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Re: [Xen-devel] failed startup caused by unpriveledged domain device nod

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Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] failed startup caused by unpriveledged domain device nodes not present in priviledged domain
From: Mark Williamson <Mark.Williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:57:27 +0000
Cc: Scott Mohekey <smohekey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Using config file "/etc/xen/ns1".
> Error: Error creating domain: vbd: Device not found: sda1

Xend uses the local device nodes in domain zero to look up the major / minor 
numbers for a virtual device before creating it.

On udev / devfs dom0s this problem does crop up, so it's also possible to 
specify the the device node number manually: try replacing sda1 with 0801.

Cheers,
Mark

> If I replace sda1 with hdc it works (except that it now complains about
> sda2).
>
> This strikes me as odd behaviour, shouldn't the device nodes in the
> priviledged domains be largely irrelevant for the unpriviledged domains
> (in the case of vbds at any rate)?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Scott.
>
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