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[Xen-users] Unable to start domU because losetup fails

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Subject: [Xen-users] Unable to start domU because losetup fails
From: Martti Kuparinen <martti.kuparinen@xxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:20:46 +0300
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Hi,

I have Xen 3.3.1 dom0 on Debian with 2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 kernel and I had to "xm destroy" my domU. Now when I try to start it again it fails like this:

# xm list | grep n39
#
# xm create -c /xen/conf/n39
Using config file "/xen/conf/n39".
ROOT xen1:~> Error: Device 4 (vbd) could not be connected. losetup -r /dev/loop1 /xen/iso/amd64-netbsd-6.iso failed

# losetup -a
/dev/loop0: [0012]:3039235 (/xen/iso/i386-netbsd-5.iso)
/dev/loop100: [0012]:3039235 (/xen/iso/i386-netbsd-5.iso)
/dev/loop101: [0012]:3039235 (/xen/iso/i386-netbsd-5.iso)
/dev/loop102: [0012]:3039235 (/xen/iso/i386-netbsd-5.iso)
/dev/loop103: [0012]:3039235 (/xen/iso/i386-netbsd-5.iso)
/dev/loop104: [0012]:3039235 (/xen/iso/i386-netbsd-5.iso)
/dev/loop105: [0012]:3039235 (/xen/iso/i386-netbsd-5.iso)
/dev/loop106: [0012]:3039235 (/xen/iso/i386-netbsd-5.iso)
/dev/loop107: [0012]:3039235 (/xen/iso/i386-netbsd-5.iso)

# losetup -d /dev/loop1
ioctl: LOOP_CLR_FD: Device or resource busy

# lsof | grep "loop1 "
loop1 15416 root cwd DIR 254,0 4096 2 / loop1 15416 root rtd DIR 254,0 4096 2 / loop1 15416 root txt unknown /proc/15416/exe

# ps axww | grep 15416
 9973 pts/7    R+     0:00 grep 15416
15416 ?        S<     0:00 [loop1]

# kill -9 15416
# ps axww | grep 15416
 9975 pts/7    R+     0:00 grep 15416
15416 ?        S<     0:00 [loop1]

# mount
/dev/mapper/vg0-root on / type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
tmpfs on /lib/init/rw type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
procbususb on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)
udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=620)
/dev/sda1 on /boot type ext3 (rw)
storage:/xen on /xen type nfs (rw,addr=172.16.17.1)


Any ideas how to get rid of loop1 without rebooting?

Another thing, (and not a real solution but) why doesn't Xen use "losetup -f" to find the first device?

# losetup -f
/dev/loop2

PS. Is there any target date for 3.3.2 and 3.4.1 releases?

Martti

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