Re: OpenSolaris 64-bit possible regression

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On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Avi Kivity <avi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 01/03/2010 08:46 PM, Mark Bidewell wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 1:16 AM, Avi Kivity<avi@xxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On 12/31/2009 06:46 PM, Mark Bidewell wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have been testing OpenSolaris using the latest qemu-kvm and the KVM
>>>> modules shipped with the latest F-12 kernel.  When I attempt to load
>>>> OpenSolaris 2009.06 live CD in 64-bit mode I get several complaints
>>>> about illegal instruction followed by an infinite loop of attempts to
>>>> enter maintenance mode.  This configuration worked under KVM-88 in
>>>> F-11.  If I specify --no-kvm it works and if I force 32-bit kernel it
>>>> works.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions on how to further debug?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> What exactly are the complaints?
>>>
>>
>> Thanks for the reply, I am not sure how to get the exact messages
>> since they are early in the boot.  Any suggestions?
>>
>
> Use qemu -serial and configure the guest to log to the serial port.
>
>> Some additional background:
>>
>> -I originally installed on KVM-88 which worked in 64-bit mode (F11).
>> -After upgrading to F12 I encountered the above problem on the
>> installed image using latest qemu-kvm and fedora kernel KVM modules.
>> -After booting the live CD in 32-bit mode and installing.  The
>> installed image now  works in 64-bit mode
>
> So the problem is in the install kernel?
>
>
> --
> I have a truly marvellous patch that fixes the bug which this
> signature is too narrow to contain.
>
>
I can't seem to reproduce the issue...


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