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RE: [Xen-users] xen 3.0 testing ACPI problems / no PCI functionality

To: "Patrick" <patrick_@xxxxxxxxxx>, <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] xen 3.0 testing ACPI problems / no PCI functionality
From: "Ian Pratt" <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 23:25:35 -0000
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Thread-topic: [Xen-users] xen 3.0 testing ACPI problems / no PCI functionality
 
> I just encountered that the xen 3.0 testing (from the mercurial
> repository) will not work if I have ACPI compiled into the kernel.
> Although the kernel will build properly, I cant boot it, as 
> xen is constantly moaning about the amount of memory 
> reservated for dom0 and thus is rebooting again and again 
> (the appropiate settings are given and correct).

Any reason not to be using our -xen kernel config? It has ACPI and sems
to work fine for the almost everyone.

Ian
 
> I confirmed this by NOT compiling ACPI into my kernel at all 
> .. then xen boots up fine... BUT then I do not have PCI 
> functionality at all (which means lspci is empty and all my 
> PCI devices do not work, even not if I try to load the 
> appropiate driver manually). Again the settings (config) are 
> compiled in and correctly set (which simply means I wasnt a 
> jerk and forgot compiling PCI support in tho).
> I am using sis5513 as mainboard chipset and another 
> confirmation on my side, as far as the problerm above's 
> concerned, is that I tried exactly the same kernel config 
> (without the xen config symbols of course) and compiled a 
> vanilla 2.6.12.6 kernel manually .. it boots up fine and PCI 
> support is also given, while doing the same with a 
> xen-patched kernel will not work at all and results in pci 
> non-functionality.
> 
> Any further confirmation about the two problems I mentioned 
> above would be appreciated.
> 
> 
> best regards,
> Patrick
> 
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