Here is some additional info. Hopefully someone has some ideas. I am thinking of trying the same setup with Debian Wheezy and also with XCP 1.6 to see if they behave the same:
[ 5582.806362] block tda: sector-size: 512/512+0 capacity: 4194304 discard: 0+0 flush: 0x0
[ 5585.700640] block tda: sector-size: 512/512+0 capacity: 98304 discard: 0+0 flush: 0x0
[ 5586.663288] block tdb: sector-size: 512/512+0 capacity: 4194304 discard: 0+0 flush: 0x0
[ 5587.222896] device vif6.0 entered promiscuous mode
[ 5587.227398] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): vif6.0: link is not ready
[ 5587.507293] device vif6.1 entered promiscuous mode
[ 5587.511651] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): vif6.1: link is not ready
[ 5587.803385] device vif6.2 entered promiscuous mode
[ 5587.807914] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): vif6.2: link is not ready
[ 5589.157283] xen-blkback:ring-ref 8, event-channel 8, protocol 2 (x86_32-abi)
[ 5589.180779] xen-blkback:ring-ref 9, event-channel 9, protocol 2 (x86_32-abi)
[ 5589.201527] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): vif6.0: link becomes ready
[ 5589.201644] xapi0: port 2(vif6.0) entering forwarding state
[ 5589.201653] xapi0: port 2(vif6.0) entering forwarding state
[ 5589.210394] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): vif6.1: link becomes ready
[ 5589.210466] xapi1: port 2(vif6.1) entering forwarding state
[ 5589.210473] xapi1: port 2(vif6.1) entering forwarding state
[ 5589.218240] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): vif6.2: link becomes ready
[ 5589.218309] xapi1: port 3(vif6.2) entering forwarding state
[ 5589.218317] xapi1: port 3(vif6.2) entering forwarding state
[ 5598.212089] vif6.0: no IPv6 routers present
[ 5598.228086] vif6.1: no IPv6 routers present
[ 5598.228097] vif6.2: no IPv6 routers present
[ 5604.541317] xapi1: port 3(vif6.2) entering forwarding state
[ 5604.542059] device vif6.2 left promiscuous mode
[ 5604.542066] xapi1: port 3(vif6.2) entering disabled state
[ 5604.560787] xapi1: port 2(vif6.1) entering forwarding state
[ 5604.561314] device vif6.1 left promiscuous mode
[ 5604.561320] xapi1: port 2(vif6.1) entering disabled state
[ 5604.585109] xapi0: port 2(vif6.0) entering forwarding state
[ 5604.585515] device vif6.0 left promiscuous mode
[ 5604.585521] xapi0: port 2(vif6.0) entering disabled state
[ 5612.464696] block tda: sector-size: 512/512+0 capacity: 4194304 discard: 0+0 flush: 0x0
[ 5614.807058] block tda: sector-size: 512/512+0 capacity: 98304 discard: 0+0 flush: 0x0
[ 5615.364312] block tdb: sector-size: 512/512+0 capacity: 4194304 discard: 0+0 flush: 0x0
[ 5615.931075] device vif7.0 entered promiscuous mode
[ 5615.936000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): vif7.0: link is not ready
[ 5616.260102] device vif7.1 entered promiscuous mode
[ 5616.264585] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): vif7.1: link is not ready
[ 5616.553472] device vif7.2 entered promiscuous mode
[ 5616.557941] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): vif7.2: link is not ready
[ 5617.757138] xen-blkback:ring-ref 8, event-channel 8, protocol 2 (x86_32-abi)
[ 5617.785974] xen-blkback:ring-ref 9, event-channel 9, protocol 2 (x86_32-abi)
[ 5617.803397] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): vif7.0: link becomes ready
[ 5617.803502] xapi0: port 2(vif7.0) entering forwarding state
[ 5617.803520] xapi0: port 2(vif7.0) entering forwarding state
[ 5617.812314] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): vif7.1: link becomes ready
[ 5617.812388] xapi1: port 2(vif7.1) entering forwarding state
[ 5617.812396] xapi1: port 2(vif7.1) entering forwarding state
[ 5617.824975] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): vif7.2: link becomes ready
[ 5617.825043] xapi1: port 3(vif7.2) entering forwarding state
[ 5617.825050] xapi1: port 3(vif7.2) entering forwarding state
[ 5626.819648] vif7.0: no IPv6 routers present
[ 5626.827641] vif7.1: no IPv6 routers present
[ 5626.835633] vif7.2: no IPv6 routers present
[ 5647.942053] block tdc: sector-size: 512/512+0 capacity: 4194304 discard: 0+0 flush: 0x0
[ 5650.549122] block tdc: sector-size: 512/512+0 capacity: 4194304 discard: 0+0 flush: 0x0
[ 5651.110855] device vif8.0 entered promiscuous mode
[ 5651.115292] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): vif8.0: link is not ready
