Re: Problem with gplpv under Windows XP (was: Re: [Xen-users] Is LVM really that much slower than Container?)

[Tim Kaufmann <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> It IS possible that the new GPLPV version has new bugs in them. In
> that case James usually wants to know:
> - What OS
Ubuntu 8.10 64 Bit

> and Xen version
root@automatix:~# dpkg -l | grep xen
ii  libxen3                               
3.3.0-1ubuntu7                          library interface for Xen, a  
Virtual Machine Monitor
ii  linux-xen0-2.6.27.5                   
2.6.27.5-10.00.Custom                   Linux xen kernel binary image  
for version 2.6.27.5
ii  python-xen-3.3                        
3.3.0-1ubuntu7                          python bindings for Xen, a  
Virtual Machine Monitor
ii  ubuntu-xen-server                     
0.0.1-2ubuntu10                         Xen software for running on  
servers
ii  xen-docs-3.3                          
3.3.0-1ubuntu7                          documentation for XEN, a  
Virtual Machine Monitor
ii  xen-hypervisor-3.3                    
3.3.0-1ubuntu7                          The Xen Hypervisor for i386  
and amd64.
ii  xen-shell                             
1.8-3                                   Console based Xen  
administration utility
ii  xen-tools                             
3.9-3                                   Tools to manage Debian XEN  
virtual servers
ii  xen-utils-3.3                         
3.3.0-1ubuntu7                          XEN administrative tools
> , installed from packaged
yes

> - did you try Linux HVM with PV drivers? How is disk and network
> performance there?
not yet

> Worth to try:
> - try older version :
> http://meadowcourt.org/downloads/Xen%20PV%20Drivers%200.9.12-pre13.exe
Even slower, dd with 3.1 MB/s

> - try /PATCHTPR :
> http://www.nabble.com/New-version-of-GPL-PV-drivers-for-Windows-0.10.0.47-td22867090.html
Bluescreen on boot

> - testing Windows2003
n.a.

I need to make up my mind on where to go from here (try another  
distribution, compiling XEN myself, abandon Xen ...).
Tim



Hardware
========
Asus P5Q-EM DO (Intel Q45 Chipset with VT-d)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 (E0), 4x 2.83GHz
8 GB RAM
latest Bios, not overclocked
5 x Western Digital RE3 1000GB, SATA II (WD1002FBYS) connected to  
onbord SATA
domO
=====
Ubuntu 8.10 with linux-xen0-2.6.27.5 (hg checkout), xfce, convirt
/boot with 500 MB on RAID 1 over all 5 drives
swap with 2 GB on each of the 5 drives
LVM over RAID 5 over the remaining space of the 5 drives, / on logical  
volume
domU
=====
root@automatix:~# cat /var/cache/convirt/vm_configs/XP-Test-LVM
# Automtically generated by ConVirt
import os, re
arch=os.uname()[4]
if re.search('64', arch):
   arch_libdir = 'lib64'
else:
   arch_libdir = 'lib'


name='XP-Test-LVM'

kernel='/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader'
builder='hvm'


memory=512
shadow_memory=10
#vcpus=1
#cpus = "0"        # all vcpus run on CPU0

pae=1
acpi=0
apic=0

vif=['mac=00:16:3e:44:65:6f, bridge=xenbr0']
#vif=['']
disk=['phy:raidvg/XP-Test-LVM.disk.xm,hda,w', 'file:/var/cache/convirt/ 
vm_disks/winxpprof.iso,hdc:cdrom,r']
device_model='/usr/' + arch_libdir + '/xen/bin/qemu-dm'

# Boots from CDROM.
# Change to 'c' after windows installation in order to boot from disk.
boot='d'
#boot='c'

sdl=0
vnc=1
vncunused=1
stdvga=0
extra=''
on_reboot='restart'
on_shutdown='destroy'
ramdisk=''
image_name='Windows_CD_Install_LVM'
on_crash='restart'
bootloader=''
vcpus=1
root=''
platform='xen'
network_mode='user'
usb=1
usbdevice='tablet'

STORAGE_STATS={'DISK_STATS': {'/var/cache/convirt/vm_disks/ 
winxpprof.iso': {'DEV_TYPE': 'FILE', 'IS_LOCAL': True, 'DISK_SIZE':  
638042112, 'DISK_NAME': '/var/cache/convirt/vm_disks/winxpprof.iso'},  
'/dev/raidvg/XP-Test-LVM.disk.xm': {'DEV_TYPE': 'BLOCK', 'IS_LOCAL':  
True, 'DISK_SIZE': 20971520000, 'DISK_NAME': '/dev/raidvg/XP-Test- 
LVM.disk.xm'}}, 'LOCAL_ALLOCATION': 21609562112, 'SHARED_ALLOCATION': 0}
image_id='d500a710e92058067521fbe7063de445'
image_conf='/var/log/convirt/image_store/Windows_CD_Install_LVM/ 
Windows_CD_Install_LVM_XP-Test-LVM_image.conf'
uuid='7f5b9160-dda6-56e5-1ba0-2071e6ceb778'

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