[Pkg-xen-devel] Bug#701744: Bug#701744: [xen] Update to hypervisor 4.0.1-5.6 or linux-image-2.6.32-5-xen-amd64 2.6.32-48 causes networking (VIF) failures

[Ian Campbell]

On Thu, 2013-02-28 at 07:47 +0100, Ingo Jürgensmann wrote:
> Am 26.02.2013 um 19:19 schrieb Ian Campbell <ijc at hellion.org.uk>:
> 
> > So, was the hypervisor upgrade also accompanied by a kernel update, in
> > either the dom0 or guest domains? If so what versions were involved and
> > where?
> 
> 
> Additionally to the last mail: 
> After running two days stable with the downgraded packages, I've now
> upgraded the hypervisor package to
> xen-hypervisor-4.0-amd64_4.0.1-5.6_amd64.deb again and rebooted. 
> If the machine runs stable with that, I'd say the kernel package is
> broken. And if the issues popping up again now, it's the hypervisor.

I am 99% positive it will turn out to be the kernel, but please do let
us know.

> All domUs are still running the updated kernel packages (pre
> DSA-2632-1), the dom0 the downgraded kernel package.  

When you reach a conclusion (assuming it is the one I expect!) please
can you confirm the fixed+broken kernel package versions so I can
reassign as appropriate.

Unfortunately I'm about to go travelling for a week but I have asked one
of my colleagues to try and take a look at this.

Ian.
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Ian Campbell


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