailed Description ==
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| See [[Features/XenPvops]] for a rationale. This feature just continues the paravirt_ops Xen effort to bring it back to feature parity with Fedora 8 Xen.
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| == Scope ==
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| Work items:
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| * Implement Dom0 support in upstream kernel (JeremyFitzhardinge)
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| * Allow the hypervisor to boot bzImage kernels (see this [http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-devel/2009-01/msg00699.html patch] included since [http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=81339 xen-3.3.1-3.fc11])
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| * Make 'new-kernel-pkg' aware of HYPERVISOR setting in /etc/sysconfig/xen
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| * Wait for that upstream kernel version to be pulled into Fedora
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| == How To Test ==
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| * Install a Fedora host/Dom0 system
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| * Turn on Xen Hypervisor by setting 'HYPERVISOR=/boot/xen-3.3.gz' in /etc/sysconfig/kernel and running some tool (TBD)
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| * Turn on Xen Userspace by running 'chkconfig xend on'
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| * Reboot
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| * Observe presence of Xen via /sys/hypervisor/
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| * Run 'xm list' and observe Domain-0
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| * Use virt-install to deploy a Fedora 9/10 paravirt guest
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| * Use virt-install to deploy a Fedora 8 paravirt guest
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| * Use virt-install to deploy a Fedora 8/9/10 fullyvirt guest
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| * Use 'virsh' to save & restore a PV guest and HVM guest
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| * Balloon down memory of a guest with virsh.
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| == User Experience ==
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| * Stock Fedora kernel supports Xen
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| * The Xen kernel does not lag behind the Fedora kernel
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| * All features and hardware supported on baremetal also works on Xen Dom0
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| * Can enable/disable use of HV via a /etc/sysconfig setting
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| == Dependencies ==
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| * Update to 'new-kernel-pkg' to know how to install HV
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| == Contingency Plan ==
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| If Dom0 support is not ready, continue the status quo of only shipping with DomU support.
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| == Documentation ==
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| == Comments and Discussion ==
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| [[Category:Virtualization|XenPvopsDom0]]
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| [[Category:F12_Virt_Features|XenPvopsDom0]]
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