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

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Message-ID: <20080208160427.7594c837@extreme>
Date:	Fri, 8 Feb 2008 16:04:27 -0800
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
To:	Anthony Liguori <anthony@...emonkey.ws>
Cc:	Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>, kvm-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [kvm-devel] KVM binary incompatiablity

On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:22:12 -0600
Anthony Liguori <anthony@...emonkey.ws> wrote:

> 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
>
I'll see if I can get a backtrace, it isn't reliably reproducible.

-- 
Stephen Hemminger <stephen.hemminger@...tta.com>
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