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+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #2165285 +++
Description of problem:
virt-what cannot detect kvm for aarch64 on Alibaba Cloud.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
virt-what-1.25-2.el9.aarch64
How reproducible:
100%
Steps:
1. Create a g6r.large instance with rhel9.0 arm image on Alibaba Cloud
2. Upgrade the latest virt-what package and run virt-what
[root@iZ2ze46i66z31ag56sdo5qZ ~]# rpm -q virt-what
virt-what-1.25-2.el9.aarch64
[root@iZ2ze46i66z31ag56sdo5qZ ~]# virt-what
alibaba_cloud
3.
[root@iZ2ze46i66z31ag56sdo5qZ ~]# dmidecode
# dmidecode 3.3
Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 3.0.0 present.
Table at 0x2348C0000.
Handle 0x0100, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
Manufacturer: Alibaba Cloud
Product Name: Alibaba Cloud ECS
Version: virt-rhel7.6.0
Serial Number: 8c43355a-242e-42c2-bdf7-9fae99316221
UUID: 8c43355a-242e-42c2-bdf7-9fae99316221
Wake-up Type: Power Switch
SKU Number: Not Specified
Family: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Handle 0x0300, DMI type 3, 21 bytes
Chassis Information
Manufacturer: Alibaba Cloud
Type: Other
Lock: Not Present
Version: virt-rhel7.6.0
Serial Number: Not Specified
Asset Tag: Not Specified
Boot-up State: Safe
Power Supply State: Safe
Thermal State: Safe
Security Status: Unknown
OEM Information: 0x00000000
Height: Unspecified
Number Of Power Cords: Unspecified
Contained Elements: 0
Handle 0x0400, DMI type 4, 42 bytes
Processor Information
Socket Designation: CPU 0
Type: Central Processor
Family: Other
Manufacturer: Alibaba Cloud
ID: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Version: virt-rhel7.6.0
Voltage: Unknown
External Clock: Unknown
Max Speed: 2000 MHz
Current Speed: 2000 MHz
Status: Populated, Enabled
Upgrade: Other
L1 Cache Handle: Not Provided
L2 Cache Handle: Not Provided
L3 Cache Handle: Not Provided
Serial Number: Not Specified
Asset Tag: Not Specified
Part Number: Not Specified
Core Count: 2
Core Enabled: 2
Thread Count: 1
Characteristics: None
Handle 0x1000, DMI type 16, 23 bytes
Physical Memory Array
Location: Other
Use: System Memory
Error Correction Type: Multi-bit ECC
Maximum Capacity: 8 GB
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Number Of Devices: 1
Handle 0x1100, DMI type 17, 40 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x1000
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Total Width: Unknown
Data Width: Unknown
Size: 8 GB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: DIMM 0
Bank Locator: Not Specified
Type: RAM
Type Detail: Other
Speed: Unknown
Manufacturer: Alibaba Cloud
Serial Number: Not Specified
Asset Tag: Not Specified
Part Number: Not Specified
Rank: Unknown
Configured Memory Speed: Unknown
Minimum Voltage: Unknown
Maximum Voltage: Unknown
Configured Voltage: Unknown
Handle 0x2000, DMI type 32, 11 bytes
System Boot Information
Status: No errors detected
Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 26 bytes
BIOS Information
Vendor: EFI Development Kit II / OVMF
Version: 0.0.0
Release Date: 02/06/2015
Address: 0xE8000
Runtime Size: 96 kB
ROM Size: 64 kB
Characteristics:
BIOS characteristics not supported
Targeted content distribution is supported
UEFI is supported
System is a virtual machine
BIOS Revision: 0.0
Handle 0xFEFF, DMI type 127, 4 bytes
End Of Table
Actual results:
As above
Expected results:
[root@iZ2ze46i66z31ag56sdo5qZ ~]# virt-what
alibaba_cloud
kvm
Additional info:
After applying the below changes, virt-what works as expected. It's similar to the previous upstream commit(39001e7c458d798225814c04e920583fa7e2a41c) for the AWS arm instance.
diff --git a/virt-what.in b/virt-what.in
index 1a1101d..01e9aca 100644
--- a/virt-what.in
+++ b/virt-what.in
@@ -354,6 +354,11 @@ if ! "$skip_qemu_kvm"; then
# This is for AWS Graviton (Arm) systems which don't have CPUID.
echo kvm
skip_lkvm=true
+ elif echo "$dmi" | grep -q 'Manufacturer: Alibaba Cloud' &&
+ echo "$dmi" | grep -q 'System is a virtual machine'; then
+ # This is for Alibaba Arm systems which don't have CPUID.
+ echo kvm
+ skip_lkvm=true
elif echo "$dmi" | grep -q 'Manufacturer: QEMU'; then
# The test for KVM above failed, so now we know we're
# not using KVM acceleration.
--- Additional comment from Richard W.M. Jones on 2023-01-30 10:34:41 UTC ---
Upstream fix (same as proposed, but includes tests):
http://git.annexia.org/?p=virt-what.git;a=commitdiff;h=805604762468b754ea60e5dc176fa26f68d211b8
Comment 3Richard W.M. Jones
2023-01-30 11:04:33 UTC
Tested with the package:
virt-what-1.25-3.el8.aarch64
Steps:
1. Inside aarch64 instance on Alibaba Cloud
[root@iZ2ze59uf95hvldl5t3esnZ ~]# virt-what
alibaba_cloud
kvm
[root@iZ2ze59uf95hvldl5t3esnZ ~]# rpm -q virt-what
virt-what-1.25-3.el8.aarch64
The output of virt-what is as expected.
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 (virt-what bug fix and enhancement update), 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/RHBA-2023:3033