Re: [Xen-users] Xen3.3 / Xen3.4 CPU soft lockups under pvops 2.6.31/2.6.32

[Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>]

On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 11:13:16AM +0200, Pim van Riezen wrote:
> Sorry,
> 
> Last reply went all kinds of places but where they should go. Attempt #2:
> 
> On Apr 9, 2010, at 10:13 , Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 12:38:19AM +0200, Pim van Riezen wrote:
> >>   On Apr 8, 2010, at 16:28 , Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> >> 
> >>     Which exact kernel versions are you using? From which kernel
> >>     tree/branch?
> >> 
> >>   The last we tried was 2.6.32.9 from [1]kernel.org. Had the same results
> >>   with [2]kernel.org 2.6.31.5.
> >> 
> > 
> > OK. Are your guests 32bit or 64bit? 
> 
> 64 bits.
> 

Ok. Then it's not that.

> > I think 2.6.32.10 has the CONFIG_HIGHPTE fix.. so earlier versions will 
> > crash
> > if CONFIG_HIGHPTE is enabled for 32bit kernels.
> 
> That shouldn't be an issue then. Should I move the soft lockup issue to 
> xen-devel?
> 
> >>   Am I going mad? This is a vanilla kernel.
> > 
> > No, you're not mad.
> > pvops *dom0* 2.6.32 kernels require Xen 3.4.3 or Xen 4.0.0.
> 
> Ah, that 'splains :-)
> 

:)

> > Gitco has Xen 3.4.2 rpms.
> 
> Must have missed those, will give it a try. Although I don't expect further 
> updates to the hypervisor to solve this.
> 

Can you please post the soft lockup messages again..

-- Pasi


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