Re: regression - 2.6.36 -> 2.6.37 - kvm - 32bit SMP guests don'tboot

[Zachary Amsden]

On 02/27/2011 12:20 PM, Nikola Ciprich wrote:
> > I was not aware of the thread.  Please cc me directly, or add a keyword
> > I track - timekeeping, TSC..
> >      
> Hello Zachary, thanks for Your time looking at this!
>    
> > That change alone may not bisect well; without further fixes on top of
> > it, you may end up with a hang or stall, which is likely to manifest in
> > a vendor-specific way.
> >      
> I'm not sure I really understand You here, but this change is exactly to
> what I got while bisecting. With later revisions, including this one,
> 32bit SMP guests don't boot, before it, they do..
>    

Does the bug you are hitting manifest on both Intel and AMD platforms?

Further, do the systems you are hitting this on have stable or unstable 
TSCs?

Thanks,

Zach
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