Bug 202672

Summary:	xenguest-install.py traceback in libvirt.py
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Brian Brock <bbrock>
Component:	xen	Assignee:	Xen Maintainance List <xen-maint>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Version:	rawhide	CC:	bstein, katzj
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Description Brian Brock 2006-08-15 19:58:41 UTC

xenguest-install.py fails, with a traceback

run as:  
xenguest-install.py -n guest -f /xen/domains/guest.img -s 10 -r 300 -p -l
nfs:<server>:<path>/released/FC-5/GOLD/i386/os

2.6.17-1.2566.fc6xen
xen-3.0.2-23
yum updated to rawhide-20060815

output from xenguest-install.py:
Starting install...
libvir: Xen Daemon error : POST operation failed: No such domain guest
Failed to get devices for domain guest
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/xenguest-install.py", line 476, in ?
    main()
  File "/usr/sbin/xenguest-install.py", line 467, in main
    start_paravirt_install(name, ram, disk, mac, uuid, bridge, src, options.extra)
  File "/usr/sbin/xenguest-install.py", line 344, in start_paravirt_install
    dom = conn.createLinux(cfgxml, 0)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 233, in createLinux
    if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virDomainCreateLinux() failed')
libvirt.libvirtError: virDomainCreateLinux() failed

xm dmesg tail after attempted install:
(XEN) Scrubbing Free RAM: ...........done.
(XEN) Xen trace buffers: disabled
(XEN) Xen is relinquishing VGA console.
(XEN) *** Serial input -> DOM0 (type 'CTRL-a' three times to switch input to Xen).
(XEN) (file=io_apic.c, line=2061) 
(XEN) ioapic_guest_write: apic=0, pin=4, old_irq=4, new_irq=4
(XEN) ioapic_guest_write: old_entry=000009f1, new_entry=000109f1
(XEN) ioapic_guest_write: Attempt to modify IO-APIC pin for in-use IRQ!
(XEN) (file=irq.c, line=464) Cannot bind IRQ 4 to guest. In use by 'ns16550'.
(XEN) (file=irq.c, line=464) Cannot bind IRQ 2 to guest. In use by 'cascade'.
(XEN) (file=irq.c, line=464) Cannot bind IRQ 4 to guest. In use by 'ns16550'.
(XEN) (file=irq.c, line=464) Cannot bind IRQ 2 to guest. In use by 'cascade'.
(XEN) (file=dom0_ops.c, line=396) Domain 0 says that IO-APIC REGSEL is good

doesn't quite look like a dup of similar bugs

Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2006-08-16 12:51:32 UTC

FC5 i386 PV isn't compatible with current i386 due to the PAE switch.  You'll
see a (slightly) better error in /var/log/xend-debug.log