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RE: [Xen-ia64-devel] RE: DomU can progress to xen_init from serialoutput

To: "Magenheimer, Dan \(HP Labs Fort Collins\)" <dan.magenheimer@xxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-ia64-devel] RE: DomU can progress to xen_init from serialoutput
From: "Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 09:47:27 +0800
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Should be harmless, so I didn't put __ia64__ there. gnttab_map_vaddr is defined 
as op.host_addr for x86, so nothing changed for x86.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort Collins) [mailto:dan.magenheimer@xxxxxx]
>Sent: 2005年11月8日 21:51
>To: Tian, Kevin
>Cc: xen-ia64-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [Xen-ia64-devel] RE: DomU can progress to xen_init from 
>serialoutput
>
>Excellent work!
>
>Should the line in blkback/interface.c be surrounded with
>ifdef __ia64__ or is it harmless on x86 and x86-64?
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tian, Kevin [mailto:kevin.tian@xxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 6:21 AM
>> To: Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort Collins)
>> Cc: xen-ia64-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: RE: [Xen-ia64-devel] RE: DomU can progress to
>> xen_init from serialoutput
>>
>> Hi, Dan,
>>      With the attached patch, I can boot domU again on a bit
>> old repository which was pulled one week ago. However after
>> pulling the latest tip from xen-ia64-unstable.hg, I can't
>> even "xm create" successfully with phenomenon that "xm
>> create" doesn't return blocking in createDevices (Python) and
>> only way is to kill that thread. I sent out a mail to
>> xen-devel for possible suggestions.
>>
>>      However, I think domU code should be ready now based on
>> this patch. The rest is mainly related to the environmental
>> setup issue. ;-)
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Kevin
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort Collins)
>> [mailto:dan.magenheimer@xxxxxx]
>> >Sent: 2005年11月8日 0:14
>> >To: Tian, Kevin
>> >Cc: xen-ia64-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >Subject: RE: [Xen-ia64-devel] RE: DomU can progress to
>> xen_init from serialoutput
>> >
>> >OK. I am going to try to merge with xen-unstable again
>> >today as I think 3.0 freeze will be soon and I would like
>> >to merge the remaining ia64 driver patches (per Keir's
>> >permission).   There are very few recent changes in driver
>> >files, but one (7627) changes code near one of the ia64
>> >patches, so after I merge, you might want to eyeball that
>> >code as I cannot test it without multiple domains working.
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Tian, Kevin [mailto:kevin.tian@xxxxxxxxx]
>> >> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 7:47 AM
>> >> To: Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort Collins)
>> >> Cc: xen-ia64-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> Subject: RE: [Xen-ia64-devel] RE: DomU can progress to
>> >> xen_init from serialoutput
>> >>
>> >> Now I'm still seeing "VFS: can't open root device" error
>> >> (most generic warning ;-), which means the communication
>> >> between blkfront and blkback still not working yet. However
>> >> I've verified that most stuff are set up correctly before
>> >> xlblk_init(). Also some communications are already done
>> >> correctly on xenbus. Maybe related to grant table, and still
>> >> in investigation...
>> >>
>> >> If I see any obvious change required upon driver files, I'll
>> >> let you know immediately.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Kevin
>> >>
>> >> >-----Original Message-----
>> >> >From: Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort Collins)
>> >> [mailto:dan.magenheimer@xxxxxx]
>> >> >Sent: 2005年11月5日 0:10
>> >> >To: Tian, Kevin
>> >> >Cc: xen-ia64-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >Subject: RE: [Xen-ia64-devel] RE: DomU can progress to
>> >> xen_init from serialoutput
>> >> >
>> >> >Oops, I forgot to add... in particular I am interested
>> >> >in whether there are more ia64-specific changes to any
>> >> >xen driver files, as I would like to work with Keir
>> >> >to integrate the ia64 patches before the 3.0 freeze.
>> >> >
>> >> >Thanks,
>> >> >Dan
>> >> >
>> >> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> >> From: xen-ia64-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> [mailto:xen-ia64-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>> >> >> Of Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort Collins)
>> >> >> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 8:25 AM
>> >> >> To: Tian, Kevin
>> >> >> Cc: xen-ia64-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> Subject: [Xen-ia64-devel] RE: DomU can progress to xen_init
>> >> >> from serialoutput
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Hi Kevin --
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Any further progress on booting domU?  Or were the
>> >> >> KR problems the only problems?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thanks,
>> >> >> Dan
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > -----Original Message-----
>> >> >> > From: Tian, Kevin [mailto:kevin.tian@xxxxxxxxx]
>> >> >> > Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 4:45 AM
>> >> >> > To: Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort Collins)
>> >> >> > Cc: xen-ia64-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> > Subject: DomU can progress to xen_init from serial output
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Hi, Dan,
>> >> >> >      With attached patch, I can "xend start" successfully
>> >> >> > now and finally domU reached xen_init from the serial output:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > NET: Registered protocol family 16
>> >> >> > Running on Xen! start_info_pfn=0x0 lags=0x0
>> >> >> > xen-event-channel using irq 233
>> >> >> > store_evtchn = 1
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >      Then domU falls into a dead loop to acquire spinlock of
>> >> >> > printk buffer (already held by others), and strange thing is
>> >> >> > that machine timer interrupt still happens while domain
>> >> >> > switches disappeared.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >      I'll go to Intel IDF (Shanghai) at the rest of this
>> >> >> > week, and so can't find enough time to continue debug. Dan,
>> >> >> > could you take over the domU boot? ;-) Actually the
>> >> >> > start_info_pfn is problematic point here, since it should be
>> >> >> > passed from control panel.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks,
>> >> >> > Kevin
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
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