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[Xen-devel] Re: [Xen-users] PV networking issue in 2.6.38.6 and 2.6.39-r

To: Mario <mario@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] Re: [Xen-users] PV networking issue in 2.6.38.6 and 2.6.39-rc7 pvops dom0 kernels
From: Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 13:46:48 +0100
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On Mon, 2011-05-16 at 12:04 +0100, Mario wrote:
> On 05/16/2011 11:03 AM, Mario wrote:
> > On 05/16/2011 10:59 AM, Ian Campbell wrote:
> >> On Mon, 2011-05-16 at 09:56 +0100, Mario wrote:
> >>> On 05/16/2011 09:58 AM, Ian Campbell wrote:
> >>>> On Mon, 2011-05-16 at 07:51 +0100, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> >>>>> Hello,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Ian: Any idea what could cause this error message (more info below):
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "XENBUS: Timeout connecting to device: device/vif/0 (state 1)"
> >>>>
> >>>> Is this from the domU or the dom0?
> >>>
> >>> This is from the domU.
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Do other devices work ok?
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Yes, everything else seems to be working fine.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>> User says replacing 2.6.38/2.6.39 pvops dom0 kernel with xenlinux one
> >>>>> fixes the problem..
> >>>>
> >>>> 2.6.38 didn't have netback, only 2.6.39-rc1 did. Mario, please can you
> >>>> supply the .config you used with the 2.6.39 kernel and the exact commit
> >>>> id you are using. It would also be useful to see a complete log from
> >>>> both dom0 and domU.
> >>>>
> >>>
> 
> 
> Pvops kernel configs are here:
> 
> http://dev.slackverse.org/tmp/config-2.6.39-rc7-xen

This contains:

# CONFIG_XEN_NETDEV_BACKEND is not set

> http://dev.slackverse.org/tmp/config-2.6.37.6-xenU
> 
> They are both based on default configs shipped with Slackware, with
> minimal xen-only options enabled.

Too minimal ;-)

> # xenstore-ls /local/domain/$(xl domid slackware)/devices/vif
> xenstore-ls: xs_directory (/local/domain/1/devices/vif): No such file or
> directory

Should be "device" not "devices", I got this wrong in my original mail.
Sorry.

(I stopped reading here since I think it's all explained by the missing
config option).

Ian.



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