[Libguestfs] supermin: failed to find a suitable kernel

[Klaas Schulze-Dieckhoff]

Hi all

I am trying to run the dockerized version of linaro lava. Unfortunately it is not possible to start libguetsfs inside one of the containers.
My settings are: Ubuntu Server 18.04.3, Docker version 18.09.7 running a Debian:stretch based contianer

Running libguestfs-test-tool gives me the following output:


root at e91c89e0874d:/# libguestfs-test-tool
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libguestfs: trace: set_verbose true
libguestfs: trace: set_verbose = 0
libguestfs: trace: set_backend "direct"
libguestfs: trace: set_backend = 0
libguestfs: trace: set_verbose true
libguestfs: trace: set_verbose = 0
LIBGUESTFS_BACKEND=direct
LIBGUESTFS_TRACE=1
LIBGUESTFS_DEBUG=1
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
SELinux: sh: 1: getenforce: not found
libguestfs: trace: add_drive_scratch 104857600
libguestfs: trace: get_tmpdir
libguestfs: trace: get_tmpdir = "/tmp"
libguestfs: trace: disk_create "/tmp/libguestfspqGts5/scratch.1" "raw" 104857600
libguestfs: trace: disk_create = 0
libguestfs: trace: add_drive "/tmp/libguestfspqGts5/scratch.1" "format:raw" "cachemode:unsafe"
libguestfs: trace: add_drive = 0
libguestfs: trace: add_drive_scratch = 0
libguestfs: trace: get_append
libguestfs: trace: get_append = "NULL"
guestfs_get_append: (null)
libguestfs: trace: get_autosync
libguestfs: trace: get_autosync = 1
guestfs_get_autosync: 1
libguestfs: trace: get_backend
libguestfs: trace: get_backend = "direct"
guestfs_get_backend: direct
libguestfs: trace: get_backend_settings
libguestfs: trace: get_backend_settings = []
guestfs_get_backend_settings: []
libguestfs: trace: get_cachedir
libguestfs: trace: get_cachedir = "/var/tmp"
guestfs_get_cachedir: /var/tmp
libguestfs: trace: get_direct
libguestfs: trace: get_direct = 0
guestfs_get_direct: 0
libguestfs: trace: get_hv
libguestfs: trace: get_hv = "/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64"
guestfs_get_hv: /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64
libguestfs: trace: get_memsize
libguestfs: trace: get_memsize = 500
guestfs_get_memsize: 500
libguestfs: trace: get_network
libguestfs: trace: get_network = 0
guestfs_get_network: 0
libguestfs: trace: get_path
libguestfs: trace: get_path = "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/guestfs"
guestfs_get_path: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/guestfs
libguestfs: trace: get_pgroup
libguestfs: trace: get_pgroup = 0
guestfs_get_pgroup: 0
libguestfs: trace: get_program
libguestfs: trace: get_program = "libguestfs-test-tool"
guestfs_get_program: libguestfs-test-tool
libguestfs: trace: get_recovery_proc
libguestfs: trace: get_recovery_proc = 1
guestfs_get_recovery_proc: 1
libguestfs: trace: get_smp
libguestfs: trace: get_smp = 1
guestfs_get_smp: 1
libguestfs: trace: get_sockdir
libguestfs: trace: get_sockdir = "/tmp"
guestfs_get_sockdir: /tmp
libguestfs: trace: get_tmpdir
libguestfs: trace: get_tmpdir = "/tmp"
guestfs_get_tmpdir: /tmp
libguestfs: trace: get_trace
libguestfs: trace: get_trace = 1
guestfs_get_trace: 1
libguestfs: trace: get_verbose
libguestfs: trace: get_verbose = 1
guestfs_get_verbose: 1
host_cpu: x86_64
Launching appliance, timeout set to 600 seconds.
libguestfs: trace: launch
libguestfs: trace: version
libguestfs: trace: version = <struct guestfs_version = major: 1, minor: 34, release: 6, extra: , >
libguestfs: trace: get_backend
libguestfs: trace: get_backend = "direct"
libguestfs: launch: program=libguestfs-test-tool
libguestfs: launch: version=1.34.6
libguestfs: launch: backend registered: unix
libguestfs: launch: backend registered: uml
libguestfs: launch: backend registered: libvirt
libguestfs: launch: backend registered: direct
libguestfs: launch: backend=direct
libguestfs: launch: tmpdir=/tmp/libguestfspqGts5
libguestfs: launch: umask=0022
libguestfs: launch: euid=0
libguestfs: trace: get_backend_setting "force_tcg"
libguestfs: trace: get_backend_setting = NULL (error)
libguestfs: trace: get_cachedir
libguestfs: trace: get_cachedir = "/var/tmp"
libguestfs: begin building supermin appliance
libguestfs: run supermin
libguestfs: command: run: /usr/bin/supermin
libguestfs: command: run: \ --build
libguestfs: command: run: \ --verbose
libguestfs: command: run: \ --if-newer
libguestfs: command: run: \ --lock /var/tmp/.guestfs-0/lock
libguestfs: command: run: \ --copy-kernel
libguestfs: command: run: \ -f ext2
libguestfs: command: run: \ --host-cpu x86_64
libguestfs: command: run: \ /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/guestfs/supermin.d
libguestfs: command: run: \ -o /var/tmp/.guestfs-0/appliance.d
supermin: version: 5.1.17
supermin: package handler: debian/dpkg
supermin: acquiring lock on /var/tmp/.guestfs-0/lock
supermin: build: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/guestfs/supermin.d
supermin: reading the supermin appliance
supermin: build: visiting /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/guestfs/supermin.d/base.tar.gz type gzip base image (tar)
supermin: build: visiting /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/guestfs/supermin.d/daemon.tar.gz type gzip base image (tar)
supermin: build: visiting /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/guestfs/supermin.d/excludefiles type uncompressed excludefiles
supermin: build: visiting /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/guestfs/supermin.d/hostfiles type uncompressed hostfiles
supermin: build: visiting /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/guestfs/supermin.d/init.tar.gz type gzip base image (tar)
supermin: build: visiting /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/guestfs/supermin.d/packages type uncompressed packages
supermin: build: visiting /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/guestfs/supermin.d/udev-rules.tar.gz type gzip base image (tar)
supermin: mapping package names to installed packages
supermin: resolving full list of package dependencies
supermin: build: 188 packages, including dependencies
supermin: build: 10647 files
supermin: build: 6483 files, after matching excludefiles
supermin: build: 6486 files, after adding hostfiles
supermin: build: 6486 files, after removing unreadable files
supermin: build: 6489 files, after munging
supermin: failed to find a suitable kernel (host_cpu=x86_64).

I looked for kernels in /boot and modules in /lib/modules.

If this is a Xen guest, and you only have Xen domU kernels
installed, try installing a fullvirt kernel (only for
supermin use, you shouldn't boot the Xen guest with it).
libguestfs: error: /usr/bin/supermin exited with error status 1, see debug messages above
libguestfs: trace: launch = -1 (error)
libguestfs: trace: close
libguestfs: closing guestfs handle 0x5627c93af260 (state 0)
libguestfs: command: run: rm
libguestfs: command: run: \ -rf /tmp/libguestfspqGts5

Can anybody point me the right direction to fix this?

Thanks a lot
Klaas
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