linux-kernel - Re: [kvm-devel] KVM binary incompatiablity

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Message-ID: <47ACD614.2080000@codemonkey.ws>
Date:	Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:22:12 -0600
From:	Anthony Liguori <anthony@...emonkey.ws>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
CC:	Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>, kvm-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [kvm-devel] KVM binary incompatiablity

Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> I notice that recent KVM is incompatiable with older versions.
>
> Using a KVM image created on 2.6.24 will crash on 2.6.25 (or
> vice versa). It appears that Ubuntu Hardy has incorporated the 2.6.25
> update even though it claims to be 2.6.24.
>   

This isn't intentional.  What is the guest and how does it crash?

I've been using the same image for most of KVM's development life cycle 
without having issues.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

> This is reproducible on Intel (64bit) kernel.  Was this intentional?
> is it documented? 
>
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