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Re: [Xen-devel] Bug of xl?

To: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Bug of xl?
From: Yang Hongyang <yanghy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:51:34 +0800
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Hi Stefano,
On 06/10/2010 11:09 PM, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Jun 2010, Yang Hongyang wrote:
>> Hi Stefano,
>>
>> On 06/09/2010 11:27 PM, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
>>> On Wed, 9 Jun 2010, Yang Hongyang wrote:
>>>> While I'm using 'xl create' to install centos 5,
>>>> I got following error. But with the same config,
>>>> 'xm create' succesfully installed the vm.
>>>> So I wonder if this is a bug of xl?
>>>>
>>>> Below is the config and xl output, If it doesn't
>>>> help, ask me for more imformations if you want.
>>>>
>>>> config:
>>>> ==========================================
>>>> kernel = "/mnt/images/xen/vmlinuz"
>>>> ramdisk = "/mnt/images/xen/initrd.img"
>>>> extra = "text"
>>>> name = "centos"
>>>> memory = "256"
>>>> disk = [ 'file:/home/yanghy/vm/centos.img,xvda,w' ]
>>>> vif = [ 'bridge=eth0' ]
>>>> vcpus=1
>>>> on_reboot = 'destroy'
>>>> on_crash = 'destroy'
>>>> =======================================
>>>>
>>>
>>> I think it is worth trying with a loop device instead of a file:
>>>
>>> - create a loop device on your host
>>> losetup /dev/loop0 /home/yanghy/vm/centos.img
>>>
>>> - use 'disk = [ 'phy:/dev/loop0,xvda,w' ]' in your config
>>>
>>> If it works it is probably a bug in libxl's blktap support.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Still have the problem with loop devices.
>>
>>
> 
> I tried to reproduce this problem on my test machine but I couldn't, I
> have even used the same config file as you.
> 

I updated to the latest xen tools and the problem is gone, thank you.
Maybe I messed up something.

> 
> 


-- 
Regards
Yang Hongyang

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