Bernhard Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a small but annoying issue. > > Host: > * AMD Athlon64 > * Debian Lenny, Kernel 2.6.26-1-amd64 > * kvm-72 (Debian package) or kvm-76 (self-built) > > Guest: > * monolithic vanilla 2.6.26, KVM_GUEST and KVM_CLOCK, VIRTIO for both > block device and NIC > * various Debian and Ubuntu versions > > I don't use any libvirt or similar things, I start the VMs by directly > calling kvm in a script. I directly specify the kernel and it's options > with the -kernel and -append parameters. > > Problem: > Shutting down a VM from inside it (shutdown -h now) works just fine. > > Will now halt. > [171368.812319] ACPI: Preparing to enter system sleep state S5 > [171368.816964] Power down. > [171368.820177] acpi_power_off called > > then the kvm process exits. However, restarting the VM (reboot) does not > work ... > > Will now restart. > [ 37.088270] Restarting system. > [ 37.089775] machine restart > > this is where the KVM process hangs in a loop and uses 100% CPU on the > host. I can still kill it (Ctrl-A x) or change to it's console, but > system_restart doesn't seem to work there either. > > iggy suggested to use an extboot.bin from an earlier kvm version (I used > kvm-60), didn't change. > > Any idea what could be wrong here?
Noone with an idea here? I've upgraded to kvm-77 and Linux 2.6.27 for both host and guest in the meantime (and moved from an AMD AM2-box to an Intel Dualcore Xeon platform), still no change. Bernhard -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
