Re: New Xen domU: blubber

[Thomas Schwinge]

Hello!

On Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 09:39:42PM +0300, Sergiu Ivanov wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 12:00:19PM +0200, Thomas Schwinge wrote:
> > On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 03:07:53PM +0200, I wrote:
> > > what I can offer is that you get a separate Xen domU
> > > on zenhost (where flubber is also running on) and you can do in that one
> > > whatever you want.
> > 
> > This has been finished, *blubber* is born.  See
> > <http://www.bddebian.com/~hurd-web/public_hurd_boxen/> and its two
> > subpages for information -- and, I suggest, contact me on IRC so that we
> > hash out the last details.
> 
> This is great! Thanks a lot! I hope it didn't take up too much of your
> time...

Sure, no problem!  Even though that it took some time to finish and
polish my automatic installation script (which I had begun already months
ago, but never followed up) -- but that is now finished, and I can newly
install and configure up-to-date GNU/Hurd systems (including a standard
set of packages) with only very few keystrokes.


> I just can't really find the *two* subpages. I can see
> public_hurd_boxen/zenhost only... Which is the other one?

Oh, there is also a public_hurd_boxen/bddebian page.  On that one you
should later register additional IP addresses that you use, but no need
to hurry with that.


> Surely, I'll contact you on the IRC, when you have time.

It was roughly like this: I had left a minute before you popped up -- and
got back a one minute after you had left again.  ;-)


One thing returned to mind --
<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2008-10/msg00003.html> --
there'll be some work needed as soon as it gets to setting the
Xen-emulated net devices to promicios mode, or whatever else Zheng's work
might need, as Xen Mach's device_set_status currently looks like this:
``return D_INVALID_OPERATION;''.  But perhaps you don't need that for
starters.  And also, with Samuel's and Zheng's help that should easily be
possible to implement.


Regards,
 Thomas

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