[ 5651.398721] device vif8.1 entered promiscuous mode
[ 5651.403084] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): vif8.1: link is not ready
[ 5651.697835] device vif8.2 entered promiscuous mode
[ 5651.702217] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): vif8.2: link is not ready
[ 5651.990136] device vif8.3 entered promiscuous mode
[ 5651.994460] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): vif8.3: link is not ready
[ 5652.802786] xen-blkback:ring-ref 8, event-channel 8, protocol 2 (x86_32-abi)
[ 5652.815915] xen-blkback:ring-ref 9, event-channel 9, protocol 2 (x86_32-abi)
[ 5652.930115] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): vif8.0: link becomes ready
[ 5652.930228] xapi0: port 3(vif8.0) entering forwarding state
[ 5652.930236] xapi0: port 3(vif8.0) entering forwarding state
[ 5652.939356] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): vif8.1: link becomes ready
[ 5652.939425] xapi1: port 4(vif8.1) entering forwarding state
[ 5652.939432] xapi1: port 4(vif8.1) entering forwarding state
[ 5652.946208] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): vif8.2: link becomes ready
[ 5652.946278] xapi1: port 5(vif8.2) entering forwarding state
[ 5652.946285] xapi1: port 5(vif8.2) entering forwarding state
[ 5652.957053] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): vif8.3: link becomes ready
[ 5652.957133] xapi1: port 6(vif8.3) entering forwarding state
[ 5652.957141] xapi1: port 6(vif8.3) entering forwarding state
[ 5661.939100] vif8.0: no IPv6 routers present
[ 5661.955097] vif8.1: no IPv6 routers present
[ 5661.955102] vif8.2: no IPv6 routers present
[ 5661.971094] vif8.3: no IPv6 routers present
[ 5667.639746] xapi1: port 6(vif8.3) entering forwarding state
[ 5667.640703] device vif8.3 left promiscuous mode
[ 5667.640710] xapi1: port 6(vif8.3) entering disabled state
[ 5667.660768] xapi1: port 5(vif8.2) entering forwarding state
[ 5667.661302] device vif8.2 left promiscuous mode
[ 5667.661308] xapi1: port 5(vif8.2) entering disabled state
[ 5667.685481] xapi1: port 4(vif8.1) entering forwarding state
[ 5667.686064] device vif8.1 left promiscuous mode
[ 5667.686070] xapi1: port 4(vif8.1) entering disabled state
[ 5667.708785] xapi0: port 3(vif8.0) entering forwarding state
[ 5667.708880] device vif8.0 left promiscuous mode
[ 5667.708885] xapi0: port 3(vif8.0) entering disabled state
[ 5674.740573] block tdc: sector-size: 512/512+0 capacity: 4194304 discard: 0+0 flush: 0x0
[ 5677.403182] block tdc: sector-size: 512/512+0 capacity: 4194304 discard: 0+0 flush: 0x0
[ 5678.003996] device vif9.0 entered promiscuous mode
[ 5678.008405] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): vif9.0: link is not ready
[ 5678.300580] device vif9.1 entered promiscuous mode
[ 5678.304986] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): vif9.1: link is not ready
[ 5678.595727] device vif9.2 entered promiscuous mode
[ 5678.600230] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): vif9.2: link is not ready
[ 5678.896861] device vif9.3 entered promiscuous mode
[ 5678.901276] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): vif9.3: link is not ready
[ 5679.704222] xen-blkback:ring-ref 8, event-channel 8, protocol 2 (x86_32-abi)
[ 5679.717656] xen-blkback:ring-ref 9, event-channel 9, protocol 2 (x86_32-abi)
[ 5679.749436] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): vif9.0: link becomes ready
[ 5679.749543] xapi0: port 3(vif9.0) entering forwarding state
[ 5679.749552] xapi0: port 3(vif9.0) entering forwarding state
[ 5679.752986] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): vif9.1: link becomes ready
[ 5679.753060] xapi1: port 4(vif9.1) entering forwarding state
[ 5679.753067] xapi1: port 4(vif9.1) entering forwarding state
[ 5679.768976] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): vif9.2: link becomes ready
[ 5679.769045] xapi1: port 5(vif9.2) entering forwarding state
[ 5679.769053] xapi1: port 5(vif9.2) entering forwarding state
[ 5679.787610] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): vif9.3: link becomes ready
[ 5679.787680] xapi1: port 6(vif9.3) entering forwarding state
[ 5679.787688] xapi1: port 6(vif9.3) entering forwarding state
[ 5688.762675] vif9.0: no IPv6 routers present
[ 5688.770661] vif9.1: no IPv6 routers present
[ 5688.786657] vif9.2: no IPv6 routers present
[ 5688.802655] vif9.3: no IPv6 routers present