This error occurs when I try to format the disk during the XP install as well as when I attempt to boot into XP. When I disable virtualization with -no-kvm everything works fine, albeit slow. Linux kernels tried: gentoo-2.6.31-r10 gentoo-2.6.32.r7 kvm-mod versions tried: 2.6.32.7 2.6.33.3 GIT repo (as of 5/1/2010) qemu-kvm version: 0.12.3 processor info (quad core): model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 750 @ 2.67GHz stepping : 5 cpu MHz : 1197.000 cache size : 8192 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 4 core id : 0 cpu cores : 4 apicid : 0 initial apicid : 0 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 11 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall rdtscp lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt lahf_lm ida tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid bogomips : 5330.56 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: Command example: $ kvm -hda windows-xp.img -boot c kvm: unhandled exit 17946000 kvm_run returned -22 >From DMESG: [ 124.473587] vmwrite error: reg 4016 value 80000062 (err -2147483550) [ 124.473592] Pid: 4940, comm: qemu-system-x86 Tainted: P 2.6.32-gentoo-r7 #1 [ 124.473595] Call Trace: [ 124.473621] [<ffffffffa0020a82>] ? apic_update_ppr+0x1c/0x4f [kvm] [ 124.473627] [<ffffffffa0baf981>] vmwrite_error+0x27/0x29 [kvm_intel] [ 124.473632] [<ffffffffa0baf99c>] vmcs_writel+0x19/0x1b [kvm_intel] [ 124.473638] [<ffffffffa0bb03b8>] vmx_inject_irq+0x119/0x122 [kvm_intel] [ 124.473656] [<ffffffffa0010e46>] kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run+0x663/0xb04 [kvm] [ 124.473671] [<ffffffffa00020b8>] kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0xe5/0x4f0 [kvm] [ 124.473677] [<ffffffff8103a27b>] ? set_next_entity+0x43/0x96 [ 124.473682] [<ffffffff810f0b70>] vfs_ioctl+0x2a/0x78 [ 124.473686] [<ffffffff810f10a5>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x46c/0x4ad [ 124.473690] [<ffffffff810f113b>] sys_ioctl+0x55/0x77 [ 124.473694] [<ffffffff810e51c8>] ? sys_read+0x60/0x70 [ 124.473698] [<ffffffff8100bb2b>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b [ 124.473702] vmwrite error: reg 401c value 0 (err 0) [ 124.473705] Pid: 4940, comm: qemu-system-x86 Tainted: P 2.6.32-gentoo-r7 #1 [ 124.473708] Call Trace: [ 124.473726] [<ffffffffa0020a82>] ? apic_update_ppr+0x1c/0x4f [kvm] [ 124.473732] [<ffffffffa0baf981>] vmwrite_error+0x27/0x29 [kvm_intel] [ 124.473737] [<ffffffffa0baf99c>] vmcs_writel+0x19/0x1b [kvm_intel] [ 124.473742] [<ffffffffa0baf9bb>] update_cr8_intercept+0x1d/0x1f [kvm_intel] [ 124.473759] [<ffffffffa000cefa>] update_cr8_intercept+0x60/0x65 [kvm] [ 124.473777] [<ffffffffa0010e99>] kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run+0x6b6/0xb04 [kvm] [ 124.473791] [<ffffffffa00020b8>] kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0xe5/0x4f0 [kvm] [ 124.473796] [<ffffffff8103a27b>] ? set_next_entity+0x43/0x96 [ 124.473800] [<ffffffff810f0b70>] vfs_ioctl+0x2a/0x78 [ 124.473803] [<ffffffff810f10a5>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x46c/0x4ad [ 124.473807] [<ffffffff810f113b>] sys_ioctl+0x55/0x77 [ 