Re: Debian 10, xen 4.11 reliability

[Sarah Newman <srn@xxxxxxxxx>]

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On 7/9/20 3:10 PM, JP P wrote:
> ----- Mail original -----
> De: "Sarah Newman" <srn@xxxxxxxxx>
> À: "Casper" <kl@xxxxx>, xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Envoyé: Jeudi 9 Juillet 2020 16:41:25
> Objet: Re: Debian 10, xen 4.11 reliability
>
> On 7/9/20 1:45 AM, Casper wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have used Debian/Xen dom0 for many years, Debian 7, 3.2.41 kernel with Xen 
> > 4.1.4 on some servers still work very reliable with no problems, only
> > wanted to change new hard discs pushed me to install new Debian 10 with Xen 
> > packages to newer version.
> >
> > Where I reinstall Debian 10, latest 4.19 kernel it comes with Xen 4.11.4-pre 
> > all crashes in 1-2weeks. In start I was blaming HW, but now it repeats in
> > old reliable servers too. My config is I have 2-3 hard discs per server node 
> > and RAID1 with sw md raid, it crashes with md lost access for disc. After
> > reboot all works as it should.
> >
> > I tested different HW and discs, all the same problems.
> > Loads are no big, just few testing DomU nodes.
> > Any suggestion? I`m currently running latest Debian kernel 4.19 was thinking to 
> > downgrade to test different kernel.
> > Or problem with Debian Xen package as it not so popular anymore?
> > Any suggestion what to test to figure out problem?
> Kernel messages and all the kernel versions you've tried since Debian 7 please?
>
> We're trying to track down some other issues with debian guests; maybe they are 
> the same root cause.
>
> --Sarah
> Hello,
>
> I have exactly the same problem with XEN 4.11 and Buster, Xen does not start 
(it even does not recognize the boot fidk !) and
> never detects the RAID 1 disks.
> I cannot boot with Xen, the same Kernel boots perfectly OK without XEN and 
all RAID disks are OK.
> I don't find any clue on Internet and can no more use Xen (I used it since 
2009 with no problems ...).
>
> Regards
>
> JP P

I don't think this is the same issue. It's much different to have a problem 
come up several days after boot versus not booting at all.

--Sarah