[Xen-users] Re: Lenny DomU crash!

[Simon Hobson <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ferenc Wagner wrote:

>  > From the first link, I see that this event is characterised by an
> >  inability to start PV guests and existing guests showing state
> >  blocked.
> When a guest is stuck this way, it's constantly in running state.
> There is some confusion in the report, yes.
>
> >  In my case, I can start a PV guest, and the stuck guest shows state
> >  running and consumes 100% cpu.
> Yes, that agrees with my experience.
>
> >  Also, if it were that, wouldn't I expect to see other guests on the
> >  same host lock up ?
> It isn't that simple.  Other guests lock up when they fill their
> console buffers, apparently.  But new guests seem to work fine for
> me.  Just try it, when you next experience this: stop xend, kill
> xenconsoled, start xends.  Don't touch xenstored!  If everything
> returns to normal, then this was it.  If not, then something else. :)
OK, I almost wrote that I'll wait for it to happen again - but that 
isn't exactly what I mean, I'm not exactly wanting it to happen ! 
I'll try that next time it does happen - but it does seem to be very 
irregular.
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