Description of problem: When try to create new certification for ia64-xen-RHEL-5.1-HTS-5.1.1 system, and try to attach the .rpm file for the hts testing, its giving the following error: Error : redhat.com | Certified Hardware System Error There has been a system error: Error creating scratch installation: . Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): RHEL5.1-Server hts-5.1.1 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Showing Error Expected result It should proceed with certifications: Additional info: .rpm file is attached for reproducing the bug.
Created attachment 210291 [details] ia64-xen-EL5.1-hts-5.1.1-result
Changing product to test suite. It seems the package is for a para-virt guest which isn't technically supported but the failures from the catalog are because the package appears corrupted.
*** Bug 313531 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 313541 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
The bug is that HTS should detect when it is running on a PV guest, and notify the user that HTS is not intended to run on a PV guest. Changing summary accordingly.
Is there a more concrete way to verify that you're in a paravirt env. than just an error from dmidecode on a -xen kernel. I would think there are other possibilities for that condition to be true.
(In reply to comment #9) > Is there a more concrete way to verify that you're in a paravirt env. than just > an error from dmidecode on a -xen kernel. I would think there are other > possibilities for that condition to be true. for what I know, checking the BIOS is an effective way. I don't have any other better idea to do this. -YK
got another way from the virtualist， in "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/sos/plugins/xen.py": ====================================== if os.access("/proc/acpi/dsdt", os.R_OK): (status, output) = commands.getstatusoutput("/usr/bin/strings /proc/acpi/dsdt | grep -q int-xen") if status == 0: return "hvm" if os.access("/proc/xen/capabilities", os.R_OK): (status, output) = commands.getstatusoutput("grep -q control_d /proc/xen/capabilities") if status == 0: return "dom0" else: return "domU" ====================================== should I change to use this method and write a new patch ? -YK
What is the output from "grep -q control_d /proc/xen/capabilities" for each of dom0, domU-PV, domU-FV ?
dom0: =================================== [root@dhcp-65-2 ~]# /usr/bin/strings /proc/acpi/dsdt | grep -q int-xen [root@dhcp-65-2 ~]# grep -q control_d /proc/xen/capabilities [root@dhcp-65-2 ~]# python Python 2.4.3 (#1, Jan 14 2008, 18:32:40) [GCC 4.1.2 20070626 (Red Hat 4.1.2-14)] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import commands >>> (status, output) = commands.getstatusoutput("/usr/bin/strings /proc/acpi/dsdt | grep -q int-xen") >>> status 256 >>> (status, output) = commands.getstatusoutput("grep -q control_d /proc/xen/capabilities") >>> status 0 >>> [root@dhcp-65-2 ~]# =================================== domU-PV: =================================== [root@dhcp-65-126 ~]# /usr/bin/strings /proc/acpi/dsdt | grep -q int-xen /usr/bin/strings: '/proc/acpi/dsdt': No such file [root@dhcp-65-126 ~]# grep -q control_d /proc/xen/capabilities [root@dhcp-65-126 ~]# python Python 2.4.3 (#1, Jan 14 2008, 18:32:40) [GCC 4.1.2 20070626 (Red Hat 4.1.2-14)] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import commands >>> (status, output) = commands.getstatusoutput("grep -q control_d /proc/xen/capabilities") >>> status 256 >>> [root@dhcp-65-126 ~]# =================================== domU-FV: =================================== [root@dhcp-65-117 ~]# /usr/bin/strings /proc/acpi/dsdt | grep -q int-xen [root@dhcp-65-117 ~]# grep -q control_d /proc/xen/capabilities [root@dhcp-65-117 ~]# python Python 2.4.3 (#1, Jan 14 2008, 18:32:40) [GCC 4.1.2 20070626 (Red Hat 4.1.2-14)] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import commands >>> (status, output) = commands.getstatusoutput("/usr/bin/strings /proc/acpi/dsdt | grep -q int-xen") >>> status 256 >>> (status, output) = commands.getstatusoutput("grep -q control_d /proc/xen/capabilities") >>> status 0 >>> [root@dhcp-65-117 ~]# =================================== this approach also have to rely on a return value of a command to distinguish the domU-PV.