Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 461823
anaconda installs the xen kernel based on busted logic
Last modified: 2015-01-07 19:16:28 EST
Description of problem: I don't know how far this goes back, but apparently in support of PV drivers, the latest kernels (even non-xen) present a /proc/xen interface. There's logic in anaconda which sees this and takes the existence of that interface as proof of running on a guest. Net result is the -xen kernel gets installed when it shouldn't. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 11.1.2.120-2 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Run an install 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info: text.py: if os.path.exists("/proc/xen"): # this keys us that we're a xen guest yuminstall.py: if not foundkernel and os.path.exists("/proc/xen"): Looks like the check in iutil.py was updated already.
Jay, this change is pretty new I think: * 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5 (from 0905.nightly tree) does not have /proc/xen * 2.6.18-108.el5 (from 0910.nightly tree) does have /proc/xen Regards, Brock
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This is due to /proc/xen being present in bare metal due to XenPV drivers. It is being fixed via 461532. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 461532 ***