Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 11:07:37 -0500 From: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org> To: Roger Pau =?UTF-8?B?TW9ubsOp?= <roger.pau@citrix.com> Cc: Allan Jude <allanjude@freebsd.org>, <freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Xen Dom0 Message-ID: <4D30F8AD-5E13-4E92-86AD-FC52A6536CF3@lerctr.org> In-Reply-To: <20170629154520.u55qh47uqloxntcs@dhcp-3-128.uk.xensource.com> References: <20170624201125.d75fxtfauzclvtz6@lrosenman.lerctr.org> <e1af5269-8bba-4e9b-6677-efbc8b63f76f@freebsd.org> <20170625125025.x7rs5cofhhhq7ijs@lrosenman.local> <20170625132830.22ul25hdtd7qep22@lrosenman.lerctr.org> <B64E8F54-4C0B-4B22-97CA-1AE942020E1C@lerctr.org> <20170629100050.vn4hdtupn6hckcyh@dhcp-3-128.uk.xensource.com> <00594FBD-48C6-4D61-8135-DBD2D1A0EA29@lerctr.org> <20170629154520.u55qh47uqloxntcs@dhcp-3-128.uk.xensource.com>
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On 6/29/17, 11:06 AM, "Roger Pau Monn=C3=A9" <roger.pau@citrix.com> wrote:
On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 09:42:32AM -0500, Larry Rosenman wrote:
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> On 6/29/17, 5:01 AM, "Roger Pau Monn=C3=A9" <roger.pau@citrix.com> wrote:
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> Hello,
> =20
> Sorry for the delay, I don't read freebsd-virt as often as I shou=
ld.
> There's also freebsd-xen@ for FreeBSD/Xen specific issues (althou=
gh
> posting here is fine).
> =20
> On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 11:44:27PM -0500, Larry Rosenman wrote:
> > Any ideas?
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> When was the last time that you updated world (or more specifical=
ly
> /boot/)?
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> Could you please attempt the following and try again:
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> cd sys/boot/ && make && make install
> =20
> I've just tested the port with the current loader code and seems =
to
> work fine.
> =20
> There was a brief period of time when HEAD couldn't boot a Xen ke=
rnel,
> IIRC it's ~3month ago or so. That was fixed, but you might just h=
appen
> to have a loader from that time.
> =20
> Roger.
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> I buildworld/buildkernel on a regular basis:
> Edit /etc/motd to change this login announcement.
> borg.lerctr.org /home/ler $ ls -l /boot/*loader*
> -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 376832 Jun 25 16:48 /boot/loader
> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 7483 Jun 25 16:48 /boot/loader.4th
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 1157 Jun 25 08:26 /boot/loader.conf
> -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 445952 Jun 25 16:48 /boot/loader.efi
> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 15084 Jun 25 16:48 /boot/loader.help
> -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 376832 Jun 21 10:29 /boot/loader.old
> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 423 Jun 25 16:48 /boot/loader.rc
> -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 442368 Jun 25 16:48 /boot/zfsloader
> -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 442368 Jun 21 10:29 /boot/zfsloader.old
> borg.lerctr.org /home/ler $
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> Note: I have *NOT* updated the efi partition stuff. =20
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> This is root-on-ZFS if it matters, and it *IS* EFI.
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Oh, right. Sadly booting from EFI is not yet supported. Upstream Xen
only gained support for that quite recently, I need to look into
implementing the multiboot2 protocol in the FreeBSD loader.
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Sorry for that. You will have to switch to BIOS booting if you want to
play with Xen.
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Roger.
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Ok, I=E2=80=99ll wait for the EFI support =E2=80=93 If you need a guinea pig, I=E2=80=99m all=
ears/eyes/fingers (=20
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