[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-devel] Problems booting latest xen pv-ops linux kernel
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 10:08:56AM -0500, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote: > On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 09:10:44AM +0200, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 12:18:01AM +0100, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I followed http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenParavirtOps > > > to build a bleeding edge linux kernel with > > > > > > git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jeremy/xen.git > > > linux-2.6-xen > > > > > > I build the kernel for amd64 and installed Debians > > > xen-hypervisor-3.4-amd64 package and bootet. Xen comes up nicely and > > > starts the kernel. It detects my SATA disk (sata_sil driver) but then > > > fails to read block 0. Something in xen breaks the sata_sil driver. > > > > > > Booting the kernel as bare-metal works fine. > > > > > > Anyone an idea what is wrong? The wiki lists a few problems (e.g. on > > > 32bit use CONFIG_HIGHPTE=n) but nothing for 64bit. Anything config > > > option known to have sideeffects? > > > > > > > You could try my .config: > > > > cd linux-2.6-xen > > cp -a .config .config-old > > wget -O .config > > http://pasik.reaktio.net/xen/pv_ops-dom0-debug/config-2.6.31.4-pvops_dom0-x86_64 > > make oldconfig > > <continue as usual> > > Pasi, > > The idea of the Wiki and people using it has been quite a good one. Do you > think > it would make sense to include a checklist of things to when things don't > work. > As in: > > 1). Try this .config. > 2). Get serial console ('dmesg + xm dmesg') output to Xen-devel. To get this > via the serial console follow these steps: ...blah blah > > 3) and so on. Yeah.. that's a good idea. I've been trying to update the Xen wiki pages (XenParavirtOps, XenDom0Kernels, XenOverview) whenever I remember, and notice some common problem. -- Pasi _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
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