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diff --git a/Documentation/ia64/kvm.txt b/Documentation/ia64/kvm.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ffb5c80b --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ia64/kvm.txt @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +Currently, kvm module is in EXPERIMENTAL stage on IA64. This means that +interfaces are not stable enough to use. So, please don't run critical +applications in virtual machine. +We will try our best to improve it in future versions! + + Guide: How to boot up guests on kvm/ia64 + +This guide is to describe how to enable kvm support for IA-64 systems. + +1. Get the kvm source from git.kernel.org. + Userspace source: + git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm-userspace.git + Kernel Source: + git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/xiantao/kvm-ia64.git + +2. Compile the source code. + 2.1 Compile userspace code: + (1)cd ./kvm-userspace + (2)./configure + (3)cd kernel + (4)make sync LINUX= $kernel_dir (kernel_dir is the directory of kernel source.) + (5)cd .. + (6)make qemu + (7)cd qemu; make install + + 2.2 Compile kernel source code: + (1) cd ./$kernel_dir + (2) Make menuconfig + (3) Enter into virtualization option, and choose kvm. + (4) make + (5) Once (4) done, make modules_install + (6) Make initrd, and use new kernel to reboot up host machine. + (7) Once (6) done, cd $kernel_dir/arch/ia64/kvm + (8) insmod kvm.ko; insmod kvm-intel.ko + +Note: For step 2, please make sure that host page size == TARGET_PAGE_SIZE of qemu, otherwise, may fail. + +3. Get Guest Firmware named as Flash.fd, and put it under right place: + (1) If you have the guest firmware (binary) released by Intel Corp for Xen, use it directly. + + (2) If you have no firmware at hand, Please download its source from + hg clone http://xenbits.xensource.com/ext/efi-vfirmware.hg + you can get the firmware's binary in the directory of efi-vfirmware.hg/binaries. + + (3) Rename the firmware you owned to Flash.fd, and copy it to /usr/local/share/qemu + +4. Boot up Linux or Windows guests: + 4.1 Create or install a image for guest boot. If you have xen experience, it should be easy. + + 4.2 Boot up guests use the following command. + /usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ia64 -smp xx -m 512 -hda $your_image + (xx is the number of virtual processors for the guest, now the maximum value is 4) + +5. Known possible issue on some platforms with old Firmware. + +In the event of strange host crash issues, try to solve it through either of the following ways: + +(1): Upgrade your Firmware to the latest one. + +(2): Applying the below patch to kernel source. +diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S +index 0b53344..f02b0f7 100644 +--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S ++++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/pal.S +@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ GLOBAL_ENTRY(ia64_pal_call_static) + mov ar.pfs = loc1 + mov rp = loc0 + ;; +- srlz.d // serialize restoration of psr.l ++ srlz.i // serialize restoration of psr.l ++ ;; + br.ret.sptk.many b0 + END(ia64_pal_call_static) + +6. Bug report: + If you found any issues when use kvm/ia64, Please post the bug info to kvm-ia64-devel mailing list. + https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-ia64-devel/ + +Thanks for your interest! Let's work together, and make kvm/ia64 stronger and stronger! + + + Xiantao Zhang <xiantao.zhang@intel.com> + 2008.3.10 |