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On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 3:12 PM, NiX <nix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

System:

CPU's: 2 x XEON X5450
Motherboard: http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/server/s5000psl/
RAM: 16GB DDR2 ECC
OS: Debian 7.0 64bit

If I attempt to use more than 3GB of RAM to the guest below (Windows 2008
server R2 64bit) it will end up with the following error message:

xl create win_2008_server_hvm.cfg
Parsing config from win_2008_server_hvm.cfg
xc: info: VIRTUAL MEMORY ARRANGEMENT:
Loader: 0000000000100000->000000000019df48
TOTAL: 0000000000000000->00000000ff000000
ENTRY ADDRESS: 0000000000100000
xc: info: PHYSICAL MEMORY ALLOCATION:
4KB PAGES: 0x0000000000000200
2MB PAGES: 0x00000000000003f7
1GB PAGES: 0x0000000000000002
xc: error: panic: xc_dom_boot.c:388: xc_dom_gnttab_hvm_seed: failed to add
gnttab to physmap [errno=22]
: Internal error
libxl: error: libxl_dm.c:1218:device_model_spawn_outcome: domain 1 device
model: spawn failed (rc=-3)
libxl: error: libxl_exec.c:118:libxl_report_child_exitstatus:
/etc/xen/scripts/vif-bridge add [4567] exited with error status 1
libxl: error: libxl_create.c:1116:domcreate_attach_pci: unable to add nic
devices
libxl: error: libxl_dm.c:1251:libxl__destroy_device_model: Device Model
already exited

On my AMD 1090T CPU with 12GB DDR3, there is no issues whatsoever starting
windows 2008 R2 server with more than 4GB of RAM.

Any solution for XEON based hardware?

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cat win_2008_server_hvm.cfg
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builder="hvm"
vcpus=1
memory=3072
name="Windows.Server.2008.R2.Enterprise.x64.SP1"

# rtl8139 e1000

vif = [
"type=ioemu,ip=10.100.12.6,mac=00:16:3E:E6:7E:48,bridge=br0,model=rtl8139"
]
disk = [ "raw:/home/servers/xen/images/win_2008_server.img,ioemu:hda,w" ]

boot="c"

serial="pty"
usbdevice="tablet"

sdl=0
vnc=1
vncpasswd="secret12345"
vnclisten="0.0.0.0"
vncdisplay=10
vncconsole=1
monitor=1

acpi=1
apic=1
localtime=0
xen_platform_pci=1
stdvga=1
videoram=16
gfx_passthru=0

shadow_memory=8

> > >
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xl info
------------------------------

host : nix
release : 3.2.47-grsec
version : #10 SMP Sun Jun 23 00:19:06 EEST 2013
machine : x86_64
nr_cpus : 8
max_cpu_id : 7
nr_nodes : 1
cores_per_socket : 4
threads_per_core : 1
cpu_mhz : 2992
hw_caps :
bfebfbff:20100800:00000000:00000940:040ce3bd:00000000:00000001:00000000
virt_caps : hvm
total_memory : 16378
free_memory : 646
sharing_freed_memory : 0
sharing_used_memory : 0
free_cpus : 0
xen_major : 4
xen_minor : 2
xen_extra : .2
xen_caps : xen-3.0-x86_64 xen-3.0-x86_32p hvm-3.0-x86_32
hvm-3.0-x86_32p hvm-3.0-x86_64
xen_scheduler : credit
xen_pagesize : 4096
platform_params : virt_start=0xffff800000000000
xen_changeset : unavailable
xen_commandline : placeholder
cc_compiler : gcc (Debian 4.7.2-5) 4.7.2
cc_compile_by : root
cc_compile_domain :
cc_compile_date : Mon Jun 3 19:24:27 EEST 2013
xend_config_format : 4

------------------------------
xl dmesg
------------------------------
__ __ _ _ ____ ____
\ \/ /___ _ __ | || | |___ \ |___ \
\ // _ \ '_ \ | || |_ __) | __) |
/ \ __/ | | | |__ _| / __/ _ / __/
/_/\_\___|_| |_| |_|(_)_____(_)_____|

