Re: [Xen-users] XEN 4.2.2: Windows 2008 R2 server HVM does not start when attempting to use more than 3072MB of RAM

[Wei Liu <wei.liu2@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 06:36:55PM -0600, jacek burghardt wrote:
> I have experienced same bug in xen 4.3 and windows server 2012. I can't
> assign more that 3.6 gb of ram I use spice and upstream qemu. It is bug in
> xen I don't know if it was solved no body responded to my question about
> the bug. I would recommend filling xen bug report.
> 

I don't think you're talking about the same bug here. First thing, is
SPICE officially supported in 4.3? If not no wonder there would be
problem...

And the reference you give is too vague for any developers to think of a
specific bug.

Probably you can also filing a Xen bug report so that you can easily
reference. I've written a simple script to help you file bug reports.

http://xenbits.xen.org/people/liuw/xen-bugme.py


Wei.

> 
> 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?
> >
> > ------------------------------
> > cat win_2008_server_hvm.cfg
> > ------------------------------
> > 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
> >
> > on_poweroff="destroy"
> > on_reboot="restart"
> > on_crash="restart"
> >
> > ------------------------------
> > 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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