Linux Kernel 3.18.12 And Libvirt 1.2.15 For Xen4CentOS In Virt6-testing
Thanks to work from Johnny, linux 3.18.12 with all the x4c blktap goodness have been built and are now in the virt6-testing repo. I’ve also uploaded libvirt 1.2.15. As you may have seen earlier today, virt6-testing also includes an updated 4.4.2 package with the latest security update (XSA-133).
The kernel has had some basic testing (by myself, Johnny, and another community member), but libvirt is at the moment untested, so caveat emptor.
With such a large change, I want to leave both up for a few weeks before pushing them into the main repo. Please test them and report any errors you find.
As a reminder, you can use the virt6-testing repo by putting the following file into /etc/yum.repos.d:
[virt-testing]
name=VirtSIG-\$releasever – Xen Testing baseurl=http://cbs.CentOS.org/repos/virt6-testing/\$basearch/os/
gpgcheck=0
enabled=0
For the adventurous, there are (as yet untested) kernel and xen packages in virt7-xen-44-candidate as well. I’ll be pushing those to testing once I’ve actually had a chance to do set up my testing environment.
Peace,
-George
4 thoughts on - Linux Kernel 3.18.12 And Libvirt 1.2.15 For Xen4CentOS In Virt6-testing
Hi,
Great!
Nice. I’ll test these in the near future for sure :)
Thanks a lot,
— Pasi
George,
The new kernel works for me and the xen-4.4.2-2 packages
I think you forgot to turn on with_xen and with_libxl in the libvirt package builds though .. that does not install as an update. At least for me.
Thanks, Johnny Hughes
Oh right — I got with_xen, but I think the last version I build didn’t have with_libxl, so I missed it. Uploading a new one now…
-George
George,
Upgraded a couple of servers with this new version of libvirt (and all the other virt6-testing rpms), all the machines start, as do all the VMs on the machines. Also remote access via virt-manager still works on all the servers for me.
Thanks, Johnny Hughes