Subject: Re: [vserver] Debian 2.6.25-vserver kernel?
From: "vserver@pmenier.net" <vserver@pmenier.net>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:49:38 +0200

Cedric Veilleux a écrit :
> Hi,
>
> With the recent discussions about upgrading vserver to a more recent
> kernel than 2.6.22, I could not help but notice that the debian folks
> seems to have already done it?
>
> I am running Debian Lenny and it seems that they ported the 2.3
> development patch of vserver to the 2.6.25 kernel.
>
> Looking at the linux-image source package (version 2.6.25-7), the
> vserver patch is named "vs2.3.0.34.11.patch".. Although there is no such
> patch available for 2.6.25 on the linux-vserver.org website.
>
> I could not find much more details... If someone involved with the
> debian package could explain to me how they did it and if it is stable,
> that would be great. 
>
> Has anybody else tried this patch? It seems to work fine for me:
>
>
>
> bonobo2:/etc/vservers# uname -a
> Linux bonobo2 2.6.25-2-vserver-686 #1 SMP Fri Jul 18 19:56:05 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
>
> bonobo2:/etc/vservers# vserver-info 
> Versions:
>                    Kernel: 2.6.25-2-vserver-686
>                    VS-API: 0x00020302
>              util-vserver: 0.30.215; Aug  1 2008, 01:13:33
>
> Features:
> 		       CC: gcc, gcc (Debian 4.3.1-8) 4.3.1
>                       CXX: g++, g++ (Debian 4.3.1-8) 4.3.1
>                  CPPFLAGS: ''
>                    CFLAGS: '-Wall -g  -O2 -std=c99 -Wall -pedantic -W -funit-at-a-time'
>                  CXXFLAGS: '-g -O2 -ansi -Wall -pedantic -W -fmessage-length=0 -funit-at-a-time'
>                build/host: i486-pc-linux-gnu/i486-pc-linux-gnu
>              Use dietlibc: yes
>        Build C++ programs: yes
>        Build C99 programs: yes
>            Available APIs: v13,net,v21,v22,v23,netv2
>             ext2fs Source: e2fsprogs
>     syscall(2) invocation: alternative
>       vserver(2) syscall#: 273/glibc
>                crypto api: beecrypt
>
> Paths:
>                    prefix: /usr
>         sysconf-Directory: /etc
>             cfg-Directory: /etc/vservers
>          initrd-Directory: $(sysconfdir)/init.d
>        pkgstate-Directory: /var/run/vservers
>           vserver-Rootdir: /var/lib/vservers
>
>
> Assumed 'SYSINFO' as no other option given; try '--help' for more information.
>
>
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> --
> Cédric Veilleux
> Solutions Internet Neopeak inc.
>   

Hi

You can find the patch at the usual place : 
http://vserver.13thfloor.at/Experimental/
There's even a 2.6.26.2 that i'll try today.

I use 2.6.25 since June without any problems.

Patrick