Thanks: Haigang Li --- v2v/virt-v2v.pod | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)
diff --git a/v2v/virt-v2v.pod b/v2v/virt-v2v.pod index 251b4919f..09f505f91 100644 --- a/v2v/virt-v2v.pod +++ b/v2v/virt-v2v.pod @@ -977,6 +977,25 @@ A recommended procedure is, before using virt-v2v, to check that the boot kernel is the best kernel available in the guest (for example by making sure the guest is up-to-date). +=head2 "vsyscall attempted with vsyscall=none" + +When run on a recent Debian host virt-v2v may fail to convert guests +which were created before 2013. In the debugging output you will see +a crash message similar to: + + vsyscall attempted with vsyscall=none ip:... + segfault at ... + +This is caused because Debian removed support for running old binaries +which used the legacy vsyscall page to call into the kernel. + +You can work around this problem by running this command before +running virt-v2v: + + export LIBGUESTFS_APPEND="vsyscall=emulate" + +For more information, see L<https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1592061> + =head1 WINDOWS =head2 Windows E<ge> 8 Fast Startup is incompatible with virt-v2v -- 2.16.2 _______________________________________________ Libguestfs mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libguestfs
