Boris Derzhavets wrote:
>> b84 has some HVM plumbing fixes.
>> Not sure if that's what the "Known Issues"
>> is referring to.
>> Are you looking for a fix for a specific problem?
> I have SNV84 up and running. I don't see any /platform/i86hvm directory.
> Reading CR 6651488
> *******************************************************
> Bug ID 6651488
> Synopsis PV NIC doesn't work on 3.1 dom0
> State 10-Fix Delivered (Fix available in build)
> *******************************************************
> Work Around
> *******************************************************
> edit /etc/driver_aliases and change the line:
> xpv "pci5853,1"
> to
> xpv "pci5853,1.1"
> and reboot
> This doesn't quite work; the xpv driver has an explicit check for 3.0.4, so
> even with this workaround, the driver doesn't load.
> In addition to updating /etc/driver_aliases, the xpv driver binary in
> /platform/i86hvm/kernel/drv{/amd64} must be updated to bits that include the
> fix for this bug.
> *******************************************************
> i cannot understand :-
> How this CR works on SNV84 ?
Xen 3.1 dom0/domU support went into b85.
The fix you are referencing fixed one of the problems
with HVM PV drivers running on 3.1, but did not remove
the check etc. That was done in b85.
BTW, there are some more fixes around the PV driver package
which should be going back to b86..
6663334 pkgadd of SUNWxvmpv fails when live upgrading from snv_82 to snv_83
6666738 xnf and xpvd entries erroneously present in
usr/src/uts/intel/os/name_to_major
MRJ
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