Re: xen/next Linux 2.6.32 pv_ops dom0 kernel

[Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org>]

On 02/22/2010 03:23 PM, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 12:27:55PM -0800, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
>    
>> On 02/20/2010 07:29 AM, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
>>      
>>> I just tried the latest xen/next 2.6.32 64bit dom0 kernel with Xen 4.0.0-rc4 hypervisor.
>>> It seems to build, boot and work for me.
>>>
>>> I'm able to run PV guests without problems!
>>>
>>>        
>> That's great news.
>>
>> What's your config?  Are you using pvgrub?  What are your block and net
>> devices?
>>
>>      
> .config here:
> http://pasik.reaktio.net/xen/pv_ops-dom0-debug/config-2.6.32-pvops-dom0-xen-next-x86_64
>    

I meant your Xen config file.

> I was using pygrub, not pvgrub..

Can you get pvgrub working?

>   also I was using phy: backed LVM volumes,
>    
Try blktap; tap:aio should work.


>> At the very least pvgrub/minios fails in very obscure ways and needs to
>> give better diagnostics.  But there may also be some outright bugs in
>> there which are triggering non-deterministically...
>>
>>      
> Ok.. I can try pvgrub after a couple of days when I'm back from travelling
> and have access to my testing equipment.
>    

Thanks,
     J