(XEN) Xen version 4.2.2 (root@) (gcc (Debian 4.7.2-5) 4.7.2) Mon Jun 3
19:24:27 EEST 2013
(XEN) Latest ChangeSet: unavailable
(XEN) Bootloader: GRUB 1.99-27+deb7u1
(XEN) Command line: placeholder
(XEN) Video information:
(XEN) VGA is text mode 80x25, font 8x16
(XEN) VBE/DDC methods: V2; EDID transfer time: 2 seconds
(XEN) Disc information:
(XEN) Found 5 MBR signatures
(XEN) Found 5 EDD information structures
(XEN) Xen-e820 RAM map:
(XEN) 0000000000000000 - 000000000009b000 (usable)
(XEN) 000000000009b000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
(XEN) 0000000000100000 - 00000000df91a000 (usable)
(XEN) 00000000df91a000 - 00000000df9d1000 (ACPI NVS)
(XEN) 00000000df9d1000 - 00000000dfa32000 (usable)
(XEN) 00000000dfa32000 - 00000000dfa9a000 (reserved)
(XEN) 00000000dfa9a000 - 00000000dfab4000 (usable)
(XEN) 00000000dfab4000 - 00000000dfb1a000 (ACPI NVS)
(XEN) 00000000dfb1a000 - 00000000dfb28000 (usable)
(XEN) 00000000dfb28000 - 00000000dfb3a000 (ACPI data)
(XEN) 00000000dfb3a000 - 00000000dfc00000 (usable)
(XEN) 00000000dfc00000 - 00000000f0000000 (reserved)
(XEN) 00000000ffc00000 - 00000000ffc0c000 (reserved)
(XEN) 0000000100000000 - 0000000420000000 (usable)
(XEN) ACPI: RSDP 000F0410, 0024 (r2 INTEL )
(XEN) ACPI: XSDT DFB39120, 0074 (r1 INTEL S5000PSL 0 INTL 1000013)
(XEN) ACPI: FACP DFB37000, 00F4 (r3 INTEL S5000PSL 0 INTL 1000013)
(XEN) ACPI: DSDT DFB30000, 5809 (r2 INTEL S5000PSL 1 INTL 1000013)
(XEN) ACPI: FACS DFAB4000, 0040
(XEN) ACPI: APIC DFB36000, 00C8 (r1 INTEL S5000PSL 0 INTL 1000013)
(XEN) ACPI: SPCR DFB2F000, 0050 (r1 INTEL S5000PSL 0 INTL 1000013)
(XEN) ACPI: HPET DFB2E000, 0038 (r1 INTEL S5000PSL 1 INTL 1000013)
(XEN) ACPI: MCFG DFB2D000, 003C (r1 INTEL S5000PSL 1 INTL 1000013)
(XEN) ACPI: SSDT DFB2C000, 0193 (r2 INTEL IPMI 4000 INTL 20060317)
(XEN) ACPI: HEST DFB2B000, 00A8 (r1 INTEL S5000PSL 1 INTL 1)
(XEN) ACPI: BERT DFB2A000, 0030 (r1 INTEL S5000PSL 1 INTL 1)
(XEN) ACPI: ERST DFB29000, 0230 (r1 INTEL S5000PSL 1 INTL 1)
(XEN) ACPI: EINJ DFB28000, 0130 (r1 INTEL S5000PSL 1 INTL 1)
(XEN) System RAM: 16378MB (16771088kB)
(XEN) Domain heap initialised
(XEN) Processor #0 7:7 APIC version 20
(XEN) Processor #2 7:7 APIC version 20
(XEN) Processor #4 7:7 APIC version 20
(XEN) Processor #6 7:7 APIC version 20
(XEN) Processor #1 7:7 APIC version 20
(XEN) Processor #3 7:7 APIC version 20
(XEN) Processor #5 7:7 APIC version 20
(XEN) Processor #7 7:7 APIC version 20
(XEN) IOAPIC[0]: apic_id 8, version 32, address 0xfec00000, GSI 0-23
(XEN) IOAPIC[1]: apic_id 9, version 32, address 0xfec80000, GSI 24-47
(XEN) Enabling APIC mode: Flat. Using 2 I/O APICs
(XEN) Using scheduler: SMP Credit Scheduler (credit)
(XEN) Detected 2992.578 MHz processor.
(XEN) Initing memory sharing.
(XEN) xstate_init: using cntxt_size: 0x240 and states: 0x3
(XEN) I/O virtualisation disabled
(XEN) ENABLING IO-APIC IRQs
(XEN) -> Using new ACK method
(XEN) Platform timer is 14.318MHz HPET
(XEN) Allocated console ring of 16 KiB.
(XEN) VMX: Supported advanced features:
(XEN) - APIC MMIO access virtualisation
(XEN) - APIC TPR shadow
(XEN) - Virtual NMI
(XEN) - MSR direct-access bitmap
(XEN) HVM: ASIDs disabled.
(XEN) HVM: VMX enabled
(XEN) Brought up 8 CPUs
(XEN) *** LOADING DOMAIN 0 ***
(XEN) Xen kernel: 64-bit, lsb, compat32
(XEN) Dom0 kernel: 64-bit, PAE, lsb, paddr 0x1000000 -> 0x1c00000
(XEN) PHYSICAL MEMORY ARRANGEMENT:
(XEN) Dom0 alloc.: 000000040c000000->0000000410000000 (4095169 pages to
be allocated)
(XEN) Init. ramdisk: 000000041fa89000->000000041ffffe00
(XEN) VIRTUAL MEMORY ARRANGEMENT:
(XEN) Loaded kernel: ffffffff81000000->ffffffff81c00000
(XEN) Init. ramdisk: ffffffff81c00000->ffffffff82176e00
(XEN) Phys-Mach map: ffffffff82177000->ffffffff840d81c0
(XEN) Start info: ffffffff840d9000->ffffffff840d94b4
(XEN) Page tables: ffffffff840da000->ffffffff840ff000
(XEN) Boot stack: ffffffff840ff000->ffffffff84100000
(XEN) TOTAL: ffffffff80000000->ffffffff84400000
(XEN) ENTRY ADDRESS: ffffffff819661c0
(XEN) Dom0 has maximum 8 VCPUs
(XEN) Scrubbing Free RAM: .done.
(XEN) Initial low memory virq threshold set at 0x4000 pages.
(XEN) Std. Loglevel: Errors and warnings
(XEN) Guest Loglevel: Nothing (Rate-limited: Errors and warnings)
(XEN) Xen is relinquishing VGA console.
(XEN) *** Serial input -> DOM0 (type 'CTRL-a' three times to switch input
to Xen)
(XEN) Freed 268kB init memory.

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