[17/17][PATCH] kvm/ia64: How to boot up guests on kvm/ia64

[17/17][PATCH] kvm/ia64: How to boot up guests on kvm/ia64

[Zhang, Xiantao]

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>From 517a89fd248193f6a7049832e2c1b811afe98f96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Xiantao Zhang <xiantao.zhang@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:57:33 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] kvm/ia64: How to boot up guests on kvm/ia64

Signed-off-by: Xiantao Zhang <xiantao.zhang@intel.com>
---
 Documentation/ia64/kvm-howto.txt |   74
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diff --git a/Documentation/ia64/kvm-howto.txt
b/Documentation/ia64/kvm-howto.txt
new file mode 100644
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+				Guide: How to boot up guests on kvm/ia64
+
+1. Get the kvm source from git.kernel.org.
+	Userspace source:
+		git clone
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm-userspace.git
+	Kernel Source:
+		git clone
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/xiantao/kvm-ia64.git
+
+2. Compile the source code.
+	2.1 Compile userspace code:
+		(1)cd ./kvm-userspace
+		(2)./configure
+		(3)cd kernel
+		(4)make sync LINUX= $kernel_dir (kernel_dir is the
directory of kernel source.)
+		(5)cd ..
+		(6)make qemu
+		(7)cd qemu; make install
+
+	2.2 Compile kernel source code:
+		(1) cd ./$kernel_dir
+		(2) Make menuconfig 
+		(3) Enter into virtualization option, and choose kvm.
+		(4) make 
+		(5) Once (4) done, make modules_install
+		(6) Make initrd, and use new kernel to reboot up host
machine.
+		(7) Once (6) done, cd $kernel_dir/arch/ia64/kvm
+		(8) insmod kvm.ko; insmod kvm-intel.ko
+
+Note: For step 2, please make sure that host page size ==
TARGET_PAGE_SIZE of qemu, otherwise, may fail.
+
+3. Get Guest Firmware named as Flash.fd, and put it under right place:
+	(1) If you have the guest firmware (binary)released by Intel
Corp for Xen, you can use it directly.
+	(2) If you want to build a guest firmware form souce code.
Please download the source from
+		hg clone
http://xenbits.xensource.com/ext/efi-vfirmware.hg
+		Use the Guide of the source to build open Guest
Firmware.
+	(3) Rename it to Flash.fd, and copy it to /usr/local/share/qemu
+Note: For step 3, kvm use the guest firmware which complies with the
one Xen uses.
+
+4. Boot up Linux or Windows guests:
+	4.1 Create or install a image for guest boot. If you have xen
experience, it should be easy.
+
+	4.2 Boot up guests use the following command.
+		/usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ia64 -smp xx -m 512 -hda
$your_image
+		(xx is the number of virtual processors for the guest,
now the maximum value is 4)
+
+5. Known possbile issue on some platforms with old Firmware
+
+If meet strange host crashes, you may try to solve it through either of
the following methods.
+(1): Upgrade your Firmware to the latest one.
+
+(2): Applying the below patch to kernel source.
+diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S
+index 0b53344..f02b0f7 100644
+--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S
++++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S
+@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ GLOBAL_ENTRY(ia64_pal_call_static)
+ 	mov ar.pfs = loc1
+ 	mov rp = loc0
+ 	;;
+-	srlz.d				// seralize restoration of psr.l
++	srlz.i			// seralize restoration of psr.l
++	;;
+ 	br.ret.sptk.many b0
+ END(ia64_pal_call_static)
+
+6. Bug report:
+	If you found any issues when use kvm/ia64, Please post the bug
info to kvm-ia64-devel mailing list.
+	https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-ia64-devel/
+
+Thanks for your interest! Let's work together, and make kvm/ia64
stronger and stronger! 
+
+
+								Xiantao
Zhang <xiantao.zhang@intel.com>
+
2008.3.10
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From 517a89fd248193f6a7049832e2c1b811afe98f96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Xiantao Zhang <xiantao.zhang@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:57:33 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] kvm/ia64: How to boot up guests on kvm/ia64

