[Pkg-xen-devel] changing pae mode in security update?

[Ralph Passgang]

Am Donnerstag, 14. Juni 2007 21:17:52 schrieb Henning Sprang:
> Hi,

Hi Henning ;-p

> Did I get it right or is it a confusion in my mirrors, that the change
> from linux-image-2.6.18-3-xen-686 to linux-image-2.6.18-4-xen-686 also
> changed the PAE mode of the Kernel?

correct. -4-xen-686 is a pae kernel.

> After installing this new version and and changeing the kernel in a domU
> config, I get:
>
> Error: (2, 'Invalid kernel', 'xc_dom_compat_check: guest type
> xen-3.0-x86_32p not supported by xen kernel, sorry\n')

x86-32p kernels can only run on the pae hypervisor.

> So, to run the domain with this new (security fix) Kernel, I have to
> reboot my whole Dom0, right?

you have to use the -pae hypervisor and the -4-xen-686 kernel image on your 
dom0, so rebooting is one part of this update process ;)

>
> Henning

cheers,
 Ralph