Re: kvm-84 kernel panic

Ryan Harper
2009-03-05T22:09:11Z

* Johannes Baumann <johannes.baumann@gmx.de> [2009-03-05 16:08]:
> Ryan Harper schrieb:
> > * Johannes Baumann <johannes.baumann@gmx.de> [2009-03-05 15:52]:
> >> update: its not only happening with smp guest, but with non-smp guest.
> >> mcelog is empty. the commandline for a debian lenny im using is:
> >>
> >> /usr/src/kvm-84/qemu/x86_64-softmmu/qemu-system-x86_64 -S -M pc -m 512
> >> -smp 1 -name vm03 -uuid 0b5e3a60-9111-0289-84b5-98cdf27450ac -monitor
> >> pty -boot c -drive
> >> file=/kvm/domains/linux-test/image.img,if=ide,index=0,boot=on -drive
> >> file=,if=ide,media=cdrom,index=2 -net
> >> nic,macaddr=54:52:00:0b:a1:26,vlan=0 -net
> >> tap,fd=12,script=,vlan=0,ifname=vnet0 -serial none -parallel none -usb
> >> -vnc 127.0.0.1:0
> >
> > you'll want -L /usr/src/kvm-84/qemu/pc-bios to ensure you use the bios
> > that came with kvm-84 instead of some other location.
>
> i could try but i dont think this is the point since every kvm version
> had the same problems so far.

if you don't use the right bios that comes with the kernel modules,
things _will_ break.

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Ryan Harper
Software Engineer; Linux Technology Center
IBM Corp., Austin, Tx
ryanh@us.ibm.com