Re: [Xen-users] VTd not showing PCI device in VM

["Todd Deshane" <deshantm@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Rafael Ayala
<rafael_ayala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm having trouble actually seeing a PCI device in my VMs.  I've resolved
> several of my issues using previous posts and using the VTdHowTo wiki page.
> I have both VT and VTd BIOS options enabled.  I have pciback hiding the
> devices and xm can list and assign the devices to VMs.  I don't see the PCI
> devices in my VMs though.  I have tried a windows and a Linux vm, without
> success. I also made sure I removed the drivers for the devices to make sure
> dom0 was not using them.
>
> Grub command:
> title Xen 3.3 (2.6.18.8)
>     root (hd0,1)
>     kernel /boot/xen-3.3.0.gz vtd=1 iommu=1
>     module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.8-xen
> root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_ST3250310NS_9SF0LZAP-part2 vga=0x317
> resume=/dev/sda1 splash=silent showopts
> pciback.hide=(01:00.0)(01:00.1)(06:00.0)
>
>     module /boot/initrd-2.6.18.8-xen
>
> The PCI devices I'm trying to assign:
> # lspci
> 01:00.0 Fibre Channel: Emulex Corporation Saturn-X: LightPulse Fibre Channel
> Host Adapter (rev 03)
> 01:00.1 Fibre Channel: Emulex Corporation Saturn-X: LightPulse Fibre Channel
> Host Adapter (rev 03)
> 06:00.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic SAS1068E
> PCI-Express Fusion-MPT SAS (rev 08)
>
> Xen says I can assign them
> # xm pci-list-assignable-devices
> 0000:06:00.0
> 0000:01:00.0 0000:01:00.1
>
> Create my VM:
> # xm create w2k3.vxm pci=01:00.0 pci=01:00.1
> Using config file "./w2k3.vxm".
> Started domain w2k3
>
> I can confirm Xen thinks I have assigned the devices
> # xm pci-list w2k3
> domain   bus   slot   func
> 0x0  0x01   0x00    0x0
> 0x0  0x01   0x00    0x1
>
> # xm create rhel5.vxm.vxm pci=01:00.0 pci=01:00.1
> Using config file "./rhel5.vxm".
> Started domain rhel5
>
> # xm pci-list rhel5
> domain   bus   slot   func
> 0x0  0x06   0x00    0x0
>
> Again, neither windows (device manager) nor Linux (lspci) VMs can see the
> assigned devices.  Below is "xm dmesg" showing VTd is enabled.  Another
> curious fact is that I can assign the same devices to 2 VMs.  I would have
> expected an error, but perhaps it is allowed to share devices.  Anyone have
> any thoughts on what I'm missing?
>

>From the looks of it, you have done your homework and it looks like it *should*
work.

I would recommend trying to hook up a serial console to the Xen box and getting
good debug info and sending it to xen-devel using the latest xen-unstable pull.

here is a serial console example:

kernel          /boot/xen-3.4-unstable.gz loglvl=all guest_loglvl=all
com1=115200,8n1 console=com1
module          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.8-xen root=/dev/sda1 ro
console=hvc0 earlyprintk=xen xencons=ttyS0,115200

You will of course want to add in the iommu stuff too.

Hope that helps.

Cheers,
Todd

-- 
Todd Deshane
http://todddeshane.net
http://runningxen.com

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