Re: [Xen-devel] Re: Failure to setup Xen 3.4.1 Dom0 on top of Ubuntu 9.10 Server HVM DomU ( 2.6.30.2 xenified kernel)

[Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, yeah... Good point ;-)

 -- Keir

On 30/08/2009 18:10, "Boris Derzhavets" <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I believe passing parameters via xen.gz command line will become extremely
> important for any distro with grub2 like  Ubuntu Karmic Server.
> 
> Boris.
> 
> --- On Sun, 8/30/09, Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Re: Failure to setup Xen 3.4.1 Dom0 on top of Ubuntu
>> 9.10 Server HVM DomU ( 2.6.30.2 xenified kernel)
>> To: "Keir Fraser" <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Boris Derzhavets"
>> <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>, "Christian Tramnitz" <chris.ace@xxxxxxx>,
>> "xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Sunday, August 30, 2009, 12:55 PM
>> 
>> Perhaps we've got the grub.cfg syntax for specifying multiboot kernel/module
>> command-line options wrong. Unfortunately I can't find any documentation
>> describing what the syntax is for multiboot config entries.
>> 
>>  -- Keir
>> 
>> On 30/08/2009 17:41, "Keir Fraser" <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> </mc/compose?to=keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
>> 
>>> Mine should, if GRUB2 passes through Xen's command line.
>>> 
>>>  -- Keir
>>> 
>>> On 30/08/2009 17:22, "Boris Derzhavets" <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx
>>> </mc/compose?to=bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I've tested both options.
>>>> 
>>>> Chris's one works with Grub2, Keir's doesn't.
>>>> Distro Ubuntu 9.10 Server (alpha 4.)
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks.
>>>> Boris.
>>>> 
>>>> --- On Sun, 8/30/09, Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> </mc/compose?to=keir..fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> </mc/compose?to=keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Re: Failure to setup Xen 3.4.1 Dom0 on top of
>>>>> Ubuntu
>>>>> 9.10 Server HVM DomU ( 2.6.30.2 xenified kernel)
>>>>> To: "Christian Tramnitz" <chris.ace@xxxxxxx
>>>>> </mc/compose?to=chris.ace@xxxxxxx> >,
>>>>> "xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> </mc/compose?to=xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> "
>>>>> <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> </mc/compose?to=xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >
>>>>> Date: Sunday, August 30, 2009, 11:50 AM
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 30/08/2009 14:26, "Christian Tramnitz" <chris.ace@xxxxxxx
>>>>> </mc/compose?to=chris..ace@xxxxxxx>
>>>>> </mc/compose?to=chris.ace@xxxxxxx </mc/compose?to=chris.ace@xxxxxxx> > >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Afaik grub2 does not pass the boot parameters "root=/dev/sda2 ro
>>>>>> console=tty0" to the kernel in multiboot/module combination. I have seen
>>>>>> the same problem on gentoo/grub2 and also read about this before. (This
>>>>>> is not really Xen specific, but multiboot related).
>>>>> 
>>>>> Okay, that would clearly be a GRUB regression I think. But there is a
>>>>> simple
>>>>> enough less ugly workaround than you suggest...
>>>>> 
>>>>>> My workaround was to compile the kernel options as static cmdline into
>>>>>> the kernel itself...
>>>>> 
>>>>> Better solution would be to append dom0's options to Xen's own command
>>>>> line,
>>>>> separated by --. E.g.,
>>>>> multiboot (hd0,1)/xen-3.4.gz console=tty -- root=/dev/sda2 ro console=tty0
>>>>> 
>>>>>  -- Keir
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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