[ANNOUNCE] kvm-kmod-2.6.31.6

2009-11-12 Thread Jan Kiszka
This package contains the kvm external modules, using the sources from latest stable Linux release 2.6.31.6. It can be used to update the kernel-side support of kvm without upgrading the host kernel. Download is available at

Re: [patch 0/2] Handle multiple exceptions (fixes Win2003 reboot by triple fault)

2009-11-12 Thread Gleb Natapov
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 05:29:47PM -0200, Marcelo Tosatti wrote: I suppose a complete fix would be to follow the Conditions for Generating a Double Fault with support for handling exceptions serially. But this works for me. I prefer proper solution. Like one attached (this is combination

Re: [patch 1/2] KVM: x86: handle double and triple faults for every exception

2009-11-12 Thread Gleb Natapov
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 05:29:48PM -0200, Marcelo Tosatti wrote: From: Joerg Roedel joerg.roe...@amd.com The current KVM x86 exception code handles double and triple faults only for page fault exceptions. This patch extends this detection for every exception that gets queued for the guest.

qemu-kvm: Unsolicited boot from net

2009-11-12 Thread Jan Kiszka
Hi Marcelo, since merge 2fb0744e0d qemu-kvm always tries to boot from network first when using default options. Upstream does not show this behavior. Jan -- Siemens AG, Corporate Technology, CT SE 2 Corporate Competence Center Embedded Linux -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line

Re: [patch 0/2] Handle multiple exceptions (fixes Win2003 reboot by triple fault)

2009-11-12 Thread Jan Kiszka
Gleb Natapov wrote: On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 05:29:47PM -0200, Marcelo Tosatti wrote: I suppose a complete fix would be to follow the Conditions for Generating a Double Fault with support for handling exceptions serially. But this works for me. I prefer proper solution. Like one attached

Re: [patch 0/2] Handle multiple exceptions (fixes Win2003 reboot by triple fault)

2009-11-12 Thread Gleb Natapov
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 01:41:31PM +0100, Jan Kiszka wrote: Gleb Natapov wrote: On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 05:29:47PM -0200, Marcelo Tosatti wrote: I suppose a complete fix would be to follow the Conditions for Generating a Double Fault with support for handling exceptions serially. But

Re: [patch 0/2] Handle multiple exceptions (fixes Win2003 reboot by triple fault)

2009-11-12 Thread Marcelo Tosatti
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 02:21:24PM +0200, Gleb Natapov wrote: On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 05:29:47PM -0200, Marcelo Tosatti wrote: I suppose a complete fix would be to follow the Conditions for Generating a Double Fault with support for handling exceptions serially. But this works for me.

Re: qemu-kvm: Unsolicited boot from net

2009-11-12 Thread Marcelo Tosatti
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 01:29:37PM +0100, Jan Kiszka wrote: Hi Marcelo, since merge 2fb0744e0d qemu-kvm always tries to boot from network first when using default options. Upstream does not show this behavior. Did you install the updated roms after this commit? commit

Re: qemu-kvm: Unsolicited boot from net

2009-11-12 Thread Jan Kiszka
Marcelo Tosatti wrote: On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 01:29:37PM +0100, Jan Kiszka wrote: Hi Marcelo, since merge 2fb0744e0d qemu-kvm always tries to boot from network first when using default options. Upstream does not show this behavior. Did you install the updated roms after this commit?

[PATCH] kvm-kmod: Document the build process (take 2)

2009-11-12 Thread Wolfgang Mauerer
A package without build instructions is like a kernel without a penguin. Signed-off-by: Wolfgang Mauerer wolfgang.maue...@siemens.com --- README | 37 + 1 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) create mode 100644 README diff --git a/README

Re: [patch 0/2] Handle multiple exceptions (fixes Win2003 reboot by triple fault)

2009-11-12 Thread Gleb Natapov
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 02:07:09PM -0200, Marcelo Tosatti wrote: On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 02:21:24PM +0200, Gleb Natapov wrote: On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 05:29:47PM -0200, Marcelo Tosatti wrote: I suppose a complete fix would be to follow the Conditions for Generating a Double Fault with

Re: qemu-kvm: Unsolicited boot from net

2009-11-12 Thread Marcelo Tosatti
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 06:29:16PM +0100, Jan Kiszka wrote: Marcelo Tosatti wrote: On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 01:29:37PM +0100, Jan Kiszka wrote: Hi Marcelo, since merge 2fb0744e0d qemu-kvm always tries to boot from network first when using default options. Upstream does not show this