Signed-off-by: Xiantao Zhang <xiantao.zhang@intel.com>
---
 Documentation/ia64/kvm-howto.txt |   74 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 74 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 Documentation/ia64/kvm-howto.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/ia64/kvm-howto.txt b/Documentation/ia64/kvm-howto.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad853b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/ia64/kvm-howto.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+				Guide: How to boot up guests on kvm/ia64
+
+1. Get the kvm source from git.kernel.org.
+	Userspace source:
+		git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm-userspace.git
+	Kernel Source:
+		git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/xiantao/kvm-ia64.git
+
+2. Compile the source code.
+	2.1 Compile userspace code:
+		(1)cd ./kvm-userspace
+		(2)./configure
+		(3)cd kernel
+		(4)make sync LINUX= $kernel_dir (kernel_dir is the directory of kernel source.)
+		(5)cd ..
+		(6)make qemu
+		(7)cd qemu; make install
+
+	2.2 Compile kernel source code:
+		(1) cd ./$kernel_dir
+		(2) Make menuconfig 
+		(3) Enter into virtualization option, and choose kvm.
+		(4) make 
+		(5) Once (4) done, make modules_install
+		(6) Make initrd, and use new kernel to reboot up host machine.
+		(7) Once (6) done, cd $kernel_dir/arch/ia64/kvm
+		(8) insmod kvm.ko; insmod kvm-intel.ko
+
+Note: For step 2, please make sure that host page size == TARGET_PAGE_SIZE of qemu, otherwise, may fail.
+
+3. Get Guest Firmware named as Flash.fd, and put it under right place:
+	(1) If you have the guest firmware (binary)released by Intel Corp for Xen, you can use it directly.
+	(2) If you want to build a guest firmware form souce code. Please download the source from
+		hg clone http://xenbits.xensource.com/ext/efi-vfirmware.hg
+		Use the Guide of the source to build open Guest Firmware.
+	(3) Rename it to Flash.fd, and copy it to /usr/local/share/qemu
+Note: For step 3, kvm use the guest firmware which complies with the one Xen uses.
+
+4. Boot up Linux or Windows guests:
+	4.1 Create or install a image for guest boot. If you have xen experience, it should be easy.
+
+	4.2 Boot up guests use the following command.
+		/usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ia64 -smp xx -m 512 -hda $your_image
+		(xx is the number of virtual processors for the guest, now the maximum value is 4)
+
+5. Known possbile issue on some platforms with old Firmware
+
+If meet strange host crashes, you may try to solve it through either of the following methods.
+(1): Upgrade your Firmware to the latest one.
+
+(2): Applying the below patch to kernel source.
+diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S
+index 0b53344..f02b0f7 100644
+--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S
++++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S
+@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ GLOBAL_ENTRY(ia64_pal_call_static)
+ 	mov ar.pfs = loc1
+ 	mov rp = loc0
+ 	;;
+-	srlz.d				// seralize restoration of psr.l
++	srlz.i			// seralize restoration of psr.l
++	;;
+ 	br.ret.sptk.many b0
+ END(ia64_pal_call_static)
+
+6. Bug report:
+	If you found any issues when use kvm/ia64, Please post the bug info to kvm-ia64-devel mailing list.
+	https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-ia64-devel/
+
+Thanks for your interest! Let's work together, and make kvm/ia64 stronger and stronger! 
+
+
+								Xiantao Zhang <xiantao.zhang@intel.com>
+											2008.3.10
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Re: [17/17][PATCH] kvm/ia64: How to boot up guests on kvm/ia64

[Akio Takebe]

Hi,

I found 3 typos.

>+3. Get Guest Firmware named as Flash.fd, and put it under right place:
>+	(1) If you have the guest firmware (binary)released by Intel
>Corp for Xen, you can use it directly.
>+	(2) If you want to build a guest firmware form souce code.
souce ---> source

>+5. Known possbile issue on some platforms with old Firmware
>+
possbile ---> possible

>+(2): Applying the below patch to kernel source.
>+diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S
>+index 0b53344..f02b0f7 100644
>+--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S
>++++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S
>+@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ GLOBAL_ENTRY(ia64_pal_call_static)
>+ 	mov ar.pfs = loc1
>+ 	mov rp = loc0
>+ 	;;
>+-	srlz.d				// seralize restoration of psr.l
>++	srlz.i			// seralize restoration of psr.l
seralize ---> serialize

Best Regards,

Akio Takebe


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Re: [17/17][PATCH] kvm/ia64: How to boot up guests on kvm/ia64

[Zhang, Xiantao]

Akio Takebe wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I found 3 typos.
> 
>> +3. Get Guest Firmware named as Flash.fd, and put it under right
>> place: +	(1) If you have the guest firmware (binary)released by
Intel
>> Corp for Xen, you can use it directly.
>> +	(2) If you want to build a guest firmware form souce code. souce
>> ---> source 
> 
>> +5. Known possbile issue on some platforms with old Firmware
>> +
> possbile ---> possible
> 
>> +(2): Applying the below patch to kernel source.
>> +diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S
>> +index 0b53344..f02b0f7 100644
>> +--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S
>> ++++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S
>> +@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ GLOBAL_ENTRY(ia64_pal_call_static) + 	mov
ar.pfs
>> = loc1 + 	mov rp = loc0
>> + 	;;
>> +-	srlz.d				// seralize restoration of psr.l
>> ++	srlz.i			// seralize restoration of psr.l
seralize ---> serialize

Good finding. The last one is copied from kernel, maybe need a patch to
fix it :)
Xiantao

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