[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-devel] Possible regression: XEN 4.0.0 total_memory decrease
I've fixed this regression as xen-unstable:21190 and xen-4.0-testing:21114. The fix will appear in Xen 4.0.1. Thanks, Keir On 15/04/2010 19:05, "Keir Fraser" <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ah, hm, I think this is a bug in total memory reporting only. I think the > memory is still there in the free pools though. :-) How does xm info's > free_memory compare in the two cases? I bet it's a lot closer than 150MB > (assuming dom0 is allocated the same amount of memory in both cases, e.g., > by explicitly specifying dom0_mem=xxx on Xen command line). > > -- Keir > > On 15/04/2010 18:33, "Alex Williams" <awilliams@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Both builds run a 64-bit Xen kernel and 64-bit Dom0 kernel. >> >> (XEN) Xen kernel: 64-bit, lsb, compat32 >> (XEN) Dom0 kernel: 64-bit, lsb, paddr 0xffffffff80200000 -> >> 0xffffffff805d388c >> >> As for the RAM: >> >> Xen 3.4.2: (XEN) System RAM: 3946MB (4041012kB) >> Xen 4.0.0: (XEN) System RAM: 4084MB (4182064kB) >> >> I have also verified with only 2048MB installed in the system. Here are >> the results: >> >> Xen 3.4.2: (XEN) System RAM: 2036MB (2084912kB) >> Xen 4.0.0: (XEN) System RAM: 1898MB (1943860kB) >> >> Still 150MB RAM missing... it appears this problem is static and >> independant of the amount of RAM installed in the system. >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> Keir Fraser wrote: >>> Are the hypervisor and dom0 kernel 64-bit or 32-bit? Xen prints a message >>> "System RAM: xxx" early during boot. Do these differ significantly for you >>> between 3.4.2 and 4.0.0? >>> >>> K. >>> >>> On 15/04/2010 16:54, "Alex Williams" <awilliams@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I noticed a significant *decrease* (150MB) in "total_memory" on a host >>>> build using XEN 4.0.0 with kernel 2.6.18. >>>> >>>> Here are the details: >>>> >>>> Server = 4096MB RAM >>>> XEN 3.4.2 + kernel 2.6.18: xm info | grep total_memory = 4084 >>>> XEN 4.0.0 + kernel 2.6.18: xm info | grep total_memory = 3946 >>>> >>>> The exact same kernel config file was used for both builds. I also made >>>> sure there is absolutely no difference on the hosts (while the builds >>>> are created on a different machine). >>>> >>>> This seems like a regression, unless someone can provide suggestions on >>>> how to correct this? >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Xen-devel mailing list >>> Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel >>> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-devel mailing list > Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
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