Solaris 10 x86_64 guest on kvm keeps restarting

Solaris 10 x86_64 guest on kvm keeps restarting

[mr ashok]

Hi all,

I have a F9 box with 2.6.27.4-58.fc10.x86_64 version installed with
kvm-74-5.fc10.x86_64 installed.

I have installed solaris 10 x86_64 , the installation went fine but
after installation, the solaris 10 after the grub, where it starts the
solaris, it again  restarts. So
the solaris guest keeps restarting.  The solaris fail-safe does work though

The solaris guests is started with below options

"/usr/bin/qemu-kvm -S -M pc -m 700 -smp 1 -name solaris-10-x86_64
-monitor pty -boot c -drive
file=/dev/kvm-guests/solaris-10-x86-64,if=ide,index=0,boot=on -net
nic,macaddr=54:52:00:45:88:32,vlan=0 -net
tap,fd=23,script=,vlan=0,ifname=vnet3 -serial pty -parallel none -usb
-vnc 127.0.0.1:3 -k en-us -soundhw es1370"

On the host system , the following messages keeps coming

<snip>
set_cr4: #GP, clearing PAE while in long mode
set_cr4: #GP, clearing PAE while in long mode
set_cr4: #GP, clearing PAE while in long mode
set_cr4: #GP, clearing PAE while in long mode
set_cr4: #GP, clearing PAE while in long mode
</snip>

Any ideas as to why this happens.

Regards
Ashok

Re: Solaris 10 x86_64 guest on kvm keeps restarting

[Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belon]

On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 06:51:26PM +0530, mr ashok wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have a F9 box with 2.6.27.4-58.fc10.x86_64 version installed with
> kvm-74-5.fc10.x86_64 installed.

you are going to need a patched version of the kvm module to be able to run
Solaris 10 amd64 as explained in the Guest Support Status page.

patch is available from :

  http://tapir.sajinet.com.pe/gentoo/portage/app-emulation/kvm/files/kvm-57-kernel-longmode.patch

> The solaris fail-safe does work though

fail-safe runs in 32bit mode and doesn't need the patch.

> Any ideas as to why this happens.

because of the following bug :

  http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1842160&group_id=180599&atid=893831

it has been apparently worked around in OpenSolaris, but the patch from kvm
was reverted because it somehow affected windows 64bit, which I am sure is by
far a more common guest.

Carlo

Re: Solaris 10 x86_64 guest on kvm keeps restarting

[mr ashok]

Hi

If i apply the below patch , i can't install Windows 64 bit ?

 http://tapir.sajinet.com.pe/gentoo/portage/app-emulation/kvm/files/kvm-57-kernel-longmode.patch

Any ideas as to when this support will be added or any version of kvm
that i can use where both solaris -64 and windows 64 can be
installed.

Regards
Ashok

On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 1:00 AM, Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belon
<carenas@sajinet.com.pe> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 06:51:26PM +0530, mr ashok wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have a F9 box with 2.6.27.4-58.fc10.x86_64 version installed with
>> kvm-74-5.fc10.x86_64 installed.
>
> you are going to need a patched version of the kvm module to be able to run
> Solaris 10 amd64 as explained in the Guest Support Status page.
>
> patch is available from :
>
>  http://tapir.sajinet.com.pe/gentoo/portage/app-emulation/kvm/files/kvm-57-kernel-longmode.patch
>
>> The solaris fail-safe does work though
>
> fail-safe runs in 32bit mode and doesn't need the patch.
>
>> Any ideas as to why this happens.
>
> because of the following bug :
>
>  http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1842160&group_id=180599&atid=893831
>
> it has been apparently worked around in OpenSolaris, but the patch from kvm
> was reverted because it somehow affected windows 64bit, which I am sure is by
> far a more common guest.
>
> Carlo
>

Re: Solaris 10 x86_64 guest on kvm keeps restarting

[Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belon]

On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 03:36:05PM +0530, mr ashok wrote:
> 
> If i apply the below patch , i can't install Windows 64 bit ?

don't know what the impact on Windows 64-bit is.

I'd been using this patch since KVM-54 or so, and had installed
windows 64-bit guests during that time, but then I don't do much
with them anyway, and my host is using kvm-intel, so I might just be lucky
enough not to be affected.

> Any ideas as to when this support will be added or any version of kvm
> that i can use where both solaris -64 and windows 64 can be
> installed.

no, but taking that later OpenSolaris versions are not affected, I'd presume
it is most likely that the fix will come to Solaris when whatever
fix/workaround in OpenSolaris gets backported to it.

Carlo