i'm running Xen Host & Guest on OpenSUSE 12.1
Host ->
uname -a
Linux server 3.1.9-1.4-xen #1 SMP Fri Jan 27 08:55:10
UTC 2012 (efb5ff4) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
rpm -qa | grep -i xen-4
xen-4.1.2_15-181.4.x86_64
PV Guest ->
uname -a
Linux guest1 3.1.9-1.4-xen #1 SMP Fri Jan 27 08:55:10
UTC 2012 (efb5ff4) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
for a typical Guest, all's good. it starts, execs, and restarts with no
problems.
i've installed an additional PCI NIC.
it's a Marvell board, and uses the standard 'sky2' kernel module.
next, i passthrough the NIC from host to guest, by including in Guest
config,
...
pci = [ '03:00.0' ]
pci_msitranslate = 0
pci_power_mgmt = 0
extra = 'textmode=1 xencons=xvc0 noirqdebug elevator=noop'
...
the Guest's kernel config has,
kernel /vmlinuz-xen root=/dev/xvdc1 noresume kbdtype=us
iommu=soft headless text quiet nofb selinux=0 apparmor-0 edd=off
splash=silent noshell showopts
on initial launch after host boot, and ~ 1/2 the time on restart, the
NIC is handled OK,
...
[ 1.301664] padlock_aes: VIA PadLock not detected.
[ 1.429150] device-mapper: uevent: version 1.0.3
[ 1.434077] device-mapper: ioctl: 4.21.0-ioctl (2011-07-06)
initialised: [email protected]
[ 1.462829] sky2: driver version 1.29
[ 1.467087] sky2 0000:00:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0003)
[ 1.471836] sky2 0000:00:00.0: Yukon-2 EC chip revision 2
[ 1.478292] sky2 0000:00:00.0: eth1: addr 00:50:43:00:52:7C
...
and is accessible & fully functional in the Guest.
the other ~1/2 the time on restart by any method:
(1) 'shutdown -r now' in Guest,
(2) 'shutdown -h now' in Guest, 'xm create' in Host
(3) 'xm destroy' & 'xm create' in Host
the device fails to correctly load on startup,
...
[ 1.445741] padlock_aes: VIA PadLock not detected.
[ 1.541628] device-mapper: uevent: version 1.0.3
[ 1.545827] device-mapper: ioctl: 4.21.0-ioctl (2011-07-06)
initialised: [email protected]
[ 1.559222] sky2: driver version 1.29
[ 1.728280] sky2 0000:00:00.0: BAR 0: error updating
(0xaeedc004 !=
0xfbd00004)
[ 1.732705] sky2 0000:00:00.0: BAR 0: set to [mem
0xaeedc000-0xaeedffff 64bit] (PCI address
[0xaeedc000-0xaeedffff])
[ 1.741036] sky2 0000:00:00.0: BAR 2: error updating
(0x001001 !=
0x00c801)
[ 1.745327] sky2 0000:00:00.0: BAR 2: set to [io
0x1000-0x10ff] (PCI
address [0x1000-0x10ff])
[ 1.752952] sky2 0000:00:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0003)
[ 1.754630] sky2 0000:00:00.0: cannot map device registers
[ 1.755956] sky2: probe of 0000:00:00.0 failed with error -12
...
and, of course, the NIC is unusable.
after restarting the Guest -- usually once is sufficient, sometimes 2-3x
is required --the Guest boots OK again, and the NIC's driver is properly
loaded.
rarely, i simply can't get it to boot correctly at all.
in that case, a complete reboot of the Host does the trick.
something's failing intermittently -- i've no idea what, yet.
is there some additional step i should be doing on Guest restart to make
sure this doesn't happen? some re-init at Host, maybe?
locuse
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