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...l PV domUs using file images as storage (tap:aio backend). This libvirt/blktap2 file images failure with Xen 4.4 rpms is a regression from Xen 4.2 rpms, where blktap2 works OK with libvirt/virt-install/virt-manager. The problem is most probably the fact that we had custom patches included in the xen4c6 libvirt rpms that we shipped with the Xen 4.2 rpms. We had to add two patches, one patch to fix the blktap2 backend type in libvirt, and one patch to fix the blktap2 backend type in virt-install or virt-manager, i'm not totally sure which one it was. Those patches should be included in the ear...

...ges as storage (tap:aio backend). > > > This libvirt/blktap2 file images failure with Xen 4.4 rpms is a regression from Xen 4.2 rpms, where blktap2 works OK with libvirt/virt-install/virt-manager. > > The problem is most probably the fact that we had custom patches included in the xen4c6 libvirt rpms that we shipped with the Xen 4.2 rpms. > We had to add two patches, one patch to fix the blktap2 backend type in libvirt, and one patch to fix the blktap2 backend type in virt-install or virt-manager, i'm not totally sure which one it was. Those patches should be included in th...

...g which needs to be sorted out. [14:12] <jonludlam> given we're providing a new kernel, it might make sense to have the in-tree patches in the kernel <jonludlam> gwd, totally agree <pasik> i think the current linux 3.10 kernel in xen4c6 is based on some citrix patches <pasik> for blktap2.5 [14:13] <gwd> That would make sense -- I haven't had time to actually get to look at the kernel package and see what's in it. <pasik> i remember some discussions/emails with David Vrabel about those patch...

At long last, I've got some beta CentOS 6 4.4.1 packages up on the CBS. Major updates include: * Update to Xen 4.4.1. Also includes all XSAs through 114 * Update to latest blktap 2.5 * Updated libvirt packages (1.2.10), which work well with libxl To use, add the following to a file in /etc/yum.repos.d: [virt-testing] name=CentOS-$releasever - virt-testing