Bug 537027 - Timedrift on VM with pv_clock enabled, causing system hangs and sporadic time behaviour [rhel-5.4.z]
Summary: Timedrift on VM with pv_clock enabled, causing system hangs and sporadic time...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel
Version: 5.4
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
urgent
medium
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Jiri Pirko
QA Contact: Red Hat Kernel QE team
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Depends On: 531268 570824
Blocks: 540896
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Reported: 2009-11-12 09:11 UTC by RHEL Program Management
Modified: 2015-05-05 01:18 UTC (History)
13 users (show)

Fixed In Version: kernel-2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2010-01-19 23:37:19 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2010:0046 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Important: kernel security and bug fix update 2010-01-19 23:36:43 UTC

Description RHEL Program Management 2009-11-12 09:11:01 UTC
This bug has been copied from bug #531268 and has been proposed
to be backported to 5.4 z-stream (EUS).

Comment 7 Jiri Pirko 2010-01-06 21:49:15 UTC
in kernel-2.6.18-164.11.1.el5

Comment 9 Miya Chen 2010-01-14 11:12:49 UTC
tested this with guest kernel 2.6.18-164.2.1.el5, it can be reproduced 

host kernel: 2.6.18-164.10.1.el5
kvm version: kvm-83-105.el5_4.19
guest kernel: 2.6.18-164.2.1.el5
host cpu info:
processor : 3
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 16
model : 2
model name : AMD Phenom(tm) 9600B Quad-Core Processor
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow constant_tsc nonstop_tsc pni cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy altmovcr8 abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw

1. start 2 guest:
#/usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -drive file=RHEL-Server-5.4-64-virtio.qcow2,if=virtio,boot=on -no-hpet -rtc-td-hack -usbdevice tablet -startdate now -smp 2 -m 2G -net nic,model=virtio,macaddr=20:20:20:11:23:16,vlan=0 -net tap,vlan=0,script=/etc/qemu-ifup -cpu qemu64,+sse2 -name 64 -monitor stdio -vnc :6 -no-kvm-pit-reinjection
#/usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -drive file=RHEL-Server-5.4-32-virtio.qcow2,if=ide -no-hpet -rtc-td-hack -usbdevice tablet -startdate now -smp 4 -m 8G -net nic,model=e1000,macaddr=20:20:20:11:23:12,vlan=0 -net tap,vlan=0,script=/etc/qemu-ifup -cpu qemu64,+sse2 -name 32 -monitor stdio -vnc :8 -no-kvm-pit-reinjection
2. run the following cmd in 64bitrhel5.4 guest:

   1. while true; do sleep 1; date; done

Thu Jan 14 05:15:15 EST 2010
Thu Jan 14 05:15:16 EST 2010
Thu Jan 14 05:15:17 EST 2010
Thu Jan 14 05:15:18 EST 2010
Thu Jan 14 05:15:19 EST 2010
Thu Jan 14 05:15:20 EST 2010
Thu Jan 14 05:15:21 EST 2010
Thu Jan 14 05:15:22 EST 2010
Thu Jan 14 05:15:23 EST 2010
Thu Jan 14 05:15:24 EST 2010
Thu Jan 14 05:15:10 EST 2010
Thu Jan 14 05:15:26 EST 2010
Thu Jan 14 05:15:43 EST 2010
Thu Jan 14 05:15:59 EST 2010
Thu Jan 14 05:16:16 EST 2010
Thu Jan 14 05:16:48 EST 2010
Thu Jan 14 05:16:49 EST 2010
Thu Jan 14 05:16:50 EST 2010
Thu Jan 14 05:16:51 EST 2010

Observed that time jump back and cannot see every second in stdout

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2010-01-19 23:37:19 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-2010-0046.html


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