Re: [Xen-devel] Linux 3.1 domU + ext3 = WARNING: at fs/ext3/inode.c

[Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 04:40:09PM -0400, Christopher S. Aker wrote:
> On Oct 25, 2011, at 4:12 PM, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> > Oh, so this is 3.1 DomU kernel? And your Dom0 is 2.6.18?
> > 
> > What does the guest show for the disk? As in, is the barrier feature
> > enabled? 
> 
> 2.6.18 dom0 and a 3.1.0 domU produces this on domU boot:

You see the same exact thing with 3.0.6?

> 
> EXT3-fs (xvda): using internal journal
> Adding 262140k swap on /dev/xvdb.  Priority:-1 extents:1 across:262140k SS
> blkfront: barrier: empty write xvda op failed
> blkfront: xvda: barrier or flush: disabled
> end_request: I/O error, dev xvda, sector 1053048
> end_request: I/O error, dev xvda, sector 1053048
> Buffer I/O error on device xvda, logical block 131631
> lost page write due to I/O error on xvda
> Aborting journal on device xvda.
> EXT3-fs (xvda): error: ext3_journal_start_sb: Detected aborted journal
> EXT3-fs (xvda): error: remounting filesystem read-only
> 
> On my 3.0 based dom0 with a 3.1.0 domU blkfront doesn't complain - and I 
> *think* 3.1 domU may actually work as expected -- initial tests couldn't get 
> it to trace...
> 
> > .. snip
> >> 
> >> Am I barking up the wrong list?
> > 
> > Not sure.. It depends on what your dom0 version is and what
> > the backend is? blktap or blkback?
> 
> blkback.
> 
> We suspected a dom0/domU incompatibility after doing some research.  
> Hopefully this can get resolved within the guest since we have literally 
> thousands of 2.6.18 dom0s deployed and rebooting everyone is not my idea of a 
> good time :)
> 
> Thanks,
> -Chris

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