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Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [pv_ops domU] 2.6.30.5 - unable to handle kernel pag

To: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [pv_ops domU] 2.6.30.5 - unable to handle kernel paging request / refresh_cpu_vm_stats / vmstat_update
From: Jed Smith <jsmith@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:30:40 -0400
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Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> Well, to be honest, I can't say I can get very excited about tracking
> down where a bug *disappeared*.  Do you have a strong need to support
> current kernels on old versions of Xen, or would it be simpler to update
> Xen?

We understand!  You have a lot on your plate.  We had reached that
conclusion already, and we just wondered if there was an easy fix.
Soaking dev time into a bug that has disappeared is never appealing.
We'll queue upgrades for our affected machines.

> (Though I suspect that PARAVIRT_SPINLOCKS may be the explanation in this
> case, assuming you have them enabled.)

Don't have *PARAVIRT_SPINLOCK* in .config for my kernels...hm.  Just
stuff for debugging spinlocks and the usual PARAVIRT options.

Jed

> 
>     J
> 

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