[Xen-users] Xen 3.2 and Ubuntu Hardy with Linux kernel 2.6.24

[Mark Goldfinch <xen-users@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi everyone,

Myself and some other Ubuntu Linux server users have noticed a difficult 
problem attempting to run a Xen DomU using a Linux 2.6.24 kernel as 
supplied within Ubuntu hardy.  The main symptom exhibited is that 
network packets sent over the network bridge exit the DomU and are seen 
by the Dom0, but when replies are sent back by the Dom0 to the DomU the 
replies never appear within the DomU.
The symptoms and attempts at trying to fix it can be seen by looking at 
the bug within launchpad:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-3.2/+bug/204010

It seems odd to me that Xen DomU support has been merged for 32-bit 
support in Linux mainline, but yet when attempting to run kernels since 
the merge we appear to have real problems with xennet processing inbound 
packets.
I'm yet to confirm that I have the same problem with a patched 2.6.23 
kernel, but when I boot a 2.6.22 kernel from gutsy within my DomU 
instances; everything works just fine.
It seems to me that there's some real problem with xennet within the 
2.6.24 kernel, and I would like to debug it.  I've started delving into 
the O'Reilly book on Linux Device Drivers, but is there any pointers or 
assistance anyone here could render with attempting to isolate this problem?
Prior to my upgrade to Hardy and Xen 3.2 I've been running Xen 3.0.3 
with Ubuntu Dapper 6.06 on 2.6.18 with no troubles whatsoever.
Thanks in advance,
Mark.

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