From owner-freebsd-xen@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 4 11:39:33 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5390B106564A for ; Sat, 4 Apr 2009 11:39:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kostikbel@gmail.com) Received: from mail.terabit.net.ua (mail.terabit.net.ua [195.137.202.147]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECBC88FC17 for ; Sat, 4 Apr 2009 11:39:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kostikbel@gmail.com) Received: from skuns.zoral.com.ua ([91.193.166.194] helo=mail.zoral.com.ua) by mail.terabit.net.ua with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.63 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1Lq42G-000BHi-0l; Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:27:40 +0300 Received: from deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua (root@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua [10.1.1.148]) by mail.zoral.com.ua (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n34BRbdw098344 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 4 Apr 2009 14:27:37 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from kostikbel@gmail.com) Received: from deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua (kostik@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n34BRaWJ027450; Sat, 4 Apr 2009 14:27:36 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from kostikbel@gmail.com) Received: (from kostik@localhost) by deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n34BRaHC027449; Sat, 4 Apr 2009 14:27:36 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from kostikbel@gmail.com) X-Authentication-Warning: deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua: kostik set sender to kostikbel@gmail.com using -f Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 14:27:36 +0300 From: Kostik Belousov To: Michael David Crawford Message-ID: <20090404112736.GD31897@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua> References: <49D6C910.8010409@prgmr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="5ZF6ft5jA1BB8Hg/" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <49D6C910.8010409@prgmr.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.94.2, clamav-milter version 0.94.2 on skuns.kiev.zoral.com.ua X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on skuns.kiev.zoral.com.ua X-Virus-Scanned: mail.terabit.net.ua 1Lq42G-000BHi-0l f5c3e07b1fc6e04e13eed3bd922b3a3a X-Terabit: YES Cc: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org Subject: Re: We'd like to help with Xen X-BeenThere: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion of the freebsd port to xen - implementation and usage List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:39:33 -0000 --5ZF6ft5jA1BB8Hg/ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Apr 03, 2009 at 07:42:24PM -0700, Michael David Crawford wrote: > Hi Folks, >=20 > Prgmr.com, Inc. (http://prgmr.com/) is a Xen-based Virtual Private=20 > Server hosting service. We presently offer Linux and NetBSD DomUs, and= =20 > would like to offer FreeBSD as well. >=20 > I've been asked to help get FreeBSD to work under Xen. My understanding= =20 > is that FreeBSD can be gotten to boot as a DomU, but doesn't work reliabl= y. >=20 > I'm an experienced programmer, but not at all with FreeBSD. The closest= =20 > I've come to FreeBSD work is the Mac OS X kernel, which is in part based= =20 > on FreeBSD. I also used to work with the old BSD-based SunOS, many=20 > years ago. >=20 > Other than being eager to help, I don't even know where to start. Of=20 > course I will need to learn FreeBSD kernel programming, but I don't even= =20 > know where to start with that. >=20 > Perhaps someone could give me a little hand-holding until I know my way= =20 > around the source tree. I suggest the best route for the start would be to pick a bug and start analyzing it. Then, you can ask and get answers on the concrete questions you would have with the code. Note that for the general questions, not specific to the Xen bits, hackers@ or current@ may be the better forums due to wider audience. --5ZF6ft5jA1BB8Hg/ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAknXRCgACgkQC3+MBN1Mb4hM0wCfTw/EdsB3ZjcqC7Z66C76hZdC 2JEAn3xSqFjGTmQgFLFkFrDulllestA/ =pJzp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --5ZF6ft5jA1BB8Hg/--