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build/install of xen-4.17~rc2 in Bullseye (deb11) success
Hi Users,

Did a source build of latest xen-4.17~rc2 (using full tarball) with a
formal debian delta.

Dom0 was booted with the kernel-5.19.x from here:
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/linux-signed-amd64/linux-image-5.19.0-2-amd64_5.19.11-1_amd64.deb

the kernel-5.18*bpo* didn't work with my IvyBridge setup.

The meson info and the install trace are attached.

cheers,
PryMar56
Re: build/install of xen-4.17~rc2 in Bullseye (deb11) success [ In reply to ]
On 10/25/22, Pry Mar <pryorm09@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Users,
>
> Did a source build of latest xen-4.17~rc2 (using full tarball) with a
> formal debian delta.
>
> Dom0 was booted with the kernel-5.19.x from here:
> http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/linux-signed-amd64/linux-image-5.19.0-2-amd64_5.19.11-1_amd64.deb
>
> the kernel-5.18*bpo* didn't work with my IvyBridge setup.
>
> The meson info and the install trace are attached.
>
> cheers,
> PryMar56
>
Re: build/install of xen-4.17~rc2 in Bullseye (deb11) success [ In reply to ]
On 25/10/2022 20:35, Pry Mar wrote:
> Hi Users,

Hi Pry Mar,

>
> Did a source build of latest xen-4.17~rc2 (using full tarball) with a
> formal debian delta.
>
> Dom0 was booted with the kernel-5.19.x from here:
> http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/linux-signed-amd64/linux-image-5.19.0-2-amd64_5.19.11-1_amd64.deb
>
> the kernel-5.18*bpo* didn't work with my IvyBridge setup.

Thanks for the report. I am CCing the x86 maintainers and the release
manager for visibility.

Cheers,

>
> The meson info and the install trace are attached.
>
> cheers,
> PryMar56

--
Julien Grall
Re: build/install of xen-4.17~rc2 in Bullseye (deb11) success [ In reply to ]
On 10/25/2022 3:35 PM, Pry Mar wrote:
> Hi Users,
>
> Did a source build of latest xen-4.17~rc2 (using full tarball) with a
> formal debian delta.
>
> Dom0 was booted with the kernel-5.19.x from here:
> http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/linux-signed-amd64/linux-image-5.19.0-2-amd64_5.19.11-1_amd64.deb
>
> the kernel-5.18*bpo* didn't work with my IvyBridge setup.

I also had success testing Pry Mar's packages 4.17-rc2 on my Haswell (4th gen) and it
works fine with the up-to-date stock Debian stable LTS 5.10.x kernel for Dom0:

Linux bullseye 5.10.0-19-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.10.149-2 (2022-10-21) x86_64 GNU/Linux

I didn't test 5.18*bpo* or 5.19 kernels as Dom0 on Debian 11 bullseye and Xen 4.17-rc2 packages.

Guests (both Debian 11 and Fedora 36 as HVM) also boot normally with Xen 4.17-rc2
and Debian 11 as Dom0 on my Haswell setup.

xl dmesg from Dom0 is attached.

Cheers,

Chuck
Re: build/install of xen-4.17~rc2 in Bullseye (deb11) success [ In reply to ]
On 10/25/2022 3:35 PM, Pry Mar wrote:
> Hi Users,
>
> Did a source build of latest xen-4.17~rc2 (using full tarball) with a
> formal debian delta.
>
> Dom0 was booted with the kernel-5.19.x from here:
> http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/linux-signed-amd64/linux-image-5.19.0-2-amd64_5.19.11-1_amd64.deb
>
> the kernel-5.18*bpo* didn't work with my IvyBridge setup.

Linux kernel-5.17.x and 5.18.x and early 5.19.x was affected by a regression that caused
Dom0 to hang. My Haswell was affected by that regression no matter what version of Xen,
so 5.18 kernels not working might not have anything to do with Xen 4.17-rc2 but might
be caused by a regression in the Linux kernel that affected some Intel systems.

The regression that caused the hang on Dom0 in Linux 5.17.x and 5.18.x on some Intel
systems was first reported here:

https://lore.kernel.org/regressions/YnHK1Z3o99eMXsVK@mail-itl/

and it was resolved here (in the mainline kernel):

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?h=master&id=72cbc8f04fe2

and the fix arrived in the Linux stable tree at version kernel version 5.19.6 I think.

Cheers,

Chuck
Re: build/install of xen-4.17~rc2 in Bullseye (deb11) success [ In reply to ]
On 10/25/22, Pry Mar <pryorm09@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/25/22, Pry Mar <pryorm09@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Users,
>>
>> Did a source build of latest xen-4.17~rc2 (using full tarball) with a
>> formal debian delta.
>>
>> Dom0 was booted with the kernel-5.19.x from here:
>> http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/linux-signed-amd64/linux-image-5.19.0-2-amd64_5.19.11-1_amd64.deb
>>
>> the kernel-5.18*bpo* didn't work with my IvyBridge setup.
>>
>> The meson info and the install trace are attached.
>>
>> cheers,
>> PryMar56
>>
>
Latest build of xen-4.17~rc3 as of Sat Nov 19.2022.

cheers,
PryMar56