+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #209315 +++ Description of problem: kernel-xen-2.6.18-1.2726 cannot reboot: it results in an infinite series of kernel oopses if you try. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-xen-2.6.18-1.2726 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. boot 2. reboot Actual results: Watch the console fill with hypervisor oopses Expected results: reboots. -- Additional comment from sct on 2006-10-04 11:54 EST -- Created an attachment (id=137749) Sample console output showing a couple of iterations of the panic. -- Additional comment from sct on 2006-10-04 11:57 EST -- Should be fixed in xen-unstable cset 11691 -- Additional comment from sct on 2006-10-04 12:06 EST -- Fix confirmed.
This was a recent regression in the rawhide Xen HV just before RHEL-5's version; the fix is from upstream xen-unstable and is needed to allow Xen boxes to reboot. kernel/devel: PatchSet 4041 Date: 2006/10/04 18:45:00 Author: sct Branch: HEAD Tag: (none) Log: Fix for oops on reboot of xen dom0 (bug 209315) Members: kernel-2.6.spec:1.2737->1.2738 xen-dom0-reboot.patch:INITIAL->1.1
in kernel-2.6.18-1.2718.el5
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