Re: NetBSD 7.0 amd64 boot failure on KVM

[dieter roelants <dieter.NetBSD%pandora.be@localhost>]

On Thu, 31 Dec 2015 14:55:38 -0700 (MST)
Swift Griggs <swiftgriggs%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:

> 
> I tried to fire up a 64bit version of netbsd on KVM (using the latest 
> Proxmox build 4.1-1). The KVM version is QEMU emulator version 2.4.1 
> pve-qemu-kvm_2.4-17. I'm also using the Linux kernel module for kvm 
> (kvm_intel).
> 
> Here's what happens when the system boots (last 5 lines that matter from 
> the kernel ring buffer):
> 
> [...]
> vmt0 at cpu0: Unknown
> vmware: open failed, eax=564d5868, ecx=0000001e, edx=00005658
> vmt0: failed to open backdoor RPC channel (TCLO protocol)
> esiop_intr: I shouldn't be there !
> 
> 
> I know how you feel, Mr. Kernel. I shouldn't be there either :-P

:)

Isn't is vmt that isn't supposed to be there, as its man page says it's
for VMware Tools? (Or does kvm have some sort of emulation for it?) What
happens if you disable it through userconf(4)?

kind regards
dieter


> I'm guessing I need to set a real CPUID or something rather than letting 
> it be generic. On the surface, that's what seems to be aggravating the 
> kernel.
> 
> Anyone else seen this?
> 
> Thanks,
>    Swift