[Bug 1562653] [NEW] Ubuntu 15.10: QEMU VM hang if memory >= 1T

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Public bug reported:

1. Ubuntu 15.10 x86_64 installed on HP SuperDome X with 8CPUs and 4T
memory.

2. Create a VM, install Ubuntu 15.10, if memory >= 1T , VM hang when start. If memory < 1T, it is good.
<domain type='kvm'>
  <name>u1510-1</name>
  <uuid>39eefe1e-4829-4843-b892-026d143f3ec7</uuid>
  <memory unit='KiB'>1073741824</memory>
  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>1073741824</currentMemory>
  <vcpu placement='static'>16</vcpu>
  <os>
    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-i440fx-2.3'>hvm</type>
    <boot dev='hd'/>
    <boot dev='cdrom'/>
  </os>
  <features>
    <acpi/>
    <apic/>
    <pae/>
  </features>
  <clock offset='utc'/>
  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
  <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
  <devices>
    <emulator>/usr/bin/kvm</emulator>
    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2' cache='directsync'/>
      <source file='/vms/images/u1510-1.img'/>
      <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x08' function='0x0'/>
    </disk>
    <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
      <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
      <readonly/>
      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' target='0' unit='0'/>
    </disk>
    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
    <controller type='ide' index='0'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='usb' index='0'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/>
    </controller>
    <interface type='bridge'>
      <mac address='0c:da:41:1d:ae:f1'/>
      <source bridge='vswitch0'/>
      <model type='virtio'/>
      <driver name='vhost'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
    </interface>
    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
    <graphics type='vnc' port='-1' autoport='yes' listen='0.0.0.0'>
      <listen type='address' address='0.0.0.0'/>
    </graphics>
    <video>
      <model type='cirrus' vram='16384' heads='1'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
    </video>
    <memballoon model='virtio'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x09' function='0x0'/>
    </memballoon>
  </devices>
</domain>

3. The panic stack is
  ... cannot show
  async_page_fault+0x28
  ioread32_rep+0x38
  ata_sff_data_xfer32+0x8a
  ata_pio_sector+0x93
  ata_pio_sectors+0x34
  ata_sff_hsm_move+0x226
  RIP: kthread_data+0x10
  CR2: FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFD8

4. Change the host os to Redhat 7.2 , the vm is good even memory >=3.8T.

** Affects: kvm (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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