Re: [ANNOUNCE] kvm-52 release

[Avi Kivity <avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>]

Farkas Levente wrote:
> Avi Kivity wrote:
>   
>> Farkas Levente wrote:
>>     
>>> first of all fully update your centos (a bit newer kernel), then i use
>>> these packages:
>>> http://www.lfarkas.org/linux/packages/centos/5/x86_64/
>>> use libvirtd and virt-manager too and start the guests from there. and
>>> start them manually paralell (i used to reboot the host when i update
>>> kvm, the start virt-manager and start each guests). 
>>>       
>> IIRC virt-manager uses /usr/bin/kvm as its qemu launcher.  Maybe it is
>> running the old userspace.  Can you ensure that you are using the new
>> userspace and new kernel modules at all times?
>>     
>
> yes, it's sure. i always run rpm -Uvh kvm... kmod-kvm... and the reboot
> the host (just to be sure).
>
>   

Installing the files means nothing.  You also need to make sure all your
tools use the right binaries (or use the command line directly).

-- 
Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic.


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