From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Fantu Subject: Re: blktap2 problem with pvops kernel 2.6.32.13 and xen 4.0-rc1 Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 07:33:10 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <28716348.post@talk.nabble.com> References: <28704783.post@talk.nabble.com> <20100528095633.GG17817@reaktio.net> <28705622.post@talk.nabble.com> <20100529140420.GU17817@reaktio.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20100529140420.GU17817@reaktio.net> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com To: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org Sorry, i wrong to write, is 4.0.1-rc1, i have always take from xen-4.0-testing.hg last weeks about xen 4 Yesterday i have try tap2:aio in cfg files and work, is blktap how not work with lenny, pv_ops kernel and xen 3.4.3 or 4.0 With tap2:aio minor ram used by dom0 but i see minor performance on domU (mainly on start) All important fix do in unstable are merged with xen-4.0-testing.hg? Pasi K=C3=A4rkk=C3=A4inen wrote: >=20 > On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 04:27:33AM -0700, Fantu wrote: >>=20 >> thanks for reply >>=20 >> About blktap i not uderstand, always this error: >> May 28 12:05:56 cpmcOR01AV BLKTAPCTRL[2775]: blktapctrl.c:790: >> blktapctrl: >> v1.0.0 >> May 28 12:05:56 cpmcOR01AV BLKTAPCTRL[2775]: blktapctrl.c:792: Found >> driver: >> [raw image (aio)] >> May 28 12:05:56 cpmcOR01AV BLKTAPCTRL[2775]: blktapctrl.c:792: Found >> driver: >> [raw image (sync)] >> May 28 12:05:56 cpmcOR01AV BLKTAPCTRL[2775]: blktapctrl.c:792: Found >> driver: >> [vmware image (vmdk)] >> May 28 12:05:56 cpmcOR01AV BLKTAPCTRL[2775]: blktapctrl.c:792: Found >> driver: >> [ramdisk image (ram)] >> May 28 12:05:56 cpmcOR01AV BLKTAPCTRL[2775]: blktapctrl.c:792: Found >> driver: >> [qcow disk (qcow)] >> May 28 12:05:56 cpmcOR01AV BLKTAPCTRL[2775]: blktapctrl.c:792: Found >> driver: >> [qcow2 disk (qcow2)] >> May 28 12:05:56 cpmcOR01AV BLKTAPCTRL[2775]: blktapctrl_linux.c:92: >> couldn't >> find device number for 'blktap0' >> May 28 12:05:56 cpmcOR01AV BLKTAPCTRL[2775]: blktapctrl.c:859: couldn't >> open >> blktap interface >> May 28 12:05:56 cpmcOR01AV BLKTAPCTRL[2775]: blktapctrl.c:922: Unable to >> start blktapctrl >>=20 >> But module there is in kernel and is load (see lsmod) i have try also xe= n >> 3.4.3, kernel 2.6.31 and 2.6.32 with some different config, always with >> blktap option, also with =3Dy and also try with sysfs deprecated option = but >> always nothing >>=20 >=20 > Hmm.. are you really running Xen 4.0.0-rc1 ? If yes, then you should > definitely=20 > upgrade to Xen 4.0.0 final, or even better, to Xen 4.0.1-rc1. >=20 > There was some dom0 memory corruption bug fixed around Xen 4.0.0-rc6. >=20 > About your blktap2 problems.. dunno really. I'll try it myself some day > and > let's see how it goes. >=20 > -- Pasi >=20 >> I found also 1 problem on save of 1 domU and some of this line in log: >> May 28 12:55:35 cpmcOR01AV kernel: [ 3000.882349] hrtimer: interrupt too= k >> 4279522 ns >>=20 >> Here the syslog and kern.log if can help:=20 >> http://old.nabble.com/file/p28705622/kern.log kern.log =20 >> http://old.nabble.com/file/p28705622/syslog syslog=20 >> And xend.log when stop some minute for problem on one domU save:=20 >> http://old.nabble.com/file/p28705622/xend.log xend.log=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> Pasi K=C3=A4rkk=C3=A4inen wrote: >> >=20 >> > On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 02:45:04AM -0700, Fantu wrote: >> >>=20 >> >> Server is Dell T610 with last bios (2.0.13) >> >> Dom0: Lenny 64 bit, kernel 2.6.32.13, xen 4.0-rc1 >> >> Kernel is last commit of jeremy git xen/stable-2.6.32.x with this >> config:=20 >> >> http://old.nabble.com/file/p28704783/config-2.6.32.13 config-2.6.32.1= 3=20 >> >> lspci -vvv: http://old.nabble.com/file/p28704783/lspcivvv.log >> >> lspcivvv.log=20 >> >> dmidecode: http://old.nabble.com/file/p28704783/dmidecode.log >> >> dmidecode.log=20 >> >> dmesg: http://old.nabble.com/file/p28704783/dmesg dmesg=20 >> >> lsmod: http://old.nabble.com/file/p28704783/lsmod.log lsmod.log=20 >> >> xend log: http://old.nabble.com/file/p28704783/xend.log xend.log=20 >> >> menu.lst: >> >> title Xen 4 / Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.32.13 >> >> root (hd0,0) >> >> kernel /boot/xen.gz dom0_mem=3D2560M >> >> module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32.13 root=3DLABEL=3Droot-backup2 r= o >> >> nomodeset >> >> module /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32.13 >> >>=20 >> >> The server run 12 domU windows xp with gplpv 0.11.0.213, all work >> >> On dom0 blktap not work (write about in other topic) and i must chage >> >> domU >> >> disk from tap:aio to file, is one or the problem about performance? >> >> With not set of dom0 memory and dom0 balloning have "freeze" with las= t >> >> msg >> >> calltrace about out of memory, i set dom0 memory in menu.lst and >> disable >> >> dom0 balloning, is necessary more ram that 2.5gb for dom0? >> >> >> >=20 >> > You really don't need 2,5 GB for dom0. >> > Start with 1024 MB. You might be able to go down to 512 MB or so. >> >=20 >> > It really depends what kind of tools you run in dom0. >> >=20 >> > Also remember that file: driver for guest disks uses dom0 page cache, >> > so it may appear that a lot of dom0 memory is used when using file: >> driver >> > since dom0 page cache will use *all* the free memory.. so increasing= =20 >> > dom0 memory just makes you use more of the memory as cache. >> >=20 >> > You really should get tap:aio: working instead. But I guess you open >> > another >> > thread about it. >> >=20 >> >> There are some option in .config of kernel wrong or not good? >> >> with c state option in bios enable system is inusable, now i disable >> it >> >> but >> >> this is kernel, xen or bios problem? >> >>=20 >> >> I hope this information helps improve the kernel and xen, tell me if >> need >> >> another information >> >>=20 >> >> Thanks for any reply about my questions >> >>=20 >> >=20 >> > -- Pasi >> >=20 >> >=20 >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Xen-devel mailing list >> > Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com >> > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel >> >=20 >> >=20 >>=20 >> --=20 >> View this message in context: >> http://old.nabble.com/Low-performance-and-some-problem-with-kernel-2.6.3= 2.13-and-xen-4.0-rc1-tp28704783p28705622.html >> Sent from the Xen - Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>=20 >>=20 >> _______________________________________________ >> Xen-devel mailing list >> Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com >> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Xen-devel mailing list > Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel >=20 >=20 --=20 View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Low-performance-and-som= e-problem-with-kernel-2.6.32.13-and-xen-4.0-rc1-tp28704783p28716348.html Sent from the Xen - Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com.