2008-10-16 05:01:34 +00:00
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Currently, kvm module is in EXPERIMENTAL stage on IA64. This means that
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interfaces are not stable enough to use. So, please don't run critical
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applications in virtual machine.
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We will try our best to improve it in future versions!
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2008-04-01 07:08:29 +00:00
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Guide: How to boot up guests on kvm/ia64
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This guide is to describe how to enable kvm support for IA-64 systems.
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1. Get the kvm source from git.kernel.org.
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Userspace source:
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git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm-userspace.git
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Kernel Source:
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git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/xiantao/kvm-ia64.git
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2. Compile the source code.
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2.1 Compile userspace code:
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(1)cd ./kvm-userspace
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(2)./configure
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(3)cd kernel
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(4)make sync LINUX= $kernel_dir (kernel_dir is the directory of kernel source.)
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(5)cd ..
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(6)make qemu
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(7)cd qemu; make install
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2.2 Compile kernel source code:
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(1) cd ./$kernel_dir
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(2) Make menuconfig
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(3) Enter into virtualization option, and choose kvm.
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(4) make
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(5) Once (4) done, make modules_install
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(6) Make initrd, and use new kernel to reboot up host machine.
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(7) Once (6) done, cd $kernel_dir/arch/ia64/kvm
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(8) insmod kvm.ko; insmod kvm-intel.ko
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Note: For step 2, please make sure that host page size == TARGET_PAGE_SIZE of qemu, otherwise, may fail.
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3. Get Guest Firmware named as Flash.fd, and put it under right place:
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(1) If you have the guest firmware (binary) released by Intel Corp for Xen, use it directly.
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(2) If you have no firmware at hand, Please download its source from
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hg clone http://xenbits.xensource.com/ext/efi-vfirmware.hg
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you can get the firmware's binary in the directory of efi-vfirmware.hg/binaries.
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(3) Rename the firware you owned to Flash.fd, and copy it to /usr/local/share/qemu
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4. Boot up Linux or Windows guests:
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4.1 Create or install a image for guest boot. If you have xen experience, it should be easy.
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4.2 Boot up guests use the following command.
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/usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ia64 -smp xx -m 512 -hda $your_image
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(xx is the number of virtual processors for the guest, now the maximum value is 4)
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2008-07-26 02:45:33 +00:00
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5. Known possible issue on some platforms with old Firmware.
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2008-04-01 07:08:29 +00:00
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2008-07-26 02:45:33 +00:00
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In the event of strange host crash issues, try to solve it through either of the following ways:
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2008-04-01 07:08:29 +00:00
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(1): Upgrade your Firmware to the latest one.
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(2): Applying the below patch to kernel source.
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diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S
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index 0b53344..f02b0f7 100644
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--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S
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+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S
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@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ GLOBAL_ENTRY(ia64_pal_call_static)
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mov ar.pfs = loc1
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mov rp = loc0
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;;
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2008-07-26 02:45:33 +00:00
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- srlz.d // serialize restoration of psr.l
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+ srlz.i // serialize restoration of psr.l
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2008-04-01 07:08:29 +00:00
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+ ;;
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br.ret.sptk.many b0
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END(ia64_pal_call_static)
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6. Bug report:
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If you found any issues when use kvm/ia64, Please post the bug info to kvm-ia64-devel mailing list.
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https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-ia64-devel/
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Thanks for your interest! Let's work together, and make kvm/ia64 stronger and stronger!
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Xiantao Zhang <xiantao.zhang@intel.com>
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2008.3.10
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