Re: [coLinux-devel] 'Hot' snapshot for coLinux with kernel 2.6.22

[Henry N. <Henry.Ne@Arcor.de>]

Snapshot for coLinux with kernel 2.6.22

http://www.henrynestler.com/colinux/testing/devel-2.6.22/20070731/

colinux-0.8.0-20070731.src.tar.gz       - sources daemons, kernel
    colinux-2.6.22-20070731.patch.gz     - combined patch for kernel
    linux-2.6.22-config                  - kernel config
coLinux-2.6.22-co-0.8.0-20070731-setup.exe - Windows Installer
packages/                               - for manualy install...
    daemons-0.8.0-20070731.zip           - coLinux executable daemons
    daemons-0.8.0-20070731.dbg.zip       - daemons with debug info
    vmlinux-2.6.22-co-0.8.0-20070731.zip - coLinux kernel
    modules-2.6.22-co-0.8.0-20070731.tgz - Linux kernel modules
quotas/                                 - `quotas`, LVM and more enabled

State 2007-07-31:
- proxy_interrupt_handler(): use REGPARM and default IRQ-Jump-Table from
   entry.S (irq_entries_start). Cleanup code for COPIC and IRQ.  Magic
   orig_eax now marked as 'from IRQ', see ret_from_intr code.
- head.S: co_terminate(PANIC) before endless in hlt_loop.
- kzalloc for kmalloc+memset
- Mouse: added (it's a dummy, non functional)
- Cloop version 2.06 added (I can't test, please give feedback)
- More modules enabled in Kernel config
   network options (netfilter), IPX, ...
   devices FUSE, CRYPTOLOOP, NBD, ...
- Device not ready / not usable: coserial

> State 2007-07-30:
> - Compiled with "-mregparm=3" (kernel default, faster and smaller code).
>    Patch 'base-2.6.22-regparm.diff' removed from kernel patch list.
> 
>> State 2007-07-29:
>> - cofs: Host filesystem usable.
>> - timer: Initial `date` setup - starts coLinux with right date and time.
>> - Fix the empty Kernel command line (boot_command_line).
>> - Initrd installs modules: Please rename module file into
>>    'modules-2.6.22-co-0.8.0.tgz' and run colinux with additional kernel
>>    paramter: 'initrd=initrd.gz'.
>> - Debian 3.1 and 4.0 successfuly starts.
>> - SuSE 9.0 don't run. All virtual consoles terms with this line:
>>    Inconsistency detected by ld.so: rtld.c: 1250: dl_main: Assertion 
>> `(void *) ph->p_vaddr == _rtld_local._dl_sysinfo_dso' failed!
>> - usable: memory, timer, console, keyboard, initrd, cobd, conet, cofs
>> - not ready / not usable: mouse, coserial, cloop
>>
>>> State 2007-07-23:
>>> - conet: Networking usable.
>>> - usable devices: memory, timer, console, keyboard, initrd, cobd, conet
>>> - not ready / not usable: cofs, mouse, coserial, cloop
>>> - Cofs problem: The mount says "Root device is not a directory".
>>>    The linux VFS does not call a request to the Windows host, so it can
>>>    not fill attribute 'S_IFDIR' in inode struct. Perhaps missing some
>>>    functions on the fops for superblock?
>>> - This build have many more modules enabled.
>>>    Network, smb, ext2, ext3 are build in. ReiserFs is a module.
>>> - Initrd can't use for install modules, please copy the file into your
>>>    colinux and unpack it by hands:
>>>    $ tar xzf modules-2.6.22-co-0.8.0-20070723.tgz -C /
>>>
>>>> State 2007-07-22:
>>>> - usable devices: memory, timer, console, keyboard, initrd, cobd
>>>> - not ready / not usable: cofs, conet, mouse, coserial, cloop
>>>> - Config is very minimalistic for fast compiles. I have no modules.
>>>>   You can enable some, but not the incomplete co-devices above.
>>>> - Initrd and Debian image is running very good (without network).
>>>> - REGPARMS temporaly disabled. Not all functions are clean.
>>>>   Calls between coLinux assembler and C must be check very carefully.
>>>> - Co-Timer wrote completely new. Value 'shift' for clocksource
>>>>   and co_clockevent is not clear for me (20 or 23 for 10ms to 1ns?)
>>>> - Entry for GDT is per_cpu__gdt_page with fallback to cpu_gdt_table.
>>>>   This new name is the only difference, that needed for colinux daemon.
>>>> - Operating sytem switcher works very stable with my config. My host OS
>>>>   was long time no crashing. Typicaly, wrong new device implementations
>>>>   would "Oops" the kernel and catched on the host with a BUG message.
>>>>
>>>> Be carefully with the first run! Save your work, before you starts
>>>> coLinux. Best, you restarts Windows after installing the driver.
>>>>
>>>> This build is not for production! Use it very carefully, it's very fresh.
>>>> But you can test it on your machines and give feedback please.

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Henry N.