124.473811] [<ffffffff810e51c8>] ? sys_read+0x60/0x70 [ 124.473815] [<ffffffff8100bb2b>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b [ 124.473819] vmwrite error: reg 681e value 806f69ba (err -2140182086) [ 124.473822] Pid: 4940, comm: qemu-system-x86 Tainted: P 2.6.32-gentoo-r7 #1 [ 124.473824] Call Trace: [ 124.473829] [<ffffffffa0baf981>] vmwrite_error+0x27/0x29 [kvm_intel] [ 124.473834] [<ffffffffa0baf99c>] vmcs_writel+0x19/0x1b [kvm_intel] [ 124.473840] [<ffffffffa0bb1386>] vmx_vcpu_run+0x9f/0x4dd [kvm_intel] [ 124.473844] [<ffffffff8100f203>] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x4c/0x58 [ 124.473863] [<ffffffffa0020a82>] ? apic_update_ppr+0x1c/0x4f [kvm] [ 124.473867] [<ffffffff8100f21f>] ? show_trace+0x10/0x12 [ 124.473872] [<ffffffff81566295>] ? dump_stack+0x72/0x7b [ 124.473891] [<ffffffffa0020a82>] ? apic_update_ppr+0x1c/0x4f [kvm] [ 124.473896] [<ffffffffa0baf981>] ? vmwrite_error+0x27/0x29 [kvm_intel] [ 124.473901] [<ffffffffa0baf99c>] ? vmcs_writel+0x19/0x1b [kvm_intel] [ 124.473919] [<ffffffffa0010f53>] kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run+0x770/0xb04 [kvm] [ 124.473933] [<ffffffffa00020b8>] kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0xe5/0x4f0 [kvm] [ 124.473938] [<ffffffff8103a27b>] ? set_next_entity+0x43/0x96 [ 124.473941] [<ffffffff810f0b70>] vfs_ioctl+0x2a/0x78 [ 124.473945] [<ffffffff810f10a5>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x46c/0x4ad [ 124.473949] [<ffffffff810f113b>] sys_ioctl+0x55/0x77 [ 124.473953] [<ffffffff810e51c8>] ? sys_read+0x60/0x70 [ 124.473957] [<ffffffff8100bb2b>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b [ 124.473960] vmwrite error: reg 6c00 value 8005003b (err -2147155909) [ 124.473963] Pid: 4940, comm: qemu-system-x86 Tainted: P 2.6.32-gentoo-r7 #1 [ 124.473965] Call Trace: [ 124.473971] [<ffffffffa0baf981>] vmwrite_error+0x27/0x29 [kvm_intel] [ 124.473976] [<ffffffffa0baf99c>] vmcs_writel+0x19/0x1b [kvm_intel] [ 124.473981] [<ffffffffa0bb13aa>] vmx_vcpu_run+0xc3/0x4dd [kvm_intel] [ 124.473985] [<ffffffff8100f203>] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x4c/0x58 [ 124.474004] [<ffffffffa0020a82>] ? apic_update_ppr+0x1c/0x4f [kvm] [ 124.474008] [<ffffffff8100f21f>] ? show_trace+0x10/0x12 [ 124.474012] [<ffffffff81566295>] ? dump_stack+0x72/0x7b [ 124.474030] [<ffffffffa0020a82>] ? apic_update_ppr+0x1c/0x4f [kvm] [ 124.474036] [<ffffffffa0baf981>] ? vmwrite_error+0x27/0x29 [kvm_intel] [ 124.474041] [<ffffffffa0baf99c>] ? vmcs_writel+0x19/0x1b [kvm_intel] [ 124.474059] [<ffffffffa0010f53>] kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run+0x770/0xb04 [kvm] [ 124.474073] [<ffffffffa00020b8>] kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0xe5/0x4f0 [kvm] [ 124.474077] [<ffffffff8103a27b>] ? set_next_entity+0x43/0x96 [ 124.474081] [<ffffffff810f0b70>] vfs_ioctl+0x2a/0x78 [ 124.474085] [<ffffffff810f10a5>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x46c/0x4ad [ 124.474088] [<ffffffff810f113b>] sys_ioctl+0x55/0x77 [ 124.474092] [<ffffffff810e51c8>] ? sys_read+0x60/0x70 [ 124.474096] [<ffffffff8100bb2b>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
