grub_proc.communicate timeout is too short at 2 seconds

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Some VMs I have failed to start on initial boot up of the server with:

"grub-bhyve timed out, please check your grub config."

Even though the timeout in the grub file for the VM is set to 0

If the VM is manually started after FreeNAS is up, there is no problem booting the system.

It appears that the 2s second time out is to low and should be a bit higher.

The fix is to change line 280 of:
`/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/middlewared/plugins/vm.py`

from 2 seconds:
```

```python
try:
await asyncio.wait_for(self.grub_proc.communicate(), 2)
```

to 5 seconds:

```python
try:
await asyncio.wait_for(self.grub_proc.communicate(), 5)
```

Could we get this minor change into the next update?

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Vincent Royer April 7, 2020 at 12:19 AM

so any way to run my vm without waiting for U2?

Waqar Ahmed April 6, 2020 at 11:43 PM

the fix would be available in U2 ; )

Vincent Royer April 6, 2020 at 11:30 PM

This is odd, the fix seems to not be working for one of my vms. 

11.3U1

 

Bug Clerk March 10, 2020 at 10:17 AM

stephen gelardi March 9, 2020 at 10:11 PM

you will see alot of entries in middlewared.log up until I fixed the issue.

 

E.g.

 

middlewared.log:[2020/03/07 22:50:59] (DEBUG) middlewared.start_on_boot():1214 - Failed to start VM RancherOS: [EFAULT] grub-bhyve timed out, please check your grub config.

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Created March 7, 2020 at 10:08 PM
Updated July 1, 2022 at 4:50 PM
Resolved March 10, 2020 at 10:17 AM