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Re: [Xen-devel] Re: vt-d p7p55d evo: Success

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Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Re: vt-d p7p55d evo: Success
From: Dietmar Hahn <dietmar.hahn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:55:54 +0200
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Please see my comments inside.

Am 11.04.2010 schrieb listmail:
> - Xen version
> 4.0-rc8
> 
> - Dom0 kernel version, and if it's pvops or xenlinux based / Guest OS 
> and driver version
> same kernel for both, via git clone of xen/stable-2.6.32 @ commit 
> 062aaac18de6d875fcc646359179449218f486c5
> packaged for install via debian's make-kpkg
> used the .config attached here: 
> http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-users/2010-03/msg00878.html
> 
> -- "lspci" output for the graphics card to get the PCI IDs and model 
> information
> dom0 lspci -vv
> <snip>
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G92 [GeForce 8800 
> GTS 512] (rev a2)
>     Subsystem: XFX Pine Group Inc. Device 2332
>     Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- 
> Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
>     Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- 
> <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
>     Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
>     Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
>     Region 0: Memory at f2000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
>     Region 1: Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
>     Region 3: Memory at f0000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32M]
>     Region 5: I/O ports at cc00 [size=128]
>     Expansion ROM at f3ee0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
>     Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 3
>         Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA 
> PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
>         Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
>     Capabilities: [68] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ 
> Queue=0/0 Enable-
>         Address: 0000000000000000  Data: 0000
>     Capabilities: [78] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 00
>         DevCap:    MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s 
> <512ns, L1 <4us
>             ExtTag+ AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
>         DevCtl:    Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- 
> Unsupported-
>             RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
>             MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
>         DevSta:    CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- 
> TransPend-
>         LnkCap:    Port #0, Speed 5GT/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s L1, Latency 
> L0 <256ns, L1 <1us
>             ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
>         LnkCtl:    ASPM Disabled; RCB 128 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk-
>             ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
>         LnkSta:    Speed 5GT/s, Width x16, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ 
> DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
>     Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
>     Capabilities: [128] Power Budgeting <?>
>     Capabilities: [600] Vendor Specific Information <?>
>     Kernel modules: nvidiafb
> <snip>
> 
> - Did you passthru all the PCI IDs or just one?
> I'm only aware of one ID -> xen-pciback.hide=(01:00.0)
> 
> - Was it primary or secondary graphics adapter?
> primary
> 
> - Motherboard vendor/model and BIOS version/CPU version
> Asus P7P55D Evo
> bios 1207 (old)
> core i7 860
> 
> - How did it work.. did you have some issues?
> the nv driver on linux works fine (as good as it can)
> it takes a bit before you see VGA output on boot

Did you see any boot messages of the BIOS / grub
on the console device (with this gfx adapter) before the linux
kernel boot messages and the X11 screen?

> the console cursor was positioned higher than normal (sitting at over 
> the halfway mark for the font)
> shutdown of Xorg can leave you with a blank console
> shutdown then Restart of domU without restarting dom0 may lead to no VGA 
> output, however you can still ssh in and startx (Xorg) and it will 
> produce output

This is the same behavior as on my laptop where the copied VGA-BIOS not
works in the domU (beside no FLR - see flag FLReset-).

Dietmar.

> 
> 
> Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> > On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 02:18:45PM +0300, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> >   
> >> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 10:02:13PM -0400, listmail wrote:
> >>     
> >>> I had no problems passing through my Nvidia 8800gts 512.  The nv driver  
> >>> on linux works fine (as good as it can).  There were a few quirks to  
> >>> note, but I imagine your experience will vary using ATI.
> >>>
> >>>       
> >> Was this primary or secondary adapter? 
> >>
> >>     
> >
> > Also please refresh the XenVGAPassthrough wiki page and send all
> > the information asked there.. so I can add your entry there.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > -- Pasi
> 
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