From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Aaron Gray Subject: Re: Intel Z270 support Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 19:45:37 +0100 Message-ID: References: <375d8065-e141-4cd7-e051-e0f698d76e96@citrix.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============3005645269031821131==" Return-path: Received: from us1-rack-dfw2.inumbo.com ([104.130.134.6]) by lists.xenproject.org with esmtp (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1gDDJ0-00080q-Bo for xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org; Thu, 18 Oct 2018 18:45:58 +0000 Received: by mail-ed1-x52b.google.com with SMTP id m6-v6so5691473eds.12 for ; Thu, 18 Oct 2018 11:45:56 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <375d8065-e141-4cd7-e051-e0f698d76e96@citrix.com> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xenproject.org Sender: "Xen-devel" To: andrew.cooper3@citrix.com Cc: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org --===============3005645269031821131== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000006cbfaf0578853229" --0000000000006cbfaf0578853229 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Thu, 18 Oct 2018 at 19:11, Andrew Cooper wrote: > On 18/10/2018 18:57, Aaron Gray wrote: > > I have two ASUS PRIME Z270-A machines based on Intel Z270 chipset and > > am wondering about when support will be available for them and what I > > can do to speed this up. > > > > But I have not done anything to do with kernel work since years ago > > when I read a lot of the main parts of the Linux 2.4 Kernel. Also I > > did code to get into and out of protected mode before this. > > > > Heres the datasheets that cover the chipset :- > > > > > https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/200-series-chipset-pch-datasheet-vol-1.html > > > https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/200-series-chipset-pch-datasheet-vol-2.html > > > > Xen doesn't have a list of individual support chips/systems, because > kernels don't really work like that. We work feature by feature, or > device by device. > > You appear to have a Broadwell-era system. Any recent Linux distro > should work for you, including the provided Xen package. I tried installing Xen 4.9 provided with Fedora 28 but it did not work. Can I get support with this please ? Aaron --0000000000006cbfaf0578853229 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Thu, 18 Oct= 2018 at 19:11, Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com> wrote:
On 18/10/2018 18:57, Aaron Gray wrote:
> I have two ASUS PRIME Z270-A machines based on Intel Z270 chipset and<= br> > am wondering about when support will be available for them and what I<= br> > can do to speed this up.
>
> But I have not done anything to do with kernel work since years ago > when I read a lot of the main parts of the Linux 2.4 Kernel. Also I > did code to get into and out of protected mode before this.
>
> Heres the datasheets that cover the chipset :-
>
> htt= ps://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/200-series-chipset-pch-datash= eet-vol-1.html
> htt= ps://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/200-series-chipset-pch-datash= eet-vol-2.html
>

Xen doesn't have a list of individual support chips/systems, because kernels don't really work like that.=C2=A0 We work feature by feature, = or
device by device.

You appear to have a Broadwell-era system.=C2=A0 Any recent Linux distro should work for you, including the provided Xen package.
<= br>
I tried installing Xen 4.9 provided with Fedora 28 but it did= not work. Can I get support with this please ?

Aa= ron

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