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Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:52:57 +0300
From: Stratos Psomadakis <psomas@ece.ntua.gr>
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To: "guilherme m. schroeder" <guilherme.m.schroeder@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [REGRESSION] 2.6.32.36 - Linux Xen DomU doesn't boot anymore
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On 04/14/2011 11:35 PM, guilherme m. schroeder wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Linux Kernel 2.6.32.36 introduced a regression that prevents Linux Xen
> DomU from booting.
> Linux DomU starts and after a while it shutdown without log messages.
>
> I bisected a vanilla kernel from 2.6.32.36 (bad) to 2.6.32.32 (good)
> and got this commit:
>
> vm:~/linux-2.6.32.y# git bisect bad
> 856460aa905dcc6d11a05a832d487a7b0ce69402 is the first bad commit
> commit 856460aa905dcc6d11a05a832d487a7b0ce69402
> Author: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com>
> Date:   Fri Feb 18 11:32:40 2011 +0000
>
>     xen: set max_pfn_mapped to the last pfn mapped
>
>     commit 14988a4d350ce3b41ecad4f63c4f44c56f5ae34d upstream.
>
>     Do not set max_pfn_mapped to the end of the initial memory mappings=
,
>     that also contain pages that don't belong in pfn space (like the mf=
n
>     list).
>
>     Set max_pfn_mapped to the last real pfn mapped in the initial memor=
y
>     mappings that is the pfn backing _end.
>
>     Signed-off-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com=
>
>     Acked-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>
>     LKML-Reference: <alpine.DEB.2.00.1103171739050.3382@kaball-desktop>=

>     Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
>     Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
>
> :040000 040000 a679f50b64c290b9a51e3dba8d3d648bca50fdf0
> e7b018c4e0015aae44ed6f9f6323d8b13d032b86 M	arch
>
> I have tested against XCP 1.0, Citrix XenServer 5.6 and 5.6 FP1.
> Without this patch, Linux DomU boots and runs fine.
> If more info is needed, please let me know.
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Can you try 2.6.32.37-rc1?
The patch you're referring to was committed I think along with another
patch which caused some trouble in the -stable trees(I'm not surea bout
that though :/).
And in 2.6.32.37-rc1 it was reverted:
[59/74] [PATCH] Revert "x86: Cleanup highmap after brk is concluded"
Maybe it fixes your problem.

--=20
Stratos Psomadakis
<psomas@ece.ntua.gr>


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