** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Xenial)
Status: In Progress => Fix Committed
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Title:
Couldn't emulate instruction 0x7813427c
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in linux source package in Xenial:
Fix Committed
Status in linux source package in Zesty:
Fix Released
Bug description:
Couldn't emulate instruction 0x7813427c
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Cannot boot nested VMs in Xenial or Yakkety w/ kvm accel.
It worked until Vivid (in spite of not being possible in x86)
TCG mode works fine, but very slow.
TCG full emulation is the mode in the x86 world for nested virt.
However, in Power, we've been using in OpenStack CI w/ kvm accel
(native virtualization) to speed up 2nd level VMs. It worked until
Vivid.
Is the case that kvm accel isn't possible anymore for nested virt
(aligned with x86 KVM) ? So full emulation TCG mode is the only
possible mode in newer kernels ?
qemu-system-ppc64le -machine pseries,accel=kvm,usb=off -m 1G -enable-
kvm -cpu POWER8E -display none -nographic cirros-d161007-ppc64le-
disk.img
lsmod |grep kvm
kvm_pr 96452 1
kvm 152984 4 kvm_pr
Nested VM console:
OF stdout device is: /vdevice/vty@71000000
Preparing to boot Linux version 4.4.0-28-generic (buildd@bos01-ppc64el-018)
(gcc version 5.3.1 20160413 (Ubuntu/IBM 5.3.1-14ubuntu2.1) ) #47-Ubuntu SMP Fri
Jun 24 10:09:20 UTC 2016 (Ubuntu 4.4.0-28.47-generic 4.4.13)
Detected machine type: 0000000000000101
Max number of cores passed to firmware: 2048 (NR_CPUS = 2048)
Calling ibm,client-architecture-support... done
command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinux-4.4.0-28-generic LABEL=cirros-rootfs ro
memory layout at init:
memory_limit : 0000000000000000 (16 MB aligned)
alloc_bottom : 0000000004210000
alloc_top : 0000000010000000
alloc_top_hi : 0000000040000000
rmo_top : 0000000010000000
ram_top : 0000000040000000
found display : /pci@800000020000000/vga@0, opening... done
instantiating rtas at 0x000000000daf0000... done
prom_hold_cpus: skipped
copying OF device tree...
Building dt strings...
Building dt structure...
Device tree strings 0x0000000004220000 -> 0x0000000004220aa9
Device tree struct 0x0000000004230000 -> 0x0000000004240000
Quiescing Open Firmware ...
Booting Linux via __start() ?
<The nested VM hangs here>
/var/log/syslog & /var/log/kern.log
Oct 13 14:07:38 patricia-ub16-10 kernel: [64072.186975]
kvmppc_handle_exit_pr: emulation at 700 failed (7813427c)
Oct 13 14:07:38 patricia-ub16-10 kernel: [64072.187023] Couldn't emulate
instruction 0x7813427c (op 30 xop 318)
Oct 13 14:07:38 patricia-ub16-10 kernel: [64072.187066]
kvmppc_handle_exit_pr: emulation at 700 failed (7813427c)
Oct 13 14:07:38 patricia-ub16-10 kernel: [64072.187113] Couldn't emulate
instruction 0x7813427c (op 30 xop 318)
Oct 13 14:07:38 patricia-ub16-10 kernel: [64072.187156]
kvmppc_handle_exit_pr: emulation at 700 failed (7813427c)
<syslog and kern.log fills up with this error forever, until get the
disk full>
Host:
cpu : POWER8E (raw), altivec supported
clock : 3690.000000MHz
revision : 2.1 (pvr 004b 0201)
timebase : 512000000
platform : PowerNV
model : 8247-22L
machine : PowerNV 8247-22L
firmware : OPAL v3
Guest: Xenial or Yakkety
Description: Ubuntu 16.10
Release: 16.10
Codename: yakkety
Nested VM:
CirrOS
http://download.cirros-cloud.net/daily/20161007/cirros-d161007-ppc64le-disk.img
This seems to be related
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9121881/
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