Bug 464445 - xm trigger <domain> init causes kernel panic.
Summary: xm trigger <domain> init causes kernel panic.
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel-xen
Version: 5.2
Hardware: ia64
OS: Linux
urgent
urgent
Target Milestone: beta
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Assignee: Tetsu Yamamoto
QA Contact: Martin Jenner
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks: 467105
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2008-09-29 05:30 UTC by Wade Mealing
Modified: 2018-10-20 03:03 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2009-01-20 19:41:41 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:

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proposed patch (2.48 KB, patch)
2008-10-13 20:03 UTC, Tetsu Yamamoto 		no flags Details | Diff
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2009:0225 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Important: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 kernel security and bug fix update 2009-01-20 16:06:24 UTC

Description Wade Mealing 2008-09-29 05:30:35 UTC 
New Note 15

Description of problem:

The Red Hat Enterprise LInux 5.2 Hypervisor has a problem with PAL_INIT handling.

When attempting to run the command xm trigger <domain> init.  The kernel panics with the following message:

(XEN) $$$$$ PANIC in domain 5 (k6=0xf000000007ae0000): domain tries to
execute foreign domain page which might be mapped by grant table.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

kernel-xen-2.6.18-92.1.13.el5

How reproducible:

Every time.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Attempt to dump a win2k core
2. run command.
  
Actual results:

Kernel panic

Expected results:

System to dump core


Additional info:

Patch to be attached.
Comment 3 Wade Mealing 2008-09-29 06:42:42 UTC 
This only seems to happen on the ia64 platform.
Comment 8 Martin Jenner 2008-10-13 16:20:00 UTC 
QE ack provided - I will be looking for help from Fujitsu to help confirm this when we have a candidate 5.2.z kernel.
Comment 9 Tetsu Yamamoto 2008-10-13 20:03:48 UTC 
Created attachment 320223 [details]
proposed patch
Comment 11 Don Zickus 2008-10-20 15:13:28 UTC 
in kernel-2.6.18-120.el5
You can download this test kernel from http://people.redhat.com/dzickus/el5
Comment 18 errata-xmlrpc 2009-01-20 19:41:41 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0225.html
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