Hardy does not boot with XEN kernel

[Vegard Svanberg]

Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.24-19-xen

Installed ubuntu-xen-server. After reboot:

Begin: Running /scripts/init-bottom
Done.
run-init: /sbin/init: Accessing a corrupted shared library
[ 21.324826] Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!

Tried acpi=off, no go (but a different error message):

[ 20.913441] init[1]: segfault at 00000004 eip b7eff8b9 esp bf8b3d44 error 4
[lots of similar lines repeated]

It boots up just fine with the stock kernel (linux-image-2.6.24-19-server).

# lspci -v
00:00.0 Host bridge: Broadcom GCNB-LE Host Bridge (rev 32)
 Flags: fast devsel

00:00.1 Host bridge: Broadcom GCNB-LE Host Bridge
 Flags: fast devsel

00:03.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5702X Gigabit Ethernet (rev 02)
 Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 80a9
 Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 16
 Memory at f9000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
 [virtual] Expansion ROM at febf0000 [disabled] [size=64K]
 Capabilities: [40] PCI-X non-bridge device
 Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
 Capabilities: [50] Vital Product Data
 Capabilities: [58] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/3 Enable-

00:07.0 RAID bus controller: Adaptec (formerly DPT) SmartRAID V Controller (rev 01)
 Subsystem: Adaptec (formerly DPT) Unknown device c033
 Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 17
 BIST result: 00
 Memory at f8800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
 Memory at fd000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=16M]
 Memory at fa000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
 Expansion ROM at 50000000 [disabled] [size=32K]
 Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

00:09.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL (rev 27) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
 Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL
 Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10
 Memory at f7000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
 I/O ports at d800 [size=256]
 Memory at f6800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
 Expansion ROM at f9fc0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
 Capabilities: [5c] Power Management version 2

00:0e.0 IDE interface: Broadcom CSB6 IDE Controller (rev a0) (prog-if 87 [Master SecO PriP PriO])
 Subsystem: Broadcom Unknown device 0213
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
 I/O ports at d400 [size=8]
 I/O ports at d000 [size=4]
 I/O ports at b800 [size=8]
 I/O ports at b400 [size=4]
 I/O ports at b000 [size=16]

00:0f.0 ISA bridge: Broadcom CSB6 South Bridge (rev a0)
 Subsystem: Broadcom Unknown device 0201
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32

00:0f.1 IDE interface: Broadcom CSB6 RAID/IDE Controller (rev a0) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
 Subsystem: Broadcom Unknown device 0212
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64
 I/O ports at 01f0 [size=8]
 I/O ports at 03f4 [size=1]
 I/O ports at 0170 [size=8]
 I/O ports at 0374 [size=1]
 I/O ports at 9400 [size=16]

00:0f.2 USB Controller: Broadcom CSB6 OHCI USB Controller (rev 05) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
 Subsystem: Broadcom Unknown device 0220
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
 Memory at f6000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

00:0f.3 Host bridge: Broadcom GCLE-2 Host Bridge
 Subsystem: Broadcom Unknown device 0230
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

There is an Adaptec I2O card (root fs on two scsi drives in RAID 1 (hardware)) in this machine -- not sure if that's relevant.

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

The Ubuntu Kernel Team is planning to move to the 2.6.27 kernel for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. As a result, the kernel team would appreciate it if you could please test this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. There are one of two ways you should be able to test:

1) If you are comfortable installing packages on your own, the linux-image-2.6.27-* package is currently available for you to install and test.

--or--

2) The upcoming Alpha5 for Intrepid Ibex 8.10 will contain this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. Alpha5 is set to be released Thursday Sept 4. Please watch http://www.ubuntu.com/testing for Alpha5 to be announced. You should then be able to test via a LiveCD.

Please let us know immediately if this newer 2.6.27 kernel resolves the bug reported here or if the issue remains. More importantly, please open a new bug report for each new bug/regression introduced by the 2.6.27 kernel and tag the bug report with 'linux-2.6.27'. Also, please specifically note if the issue does or does not appear in the 2.6.26 kernel. Thanks again, we really appreicate your help and feedback.

[Neil Munro (neilmunro-deactivatedaccount)]

The Intrepid Ibex 8.10 Beta release was most recently announced - http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/intrepid/beta . It contains the 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. It would be great if you could test and verify if this is still an issue. The status is being set to Incomplete until we receive further feedback. Thanks.

[Javier Jardón (jjardon)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!