Bug 1507025 – [ESXi][RHEL7.5]x86/vmware: Skip timer_irq_works() check on VMware

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Bug 1507025 - [ESXi][RHEL7.5]x86/vmware: Skip timer_irq_works() check on VMware

Summary:	[ESXi][RHEL7.5]x86/vmware: Skip timer_irq_works() check on VMware

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

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Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	kernel (Show other bugs)
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Version:	7.5
Hardware:	x86_64 Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
Target Milestone:	rc
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Assigned To:	Vitaly Kuznetsov
QA Contact:	Virtualization Bugs
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Reported:	2017-10-27 08:37 EDT by Daniele
Modified:	2018-04-10 18:43 EDT (History)
CC List:	11 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	kernel-3.10.0-782.el7
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Last Closed:	2018-04-10 18:41:36 EDT
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2018:1062	None	None	None	2018-04-10 18:43 EDT

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Description Daniele 2017-10-27 08:37:47 EDT

TAM Customer Motorola is asking to port some upstream patches to the RHEL Kernel to increase compatibility with VMWare and avoid problems in the future.

This one specifically is a port request for:
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/854dd54245f7f1b1175b1bada613929396a571be

Comment 9 Rafael Aquini 2017-11-13 20:48:49 EST

Patch(es) committed on kernel repository and an interim kernel build is undergoing testing

Comment 11 Rafael Aquini 2017-11-14 13:53:28 EST

Patch(es) available on kernel-3.10.0-782.el7

Comment 13 boyang 2017-11-24 01:17:19 EST

WW47.5 Update:

Have verified the issue in ESXi5.1 / ESXi5.5 / ESXi6.0 /ESXi6.5 wit BIOS and EFI, can't reproduce it.

ENV:
Host: All ESXis
Guest: RHEL-7.5 with kernel-3.10.0-797.el7
FW: BIOS and EFI

Steps to Verify:
1. Boot the VM without fixes before install the kernel-3.10.0-797.el7
2. Check the dmesg for "..trying to set up timer (IRQ0) through the 8259A ..."
3. Update to kernel-3.10.0-797.el7, and reboot to this kernel
4. Check the dmesg again

Result:
1. After step 2, all machines, currently can't find "..trying to set up timer (IRQ0) through the 8259A ..."
2. After step 4, all machines, "...Host bus clock speed read from hypervisor..." could be found

Comment 14 errata-xmlrpc 2018-04-10 18:41:36 EDT

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062

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