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Bug#402969: marked as done (linux-image-2.6.18-3-xen-686: blktab driver for XEN is disabled)

Your message dated Tue, 3 Jun 2008 22:30:40 +0200
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and subject line Re: Bug#402969: linux-image-2.6.18-3-xen-686: blktab driver for XEN is disabled
has caused the Debian Bug report #402969,
regarding linux-image-2.6.18-3-xen-686: blktab driver for XEN is disabled
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Package: linux-image-2.6.18-3-xen-686
Version: 2.6.18-6
Severity: important

The blktab driver is disabled:

	CONFIG_XEN_BLKDEV_TAP is not set

in config-2.6.18-3-xen-686

Without these driver I must use the deprecated loopback-mounted 
file-backed VBDs ... see point 6.2.1 of the XEN user.pdf.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (900, 'stable'), (700, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-3-xen-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.18-3-xen-686 depends on:
ii  initramfs-tools               0.85b      tools for generating an initramfs
ii  linux-modules-2.6.18-3-xen-68 2.6.18-6   Linux 2.6.18 modules on PPro/Celer

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.18-3-xen-686 recommends:
ii  libc6-xen                    2.3.6.ds1-8 GNU C Library: Shared libraries [X

-- no debconf information

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--- Begin Message --- 
adding the blktab driver would be a nice feature, but is pretty
significant according to xen maintainer and thus not suitable
for a stable release. also the blktap user tool is missing in Etch.

"For Lenny it will only become relevant when the paravirt_ops kernels
support domain 0, at that time it definitely makes sense to enable
blktap." -  Ian Campbell

we always enable new drivers when they are merged upstream see
http://wiki.debian.org/DebianKernelPatchAcceptanceGuidelines
for more info

thanks for the report

-- 
maks

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