Update request: kvmtool 2023-07-12 → New snapshot version

[peigongdsd]

• Package name: kvmtool
• Latest released version: 2023-07-12-unstable
• Current version on the unstable channel: kvmtool does not have a release channel. Just follow master
• [x] Checked the nixpkgs pull requests

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@astro @mfrw

Kvmtool-2023-07-12 does not run on Linux 6.9.3 #1-NixOS. It complains about some lacked features of KVM.

lkvm run -k /boot/EFI/nixos/kernel-6.9.3-43phjnq2svdisbrjsw27ilko7tccnfvo3ll7bfaio4vvguotngja.efi  -i /boot/EFI/nixos/initrd-6.9.3-5gy36mie4gpyzbgis2ljarxswu7lfb3hf6xd5tpxgaxqlsfx343a.efi --loglevel debug
  Info: # lkvm run -k /boot/EFI/nixos/kernel-6.9.3-43phjnq2svdisbrjsw27ilko7tccnfvo3ll7bfaio4vvguotngja.efi -m 1472 -c 20 --name guest-6001
KVM_CREATE_PIT2 ioctl: No such file or directory

However the master-branch version built directly from github does.

./lkvm run -k /boot/EFI/nixos/kernel-6.9.3-43phjnq2svdisbrjsw27ilko7tccnfvo3ll7bfaio4vvguotngja.efi  -i /boot/EFI/nixos/initrd-6.9.3-5gy36mie4gpyzbgis2ljarxswu7lfb3hf6xd5tpxgaxqlsfx343a.efi                 
  Info: # lkvm run -k /boot/EFI/nixos/kernel-6.9.3-43phjnq2svdisbrjsw27ilko7tccnfvo3ll7bfaio4vvguotngja.efi -m 1472 -c 20 --name guest-6098
PPrroobbiinngg  EEDDDD  ((eedddd==ooffff  ttoo  ddiissaabbllee))......  ookk

No EFI environment detected.
early console in extract_kernel
input_data: 0x0000000003ab12cc
input_len: 0x0000000000a9a8a5
output: 0x0000000001000000
output_len: 0x00000000034f6070
kernel_total_size: 0x0000000002a30000
needed_size: 0x0000000003600000
trampoline_32bit: 0x0000000000000000
Physical KASLR using RDRAND RDTSC...
Virtual KASLR using RDRAND RDTSC...

Decompressing Linux... No EFI environment detected.
Parsing ELF... Performing relocations... done.
Booting the kernel (entry_offset: 0x000000000000007a).
[    0.000000] Linux version 6.9.3 (nixbld@localhost) (gcc (GCC) 13.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.41) #1-NixOS SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu May 30 07:45:04 UTC 2024
[    0.000000] Command line: noapic noacpi pci=conf1 reboot=k panic=1 i8042.direct=1 i8042.dumbkbd=1 i8042.nopnp=1 earlyprintk=serial i8042.noaux=1 console=ttyS0 root=/dev/vda rw 
[    0.000000] BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
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[astro]

@peigongdsd Why not open a PR?

[peigongdsd]

@peigongdsd Why not open a PR?

Not sure what version should I use, since there are other projects relying on kvmtool (like your microvm.nix) and also not sure whether the problem happens on others' machines or not. What do you think? Just take the snapshot of master branch?

[astro]

Exactly, I created the package with the latest available revision.

[astro]

Also, if you use and test kvmtool, consider adding yourself to the package's maintainers list.

[peigongdsd]

Okay, I'll do it.

[peigongdsd]

Hey bro, the url kvm-tool-a-new-release keeps returning 403 on my side. So does the older url you included in the package, namely kvm-tool-original. Any idea on this?

[FliegendeWurst]

Fixed in #320221