Re: qemu-kvm: Unsolicited boot from net

2009-11-12 Thread Anthony Liguori
Marcelo Tosatti wrote: Looking closer: It's actually still pcbios that is used by my installation - shouldn't this be Seabios now? My understanding is that Seabios should get more testing with qemu-kvm (other than the cpu hotplug debate). Gleb/Avi would know for sure. Now whether pcbios

Re: [RFC] KVM Fault Tolerance: Kemari for KVM

2009-11-12 Thread Dor Laor
On 11/09/2009 05:53 AM, Fernando Luis Vázquez Cao wrote: Hi all, It has been a while coming, but we have finally started work on Kemari's port to KVM. For those not familiar with it, Kemari provides the basic building block to create a virtualization-based fault tolerant machine: a virtual

Re: [patch] add some unlocks on error paths irq_comm.c

2009-11-12 Thread Marcelo Tosatti
Dan, This has already been fixed by commit 57225096e5888d84e84224bac13aae2aaed89280. Thanks. On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 10:57:09AM +0200, Dan Carpenter wrote: There were a couple unlocks missing. They were found by smatch static checker. Compile tested. regards, dan carpenter

Re: [PATCH 2/2] Don't sync mpstate to/from kernel when unneeded.

2009-11-12 Thread Glauber Costa
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 12:33:07AM +0100, Jan Kiszka wrote: Gleb Natapov wrote: mp_state, unlike other cpu state, can be changed not only from vcpu context it belongs to, but by other vcpus too. That makes its loading from kernel/saving back not safe if mp_state value is changed inside

[ kvm-Bugs-2896992 ] Intel PCI NIC passthrough problem

2009-11-12 Thread SourceForge.net
Bugs item #2896992, was opened at 2009-11-13 05:58 Message generated for change (Tracker Item Submitted) made by You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detailatid=893831aid=2896992group_id=180599 Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment

[ kvm-Bugs-2896992 ] Intel PCI NIC passthrough problem

2009-11-12 Thread SourceForge.net
Bugs item #2896992, was opened at 2009-11-13 05:58 Message generated for change (Comment added) made by You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detailatid=893831aid=2896992group_id=180599 Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread,

[PATCH 1/1] Fix unable to detect libpci

2009-11-12 Thread Sheng Yang
commit 75fe7882 Test for libpci, not only for header compile a libpci test file. But the pciutils with defined PCI_COMPRESSED_IDS also need zlib when compile, otherwise the compile would fail, and detection fail then CC: Juan Quintela quint...@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Sheng Yang

[PATCH 1/1] Fix null DESTDIR in depmod execution

2009-11-12 Thread Sheng Yang
commit 52ea5897fa9fdadf0cc1a5242a23ce3dab599769 Use DESTDIR consitently on installation add -b ${DESTDIR} to depmod. But the DESTDIR is default NULL, then depmod would report error. Set DESTDIR=/ as default Signed-off-by: Sheng Yang sh...@linux.intel.com --- Makefile |2 +- 1 files changed,

Re: Add a qemu interface for sharing memory between guests.

2009-11-12 Thread Sivaram Kannan
Hi Cam, Here are the two patches for KVM describing what I have done. I am continuing to work on it and still mulling a move to virtio. These don't apply against the current tree, but I can provide those patches if you would like to see them. http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/38355/

Re: Ubuntu

2009-11-12 Thread Alexander Graf
Am 12.11.2009 um 01:34 schrieb Benjamin Herrenschmidt b...@kernel.crashing.org : Hoy ! So it seems to be making fwd progress in fact in the karmic installer, but it's -extremely- slow. Not sure what's up yet, haven't had a chance to really instrument it yet. Let me know if you want to

Re: Ubuntu

2009-11-12 Thread Benjamin Herrenschmidt
On Thu, 2009-11-12 at 11:19 +0100, Alexander Graf wrote: Am 12.11.2009 um 01:34 schrieb Benjamin Herrenschmidt b...@kernel.crashing.org : Hoy ! So it seems to be making fwd progress in fact in the karmic installer, but it's -extremely- slow. Not sure what's up yet, haven't had a

Re: Ubuntu

2009-11-12 Thread Benjamin Herrenschmidt
Hum, that would defer DEC interrupts to the next exit. So if your guest is sitting in a spin lock for example, it wouldn't get a DEC because it doesn't exit from the guest context to actually check if TARGET_DEC TB. Ah no, you still set a target.. I think the only really good way of