Re: [Xen-devel] Problems booting latest xen pv-ops linux kernel

[Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>]

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 09:55:15AM +0200, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 06:40:55AM +0100, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
> > Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx> writes:
> > 
> > > On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 12:18:01AM +0100, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
> > >> Hi,
> > >> 
> > >> I followed http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenParavirtOps
> > >> to build a bleeding edge linux kernel with
> > >> 
> > >>   git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jeremy/xen.git 
> > >> linux-2.6-xen
> > >> 
> > >> I build the kernel for amd64 and installed Debians
> > >> xen-hypervisor-3.4-amd64 package and bootet. Xen comes up nicely and
> > >> starts the kernel. It detects my SATA disk (sata_sil driver) but then
> > >> fails to read block 0. Something in xen breaks the sata_sil driver.
> > >> 
> > >> Booting the kernel as bare-metal works fine.
> > >> 
> > >> Anyone an idea what is wrong? The wiki lists a few problems (e.g. on
> > >> 32bit use CONFIG_HIGHPTE=n) but nothing for 64bit. Anything config
> > >> option known to have sideeffects?
> > >> 
> > >
> > > You could try my .config:
> > >
> > > cd linux-2.6-xen
> > > cp -a .config .config-old
> > > wget -O .config 
> > > http://pasik.reaktio.net/xen/pv_ops-dom0-debug/config-2.6.31.4-pvops_dom0-x86_64
> > > make oldconfig
> > > <continue as usual>
> > >
> > > That .config works for me on x86_64. It's based on Fedora 12 kernel
> > > config.
> > >
> > > -- Pasi
> > 
> > Do you use the sata_sil driver?
> > 
> 
> Unfortunately no.. I've been testing with both acpi and ata_piix.
> 

Heh.. shouldn't write before drinking coffee in the morning. 
I meant ahci and ata_piix :)

-- Pasi


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