NoCloud x86_64 BIOS images hang at preboot in libvirt
Using the images
- https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.19/releases/cloud/nocloud_alpine-3.19.1-x86_64-bios-tiny-r0.qcow2
- https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.19/releases/cloud/nocloud_alpine-3.19.1-x86_64-bios-cloudinit-r0.qcow2
with an Ansible playbook that also crafts cloud-init images leads to a running domain, which will not continue after preboot. It forever hangs at:
Loading vmlinuz-virt... ok
Loading initramfs-virt...ok
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Details
XML
<domain type='kvm' id='9'>
<name>alpine0</name>
<uuid>0ba7aa97-3342-48b3-b596-9a84898cd0f4</uuid>
<memory unit='KiB'>1000448</memory>
<currentMemory unit='KiB'>1000000</currentMemory>
<vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
<resource>
<partition>/machine</partition>
</resource>
<os>
<type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-i440fx-mantic'>hvm</type>
<boot dev='hd'/>
</os>
<features>
<acpi/>
<apic/>
</features>
<cpu mode='custom' match='exact' check='full'>
<model fallback='forbid'>EPYC-Rome</model>
<vendor>AMD</vendor>
<feature policy='require' name='x2apic'/>
<feature policy='require' name='tsc-deadline'/>
<feature policy='require' name='hypervisor'/>
<feature policy='require' name='tsc_adjust'/>
<feature policy='require' name='stibp'/>
<feature policy='require' name='arch-capabilities'/>
<feature policy='require' name='ssbd'/>
<feature policy='require' name='cmp_legacy'/>
<feature policy='require' name='amd-ssbd'/>
<feature policy='require' name='virt-ssbd'/>
<feature policy='require' name='lbrv'/>
<feature policy='require' name='tsc-scale'/>
<feature policy='require' name='vmcb-clean'/>
<feature policy='require' name='pause-filter'/>
<feature policy='require' name='pfthreshold'/>
<feature policy='require' name='v-vmsave-vmload'/>
<feature policy='require' name='vgif'/>
<feature policy='require' name='svme-addr-chk'/>
<feature policy='require' name='rdctl-no'/>
<feature policy='require' name='skip-l1dfl-vmentry'/>
<feature policy='require' name='mds-no'/>
<feature policy='require' name='pschange-mc-no'/>
<feature policy='disable' name='xsaves'/>
<feature policy='require' name='topoext'/>
</cpu>
<clock offset='utc'>
<timer name='rtc' tickpolicy='catchup'/>
<timer name='pit' tickpolicy='delay'/>
<timer name='hpet' present='no'/>
</clock>
<on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
<on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
<on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
<pm>
<suspend-to-mem enabled='no'/>
<suspend-to-disk enabled='no'/>
</pm>
<devices>
<emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
<disk type='file' device='disk'>
<driver name='qemu' type='qcow2'/>
<source file='/home/user/src/github.com/christianb93/ansible-samples/libvirt/.state/pool/alpine0' index='2'/>
<backingStore type='file' index='3'>
<format type='qcow2'/>
<source file='/home/user/src/github.com/christianb93/ansible-samples/libvirt/.state/alpine0.qcow2'/>
<backingStore/>
</backingStore>
<target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
<alias name='virtio-disk0'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05' function='0x0'/>
</disk>
<disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
<driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
<source file='/home/user/src/github.com/christianb93/ansible-samples/libvirt/.state/pool/cloud-config.iso' index='1'/>
<backingStore/>
<target dev='vdb' bus='sata'/>
<readonly/>
<alias name='sata0-0-1'/>
<address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='1'/>
</disk>
<controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-ehci1'>
<alias name='usb'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x7'/>
</controller>
<controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci1'>
<alias name='usb'/>
<master startport='0'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
</controller>
<controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci2'>
<alias name='usb'/>
<master startport='2'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x1'/>
</controller>
<controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci3'>
<alias name='usb'/>
<master startport='4'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x2'/>
</controller>
<controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'>
<alias name='pci.0'/>
</controller>
<controller type='sata' index='0'>
<alias name='sata0'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x06' function='0x0'/>
</controller>
<interface type='network'>
<mac address='52:54:00:03:6d:f3'/>
<source network='ansible' portid='b8856b89-1c67-4aae-9ec6-d476d6fe1909' bridge='ansible-bridge'/>
<target dev='vnet8'/>
<model type='rtl8139'/>
<alias name='net0'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
</interface>
<serial type='pty'>
<source path='/dev/pts/8'/>
<target type='isa-serial' port='0'>
<model name='isa-serial'/>
</target>
<alias name='serial0'/>
</serial>
<console type='pty' tty='/dev/pts/8'>
<source path='/dev/pts/8'/>
<target type='serial' port='0'/>
<alias name='serial0'/>
</console>
<input type='mouse' bus='ps2'>
<alias name='input0'/>
</input>
<input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'>
<alias name='input1'/>
</input>
<graphics type='vnc' port='5900' autoport='yes' listen='127.0.0.1'>
<listen type='address' address='127.0.0.1'/>
</graphics>
<audio id='1' type='none'/>
<video>
<model type='cirrus' vram='16384' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
<alias name='video0'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
</video>
<memballoon model='virtio'>
<alias name='balloon0'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x0'/>
</memballoon>
</devices>
<seclabel type='dynamic' model='apparmor' relabel='yes'>
<label>libvirt-0ba7aa97-3342-48b3-b596-9a84898cd0f4</label>
<imagelabel>libvirt-0ba7aa97-3342-48b3-b596-9a84898cd0f4</imagelabel>
</seclabel>
<seclabel type='dynamic' model='dac' relabel='yes'>
<label>+64055:+105</label>
<imagelabel>+64055:+105</imagelabel>
</seclabel>
</domain>