On Tue, Aug 04, 2009 at 01:47:18PM +0200, Jim Bergensen wrote:
Chris,
Many thanks for your answers.
Is it possible to go for the redhat xen kernel and compile libvirt from
source? Or should I compile the xen kernel and xen itself from source aswell
to get libvirt working?
I would say: rebuild libvirt locally from the source rpms provided
on
libvirt.org FTP, using for example 0.6.3.
Then start developping your code against those, until you get to update
RHEL-5 to Update 4 in the next months, then use native kernel and
libvirt build, then you will have KVM support.
I'd rather go for the redhat stock kernels, to save time in the
future, but
stability and compatibility is important.
Hence my proposal.
Also, does the libvirt API changes alot?
Only additions, ABI and API compatibility is preserved, but forward
only, don't use 0.6.4 or 0.7.0 only features as they won't be in RHEL-5
update 4.
Daniel
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