RE: [Xen-devel] Re: system freeze when processor.ko is loaded during boot

["Liu, Jinsong" <jinsong.liu@xxxxxxxxx>]

Martin,

I cannot reproduce the bug at my desktop according to the environment/config 
you send me.
I try inserting processor.ko during boot/ after boot, transferring max_cstate=2 
to processor.ko through /etc/modprobe.conf, dom0 boot success.

However, some minor suggestions for you :)
1. for Jeremy kernel .config, set 'CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED=y'. Without it, dom0 
will panic during boot;
2. would you please try some other platform? maybe it's machine specific issue;

I think at your case Xen is still alive. With serial console, type 'ctrl+a' 3 
times will switch to xen console, and under xen console, type key '0'/ 'c'/ 
'd'/ 'q' will get some xen-dump-log (and prove Xen alive).

Thanks,
Jinsong


Martin Wilck wrote:
> Dear Jinsong,
> 
>> I'd like to reproduce the bug at my desktop and have a look at it.
>> I'm setting up debug environment now, and need some
>> environment/config info at your side: 
> 
> I sent some Infos in November, but they may have got lost on their way
> to the mailing list.
> 
>> 1. xen-upstable changeset
> 22417:c0c1f5f0745e
>> 2. Jeremy pvops kernel version/ git commit/ .config file
> xen/stable-2.6.32.x commit: 481bd8e6b8dafed2ea445e8cde2abbbb95b49ec1
> config file attached
>> 3. ioemu git commit
> 60766b459c41e429a4b2405124b42512ea362984
> 
> But I am certain none of these really matter a lot - I got the same
> result with all kernels and hypervisors I tried so far since upgrading
> to OpenSUSE 11.3. My previous xen hypervisor had no cpuidle or cpufreq
> support.
> 
>> 4. grub.conf file
> title Xen4.1
>     root (hd0,5)
>     kernel /xen-4.1.gz vga=mode-0,keep cpufreq=xen cpuidle loglvl=all
>     module /vmlinuz-2.6.32.25 root=/dev/mapper/vg-os11.2 vga=0
> nomodeset debug sysrq=9 S
>     module /initrd-2.6.32.25
> 
>> 5. processor.ko related config to load the modules at booting time
>> (of Jeremy pvops kernel, not SUSE) 
> I am not sure what you are referring to here. I have tried different
> things. The usual SUSE way is to load processor.ko in the initrd
> (INITRD_MODULES="ahci processor" in /etc/sysconfig/kernel).
> 
>> 6. xen/kernel booting serial log
> I'd love to provide it, but I have no serial port. I am considering to
> by a docking station to be able to get one.
> 
>> BTW, is xen still alive when dom0 kernel freeze? I don't think so.
> 
>> If yes, some dump log like key '0'/ 'c'/ 'd'/ 'q' is highly welcomed.
> Please give me more hints - just hit '0' no Alt-sysrq or anything?
> 
> BTW, have you tried at some other platform beside Samsung XS50 laptop?
> is it a machine specific issue?
>> It could be. Noone else reported anything similar to SUSE. I only
>> saw it on this laptop. 
> 
> Martin


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