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Bug 617085 - core dumped when add netdev to VM with vhost on
Summary: core dumped when add netdev to VM with vhost on
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: qemu-kvm
Version: 6.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
high
Target Milestone: rc
: ---
Assignee: Jes Sorensen
QA Contact: Virtualization Bugs
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2010-07-22 07:18 UTC by Shirley Zhou
Modified: 2015-03-05 00:51 UTC (History)
9 users (show)

Fixed In Version: qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.104.el6
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2010-11-10 21:26:47 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:

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coredump-analyze (12.17 KB, text/plain)
2010-07-22 07:19 UTC, Shirley Zhou 		no flags Details
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Description Shirley Zhou 2010-07-22 07:18:12 UTC 
Description of problem:
core dumped when add netdev with vhost on for window guest

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
virtio-win-1.1.8-0
kernel-2.6.32-44.1.el6.x86_64
qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.96.el6.x86_64

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Run windows guest with cli:
/usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -m 2G -smp 2 -cpu qemu64,+x2apic -usbdevice tablet -drive file=/home/win08R2.raw,if=none,id=drive-virtio0,boot=on,werror=stop,rerror=stop,cache=none,format=raw -device virtio-blk-pci,drive=drive-virtio0,id=virtio-blk-pci0 -netdev tap,id=hostnet0,script=/etc/qemu-ifup,vhost=on,ifname=virtio_nic_1 -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hostnet0,mac=02:00:78:3F:20:1f,bus=pci.0 -netdev tap,id=hostnet1,script=/etc/qemu-ifup,ifname=e1000_1_1 -device e1000,netdev=hostnet1,mac=01:00:78:3F:20:1f,bus=pci.0,id=e1000-1 -uuid 1234127c-8765-4e67-95da-8dd0a8891cc4 -name winxp -qmp tcp:0:4445,server,nowait -boot c -monitor stdio -spice port=5930,disable-ticketing -vga qxl
2.Install virtio network driver from http://download.lab.bos.redhat.com/devel/RHEV/virtio-win/1.1.8-0/
3.do netdev hot add 
from qmp :
{ "execute": "netdev_add", "arguments":{"type":"tap","id":"hostnet2","script":"/etc/qemu-ifup","vhost":"on","ifname":"virtio_nic_plug"}}
or from monitor:
 netdev_add tap,id=hostnet3,script=/etc/qemu-ifup,vhost=on,ifname=virtio_nic_3

Actual results:
Core dumped and qemu aborted after step3,please see attached core dump analyze file.

Expected results:
netdev should be added.

Additional info:

This issue does not exist when not using vhost.
{ "execute": "netdev_add", "arguments":{"type":"tap","id":"hostnet2","script":"/etc/qemu-ifup","ifname":"virtio_nic_plug"}}
Comment 1 Shirley Zhou 2010-07-22 07:19:43 UTC 
Created attachment 433613 [details]
coredump-analyze
Comment 3 RHEL Program Management 2010-07-22 07:37:54 UTC 
This issue has been proposed when we are only considering blocker
issues in the current Red Hat Enterprise Linux release.

** If you would still like this issue considered for the current
release, ask your support representative to file as a blocker on
your behalf. Otherwise ask that it be considered for the next
Red Hat Enterprise Linux release. **
Comment 4 Amos Kong 2010-07-22 10:31:39 UTC 
I can reproduce this bug when adding netdev to linux guests.

qemu) netdev_add tap,id=hostnet1,script=/etc/qemu-ifup-switch,vhost=on,ifname=virtio_nic_1
qemu-kvm: /builddir/build/BUILD/qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2/hw/vhost.c:122: vhost_dev_unassign_memory: Assertion `to >= 0' failed


Change subject to 'core dumped when add netdev to VM with vhost on'
Comment 5 Dor Laor 2010-07-22 20:57:38 UTC 
What happens when vhost-off?
Comment 6 Jes Sorensen 2010-07-22 21:22:01 UTC 
Not sure if this is related, but in the backtrace it has
vhost_client_set_memory() calling vhost_dev_unassign_memory(). However
the code does this:

    vhost_dev_unassign_memory(dev, start_addr, size);
    if (flags == IO_MEM_RAM) {
        /* Add given mapping, merging adjacent regions if any */
        vhost_dev_assign_memory(dev, start_addr, size,
                                (uintptr_t)qemu_get_ram_ptr(phys_offset));
    } else {
        /* Remove old mapping for this memory, if any. */
        vhost_dev_unassign_memory(dev, start_addr, size);
    }

Ie. if flags != IO_MEM_RAM, we end up calling vhost_dev_unassign_memory()
twice with the exact same arguments..... Could it be the first call
to vhost_dev_unassign_memory() shouldn't be there?

Jes
Comment 7 Shirley Zhou 2010-07-23 01:50:21 UTC 
(In reply to comment #5)
> What happens when vhost-off?    
When use vhost=off or without vhost parameter, netdev can be added successfully.
Comment 8 Jes Sorensen 2010-07-23 13:15:52 UTC 
I can reproduce this, but I don't see it with upstream qemu or qemu-kvm.
Comment 9 Jes Sorensen 2010-07-23 13:56:05 UTC 
Ok, spoke too fast, it happens with upstream qemu-kvm too, there is just a
delay from entering the command until it crashes.
Comment 13 Shirley Zhou 2010-07-28 10:15:11 UTC 
Verify this bug on RHEL6 and win7 guest with qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.104.el6, this bug does not exist when add netdev with vhost on.

Change status to verified.
Comment 14 releng-rhel@redhat.com 2010-11-10 21:26:47 UTC 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 is now available and should resolve
the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed
with a resolution of CURRENTRELEASE. You may reopen this bug report if the
solution does not work for you.
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