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RE: [Xen-users] Sometimes HVM winxp with gpl PV drivers 0.8.1 driversboo

To: "Alexander Piavka" <piavka@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Sometimes HVM winxp with gpl PV drivers 0.8.1 driversboots forever
From: "James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 12:42:56 +1100
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Thread-topic: [Xen-users] Sometimes HVM winxp with gpl PV drivers 0.8.1 driversboots forever
>   Hi,
> 
>   I'm using gpl PV drivers 0.8.1 drivers for HVM winxp and sometimes
> it boots forever.
> >From the iostat in dom0 with xen-3.1.2 is see that there is NO access
to
> the underlying lvm volume of this winxp HVM.
> 

Once the gplpv drivers take over you won't see any access from qemu.

Try 0.8.4, I fixed a race somewhere around there that would cause a hang
on boot.

James

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