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Description: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS Release: 16.04 Codename: xenial root@buneary:/home/ubuntu# dpkg -l | grep kvm ii qemu-kvm 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.14 amd64 QEMU Full virtualization [Description] - Configured a machine with 32 static VCPUs, 160GB of RAM using 1G hugepages on a NUMA capable machine. Domain definition (http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/25121106/) - Once started (virsh start). Libvirt log. LC_ALL=C PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none /usr/bin/kvm-spice -name reproducer2 -S -machine pc- i440fx-2.5,accel=kvm,usb=off -cpu host -m 124928 -realtime mlock=off -smp 32,sockets=16,cores=1,threads=2 -object memory-backend-file,id=ram- node0,prealloc=yes,mem- path=/dev/hugepages/libvirt/qemu,share=yes,size=64424509440,host- nodes=0,policy=bind -numa node,nodeid=0,cpus=0-15,memdev=ram-node0 -object memory-backend-file,id=ram-node1,prealloc=yes,mem- path=/dev/hugepages/libvirt/qemu,share=yes,size=66571993088,host- nodes=1,policy=bind -numa node,nodeid=1,cpus=16-31,memdev=ram-node1 -uuid d7a4af7f-7549-4b44-8ceb-4a6c951388d4 -no-user-config -nodefaults -chardev socket,id=charmonitor,path=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain- reproducer2/monitor.sock,server,nowait -mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control -rtc base=utc -no-shutdown -boot strict=on -device piix3-usb-uhci,id=usb,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1.0x2 -drive file=/var/lib/uvtool/libvirt/images/test.qcow,format=qcow2,if=none,id =drive-virtio-disk0,cache=none -device virtio-blk- pci,scsi=off,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3,drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio- disk0,bootindex=1 -chardev pty,id=charserial0 -device isa- serial,chardev=charserial0,id=serial0 -vnc 127.0.0.1:0 -device cirrus- vga,id=video0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x2 -device virtio-balloon- pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4 -msg timestamp=on Then the following error is raised. virsh start reproducer2 error: Failed to start domain reproducer2 error: monitor socket did not show up: No such file or directory [Possible Fix] https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commitdiff;h=85af0b803cd19a03f71bd01ab4e045552410368f;hp=67dcb797ed7f1fbb048aa47006576f424923933b ** Affects: libvirt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1705132 Title: Large memory guests, "error: monitor socket did not show up: No such file or directory" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/+bug/1705132/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs