Bug 208708 - xen host kernel makes host serial ports unusable
Summary: xen host kernel makes host serial ports unusable
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 204825
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kernel-xen
Version: 6
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Markus Armbruster
QA Contact: Brian Brock
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2006-09-30 15:48 UTC by Frank Ch. Eigler
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:11 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2007-03-28 13:54:38 UTC
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Description Frank Ch. Eigler 2006-09-30 15:48:34 UTC 
Description of problem:
A fc6xen host kernel hides the host ttyS0/ttyS1 ports from the 8250*
drivers.  This makes any devices connected there, like UPSs or whatnot,
unreachable to the host OS.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
2.6.17-1.2630.fc6

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. examine dmesg log
2. note how 8250 driver is not loaded, even for ttyS1 ...
3. try to load 8250 driver, note it fails
Comment 1 Frank Ch. Eigler 2006-10-05 20:16:09 UTC 
This may be a duplicate of bug #180126.
I'll test some of the dom0 hacks suggested there ("xencons=off", "sync_console")
and report back.
Comment 2 Frank Ch. Eigler 2006-10-06 02:06:03 UTC 
Booting the dom0 kernel with xencons=tty, then manually loading the 8250 driver
works: it restores access to the host serial ports.  Should this be documented
or automated?
Comment 4 Markus Armbruster 2007-03-28 13:54:38 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 204825 ***
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