Description of problem: Vnc show Guest has not initialized the display (yet) after ramfb VM migration Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): qemu-kvm-5.0.0-2.module+el8.3.0+7379+0505d6ca.x86_64 4.18.0-226.el8.x86_64(vm & host) Kernel line I used: # cat /proc/cmdline BOOT_IMAGE=(hd0,msdos1)/vmlinuz-4.18.0-226.el8.x86_64 root=/dev/mapper/rhel_bootp--73--227--37-root ro crashkernel=auto resume=/dev/mapper/rhel_bootp--73--227--37-swap rd.lvm.lv=rhel_bootp-73-227-37/root rd.lvm.lv=rhel_bootp-73-227-37/swap console=ttyS0,115200 vga=0x344 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1.Boot rhel8.3 vm with ramfb device: /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm \ -name guest=rhel83_2,debug-threads=on \ -S \ -object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,file=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain-1-rhel83_2/master-key.aes \ -machine pc-q35-rhel8.3.0,accel=kvm,usb=off,dump-guest-core=off \ -cpu Haswell-noTSX-IBRS,vme=on,ss=on,vmx=on,f16c=on,rdrand=on,hypervisor=on,arat=on,tsc-adjust=on,umip=on,md-clear=on,stibp=on,arch-capabilities=on,ssbd=on,xsaveopt=on,pdpe1gb=on,abm=on,ibpb=on,amd-stibp=on,amd-ssbd=on,skip-l1dfl-vmentry=on,pschange-mc-no=on \ -m 8192 \ -overcommit mem-lock=off \ -smp 8,sockets=1,dies=1,cores=8,threads=1 \ -uuid 59e303e9-eded-4ee5-83fd-4d23c98ffe92 \ -no-user-config \ -nodefaults \ -chardev socket,id=charmonitor,fd=36,server,nowait \ -mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control \ -rtc base=utc,driftfix=slew \ -global kvm-pit.lost_tick_policy=delay \ -no-hpet \ -no-shutdown \ -global ICH9-LPC.disable_s3=1 \ -global ICH9-LPC.disable_s4=1 \ -boot strict=on \ -device pcie-root-port,port=0x10,chassis=1,id=pci.1,bus=pcie.0,multifunction=on,addr=0x2 \ -device pcie-root-port,port=0x11,chassis=2,id=pci.2,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x2.0x1 \ -device pcie-root-port,port=0x12,chassis=3,id=pci.3,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x2.0x2 \ -device pcie-root-port,port=0x13,chassis=4,id=pci.4,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x2.0x3 \ -device pcie-root-port,port=0x14,chassis=5,id=pci.5,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x2.0x4 \ -device pcie-root-port,port=0x15,chassis=6,id=pci.6,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x2.0x5 \ -device pcie-root-port,port=0x16,chassis=7,id=pci.7,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x2.0x6 \ -device qemu-xhci,p2=15,p3=15,id=usb,bus=pci.2,addr=0x0 \ -device virtio-scsi-pci,id=scsi0,bus=pci.3,addr=0x0 \ -device virtio-serial-pci,id=virtio-serial0,bus=pci.4,addr=0x0 \ -blockdev '{"driver":"file","filename":"/home/nfs/rhel83_2.qcow2","node-name":"libvirt-1-storage","cache":{"direct":true,"no-flush":false},"auto-read-only":true,"discard":"unmap"}' \ -blockdev '{"node-name":"libvirt-1-format","read-only":false,"cache":{"direct":true,"no-flush":false},"driver":"raw","file":"libvirt-1-storage"}' \ -device scsi-hd,bus=scsi0.0,channel=0,scsi-id=0,lun=0,device_id=drive-scsi0-0-0-0,drive=libvirt-1-format,id=scsi0-0-0-0,bootindex=1,write-cache=on \ -netdev tap,fd=37,id=hostnet0,vhost=on,vhostfd=31 \ -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=52:56:00:00:00:07,bus=pci.1,addr=0x0 \ -chardev file,id=charserial0,path=/mnt/tests/distribution/virt/install/guests/rhel83_2/logs/rhel83_2_console.log \ -device isa-serial,chardev=charserial0,id=serial0 \ -chardev pty,id=charserial1 \ -device isa-serial,chardev=charserial1,id=serial1 \ -chardev socket,id=charchannel0,fd=38,server,nowait \ -device virtserialport,bus=virtio-serial0.0,nr=1,chardev=charchannel0,id=channel0,name=org.qemu.guest_agent.0 \ -device usb-tablet,id=input0,bus=usb.0,port=1 \ -vnc 0.0.0.0:0 \ -device ramfb,id=video0 \ -incoming defer \ -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.5,addr=0x0 \ -object rng-random,id=objrng0,filename=/dev/urandom \ -device virtio-rng-pci,rng=objrng0,id=rng0,bus=pci.6,addr=0x0 \ -sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,resourcecontrol=deny \ -msg timestamp=on 2.Migrate this vm to another host 3.Check the vnc output after migration done Actual results: VNC show Guest has not initialized the display (yet) Expected results: VNC can display vnc console Additional info: VNC can display vnc console after rebooting the VM
Still able to reproduce this issue against qemu-kvm-5.1.0-4.module+el8.3.0+7846+ae9b566f.x86_64
Still able to reproduce this issue against qemu-kvm-5.2.0-4.module+el8.4.0+9676+589043b9.x86_64
Bulk update: Move RHEL-AV bugs to RHEL9. If necessary to resolve in RHEL8, then clone to the current RHEL8 release.
After evaluating this issue, there are no plans to address it further or fix it in an upcoming release. Therefore, it is being closed. If plans change such that this issue will be fixed in an upcoming release, then the bug can be reopened.