On Wed, 2008-09-10 at 12:57 +0200, Ferenc Wagner wrote: > Ian Campbell <ijc@hellion.org.uk> writes: > > > On Wed, 2008-09-10 at 11:01 +0200, Ferenc Wagner wrote: > >> [ 0.080644] EIP is at xen_write_cr4+0x2/0x6 > > > > Unfortunately the 3.0.3 hypervisor is stricter in what it will allow CR4 > > to be set to than necessary and won't allow some of the fields which > > newer kernels use. I think we are unlikely to fix this in the kernel in > > Debian. You could ask upstream but I'm not sure they would want/be able > > to change this behaviour. > > Hi Ian, > > thanks for the quick and very informative response! Is it enough if I > upgrade to 3.2.0-3~bpo4+2 or should I go for 3.2.1-2 in Lenny? I don't recall when the relaxation of cr4 changes happened. Newer is normally better ( ;-) ) but 3.2.0 is probably worth a go if you have an aversion to 3.2.1. > Interesting, though, that a CR flag changed going from rc8 to final... it was probably side effect of an otherwise innocent looking change... -- Ian Campbell BOFH excuse #87: Password is too complex to decrypt
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