[vbox-dev] Compiling virtualbox kernel module on xen architecture

[Sander van Leeuwen]

The VirtualBox ring 0 components are not suitable for running in a Xen 
dom0 domain. The two are simply not compatible.

alessandro cunsolo wrote:
> Hi,
> I'have tried to compile virtualbox kernel module on xen architecture, 
> but the building of the module have generated a compilation error.
> With linux kernel 2.6.26-1-686, the building of module don't generate 
> errors, with linux-kernel-2.6.26-1-xen generate this errors:
>
> /usr/src/modules/virtualbox-
> ose/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c: In function ‘VBoxDrvLinuxInit’:
> /usr/src/modules/virtualbox-ose/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:488: error: 
> ‘nmi_watchdog’ undeclared (first use in this function)
> /usr/src/modules/virtualbox-ose/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:488: error: (Each 
> undeclared identifier is reported only once
> /usr/src/modules/virtualbox-ose/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:488: error: for 
> each function it appears in.)
> /usr/src/modules/virtualbox-ose/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:488: error: 
> ‘NMI_IO_APIC’ undeclared (first use in this function)
> /usr/src/modules/virtualbox-ose/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:502: error: 
> ‘nmi_active’ undeclared (first use in this function)
> /usr/src/modules/virtualbox-ose/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:525: error: 
> implicit declaration of function ‘apic_read’
> /usr/src/modules/virtualbox-ose/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:525: error: 
> ‘APIC_LVR’ undeclared (first use in this function)
> /usr/src/modules/virtualbox-ose/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:526: error: 
> implicit declaration of function ‘GET_APIC_VERSION’
> /usr/src/modules/virtualbox-ose/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:528: error: 
> implicit declaration of function ‘APIC_INTEGRATED’
> /usr/src/modules/virtualbox-ose/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:528: error: 
> implicit declaration of function ‘GET_APIC_MAXLVT’
> /usr/src/modules/virtualbox-ose/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:532: error: 
> ‘APIC_LVTPC’ undeclared (first use in this function)
> /usr/src/modules/virtualbox-ose/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:535: error: 
> implicit declaration of function ‘GET_APIC_DELIVERY_MODE’
> /usr/src/modules/virtualbox-ose/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:535: error: 
> ‘APIC_MODE_NMI’ undeclared (first use in this function)
> /usr/src/modules/virtualbox-ose/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:535: error: 
> ‘APIC_LVT_MASKED’ undeclared (first use in this function)
> make[2]: *** [/usr/src/modules/virtualbox-ose/linux/SUPDrv-linux.o] 
> Error 1
> make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/src/modules/virtualbox-ose] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-1-xen-686'
> make: *** [vboxdrv] Error 2
>
> I have added:
>
> #undef CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC
>
> in SUPDrv-linux.c and the building of module have success, but when I 
> start a virtual machine virtualbox stops in "spawing session".
>
> Any idea what I can do ?
>
> Thanks.
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