Bug with <bootloader /> (Re: [libvirt] Reusing dumpxml output)

[Daniel P. Berrange]

On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 10:48:20AM +0200, Stefan de Konink wrote:
> Output from dumpxml:
> 
> <domain type='xen' id='-1'>
>   <name>unittest_200808081319_00010</name>
>   <uuid>380ac319-6b7c-a471-305c-e467c1672c73</uuid>
>   <bootloader/>
>   <os>
>     <type>linux</type>
>     <kernel>/usr/lib/xen/boot/linux-2.6.20-xen-r6</kernel>
>     <cmdline> root=/dev/xvda ro</cmdline>
>   </os>
>   <memory>131072</memory>
>   <vcpu>1</vcpu>
>   <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
>   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
>   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
>   <devices>
>     <disk type='file' device='disk'>
>       <driver name='tap' type='aio'/>
>       <source file='/mnt/images/unittest_200808081319_1'/>
>       <target dev='xvda' bus='xen'/>
>     </disk>
>     <interface type='bridge'>
>       <source bridge='xenbr0'/>
>       <target dev='vif-1.0'/>
>       <mac address='00:16:3E:00:00:1E'/>
>       <ip address='85.17.131.40'/>
>       <script path='vif-bridge'/>
>     </interface>
>     <console type='pty'>
>       <target port='0'/>
>     </console>
>   </devices>
> </domain>

Can you provide the corresponding output of 

  'xm list --long unittest_200808081319_00010'

The handling of bootloaders has changed in XenD sooooo many times
I wouldn't be surprised if we have a bug in this area with certain
Xen versions.

> *bootloader was never specified*
> 
> Now if I create that file again look at the changes:
> 
> <domain type='xen' id='-1'>
>   <name>unittest_200808081319_00010</name>
>   <uuid>380ac319-6b7c-a471-305c-e467c1672c73</uuid>
>   <bootloader/>
>   <os>
>     <type>linux</type>
>   </os>
>   <memory>131072</memory>
>   <vcpu>1</vcpu>
>   <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
>   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
>   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
>   <devices>
>     <disk type='file' device='disk'>
>       <driver name='tap' type='aio'/>
>       <source file='/mnt/images/unittest_200808081319_00010_1'/>
>       <target dev='xvda' bus='xen'/>
>     </disk>
>     <interface type='bridge'>
>       <source bridge='xenbr0'/>
>       <target dev='vif-1.0'/>
>       <mac address='00:16:3E:00:00:1E'/>
>       <ip address='85.17.131.40'/>
>       <script path='vif-bridge'/>
>     </interface>
>     <console type='pty'>
>       <target port='0'/>
>     </console>
>   </devices>
> </domain>
>
> Looks interesting he :)

This is clearly broken - can you provide the 'xm list --long' output
at this time too, so we can see where the kernel/initrd went. 

Also the '/var/log/xen/xend.log' file wil show us what config was 
passed to Xen at VM creation time.

> Now the only way to get the <os /> childnodes back is to remove the
> bootloader node. I think we can see this as a bug :)

Absoutely - please file a BZ with all this xm list info & the XML files
at

  http://bugzilla.redhat.com

Under the 'Virtualization Tools' product, and 'libvirt' componet.

Then we can see about fixing it & adding another test case to ensure
it doesn't break again

Daniel
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