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of the dom0. This can be useful to let a domU run X11, or access some |
of the dom0. This can be useful to let a domU run X11, or access some |
network interface or other peripheral. |
network interface or other peripheral. |
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NetBSD used to support Xen2; this has been removed. |
NetBSD 6 and earlier supported Xen 2; support was removed fro NetBSD |
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7. Xen 2 has been removed from pkgsrc. |
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites |
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but note that both packages must be installed together and must have |
but note that both packages must be installed together and must have |
matching versions. |
matching versions. |
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xenkernel3 provides Xen 3.1. This no longer receives security patches |
xenkernel3 provides Xen 3.1. It is no longer maintained by Xen, and the last applied security patch was in |
and should not be used. It supports PCI passthrough, which is why |
2011. Thus, it should not be used. It supports PCI passthrough, |
people use it anyway. Xen 3.1 supports non-PAE on i386. |
which is why people use it anyway. Xen 3.1 supports i386, both PAE and |
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non-PAE. |
xenkernel33 provides Xen 3.3. This no longer receives security |
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patches and should not be used. Xen 3.3 supports non-PAE on i386. |
xenkernel33 provides Xen 3.3. It is no longer maintained by Xen, and |
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the last applied security patch was in 2012. Thus, it should not be |
xenkernel41 provides Xen 4.1. This is no longer maintained by Xen, |
used. Xen 3.3 supports i386, but only in PAE mode. There are no good |
but as of 2014-12 receives backported security patches. There are no |
reasons to run this version. |
good reasons to run this version. |
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xenkernel41 provides Xen 4.1. It is no longer maintained by Xen, but |
xenkernel42 provides Xen 4.2. This is no longer maintained by Xen, but |
as of 2016-11 received backported security patches. Xen 4.1 supports |
as of 2014-12 receives backported security patches. The only reason |
i386, but only in PAE mode. There are no good reasons to run this |
to run this is if you need to use xm instead of xl. |
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xenkernel45 provides Xen 4.5. This is new to pkgsrc as of 2015-01 and |
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recommended for use as a conservative choice. |
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xenkernel46 provides Xen 4.6. TODO: Probably this is the recommended |
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version. |
version. |
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xenkernel42 provides Xen 4.2. It is no longer maintained by Xen, but |
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as of 2016-11 received backported security patches. Xen 4.2 supports |
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i386, but only in PAE mode. The only reason to run this is if you |
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need to use xm instead of xl, or if you need to run an i386 dom0 |
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(because your hardware is i386 only). |
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xenkernel45 provides Xen 4.5. It is no longer maintained by Xen, but |
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as of 2016-11 it received security patches. Xen 4.5 requires an amd64 |
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dom0, but domUs can be amd64 or i386 PAE. TODO: It is either a |
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conservative choice or somewhat old. |
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xenkernel45 provides Xen 4.6. It is new to pkgsrc in 2016-05. It is |
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no longer maintained by Xen, but as of 2016-11 it received security |
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patches. Xen 4.6 requires an amd64 dom0, but domUs can be amd64 or |
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i386 PAE. TODO: It is either a somewhat aggressive choice or the |
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standard choice |
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See also the [Xen Security Advisory page](http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/). |
See also the [Xen Security Advisory page](http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/). |
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Ideally newer versions of Xen will be added to pkgsrc. |
Ideally newer versions of Xen will be added to pkgsrc. |