Re: KVM performance

[Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>]

Randy Broman wrote:
> After I submitted the initial question, I downloaded the latest kernel 
> 2.6.27.6, and compiled
> with the following options, some of which are new since my previous 
> kernel 2.6.24-21.
>
> CONFIG_PARAVIRT_GUEST=y
> CONFIG_XEN_SAVE_RESTORE=y
> CONFIG_VMI=y
> CONFIG_KVM_CLOCK=y
> CONFIG_KVM_GUEST=y
> # CONFIG_LGUEST_GUEST is not set
> CONFIG_PARAVIRT=y
> CONFIG_PARAVIRT_CLOCK=y
>
> Using my existing kvm-62 and the following invocation:
>
> $ aoss kvm -m 1024 -cdrom /dev/cdrom -boot c -net 
> nic,macaddr=00:d0:13:b0:2d:32,model=rtl8139 -net tap -soundhw all 
> -localtime /home/rbroman/windows.img

> and I've checked ~/kvm-79/kvm --help for the new syntax, but I can't 
> figure out how to invoke the
> remaining options. One of the missing options seems to be the tap 
> network, and the kvm-79 WinXP
> guest now has no networking.

These options have not changed.  Do you get any error messages?

Oh, and don't use the kvm python script,  I'll remove it from the 
repository.

>
> I also tried the "-vga vmware" option below, as well as -vga=vmware 
> and various other permutations,
> and I can't get that to work either.
>

What error message do you get?


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