[Bug 704022] Re: xen_emul_unplug=unnecessary on kernel cmdline is required in ec2 hvm

2012-11-16 Thread Joseph Salisbury
This bug was filed against a series that is no longer supported and so is being marked as Won't Fix. If this issue still exists in a supported series, please file a new bug. This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)

[Bug 704022] Re: xen_emul_unplug=unnecessary on kernel cmdline is required in ec2 hvm

2012-01-20 Thread Matt Wilson
Stefan, The ec2 kernels already have xen-netfront and xen-blkfront compiled in. If xen-platform-pci was also compiled in, or included in the initramfs, then the HW emulation will be unplugged properly and you'll switch over to the PV drivers. The following results in PV drivers for the root

[Bug 704022] Re: xen_emul_unplug=unnecessary on kernel cmdline is required in ec2 hvm

2012-01-20 Thread Robert J Berger
If what Matt says is true, shouldn't this be incorporated into the next release of the Ubuntu HVM images? I think people only notice this if they are running applications that get upset when there is a long pause like HBase/Zookeeper. In our case it notices that there is a long pause and considers

[Bug 704022] Re: xen_emul_unplug=unnecessary on kernel cmdline is required in ec2 hvm

2012-01-19 Thread Robert J Berger
We have been having ongoing issues with Ubuntu 11.04 HVM instances on AWS EC2 having ATA errors causing long timeouts. AWS engineering is now saying its due / related to this bug. Seems hard to believe, but I thought you might be interested. See:

[Bug 704022] Re: xen_emul_unplug=unnecessary on kernel cmdline is required in ec2 hvm

2012-01-19 Thread Stefan Bader
Whether using the pv devices or the emulated ones should hardy make a difference with respect of the timeouts and data loss which is reported here. It has a performance benefit for the communication between the instance and the Xen host, though. And we are about to release kernel updates to have

[Bug 704022] Re: xen_emul_unplug=unnecessary on kernel cmdline is required in ec2 hvm

2011-01-17 Thread Scott Moser
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[Bug 704022] Re: xen_emul_unplug=unnecessary on kernel cmdline is required in ec2 hvm

2011-01-17 Thread Scott Moser
** Attachment added: console after initial boot of ubuntu-natty-daily-amd64-server-20110116 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/704022/+attachment/1796954/+files/first-boot.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 704022] Re: xen_emul_unplug=unnecessary on kernel cmdline is required in ec2 hvm

2011-01-17 Thread Scott Moser
I modified grub to have an additional boot option called 'CUSTOM-TEST' and booted into that. $ ent=Ubuntu, with Linux $(uname -r) $ cust=CUSTOM-TEST $ sed -n -e s/${ent}/${cust}/ \ -e /^menuentry '${cust}'/,/}/p \ /boot/grub/grub.cfg | sudo tee /boot/grub/custom.cfg $ sudo sed -i

[Bug 704022] Re: xen_emul_unplug=unnecessary on kernel cmdline is required in ec2 hvm

2011-01-17 Thread Scott Moser
** Attachment added: console after reboot with argument https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/704022/+attachment/1796956/+files/restart-with-unplug-arg.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 704022] Re: xen_emul_unplug=unnecessary on kernel cmdline is required in ec2 hvm

2011-01-17 Thread Scott Moser
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Medium ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/704022 Title: