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From: "David S. Ahern" <daahern@cisco.com>
To: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
Cc: Anthony Liguori <anthony@codemonkey.ws>,
	kvm@vger.kernel.org, "Richard W.M. Jones" <rjones@redhat.com>,
	Gleb Natapov <gleb@redhat.com>,
	qemu-devel@nongnu.org
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] Anyone seeing huge slowdown launching qemu with Linux 2.6.35?
Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:51:25 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4C597E6D.1040609@cisco.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4C58635B.7020407@redhat.com>



On 08/03/10 12:43, Avi Kivity wrote:
> libguestfs does not depend on an x86 architectural feature. 
> qemu-system-x86_64 emulates a PC, and PCs don't have -kernel.  We should
> discourage people from depending on this interface for production use.

That is a feature of qemu - and an important one to me as well. Why
should it be discouraged? You end up at the same place -- a running
kernel and in-ram filesystem; why require going through a bootloader
just because the hardware case needs it?

David

WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: "David S. Ahern" <daahern@cisco.com>
To: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
Cc: qemu-devel@nongnu.org, Gleb Natapov <gleb@redhat.com>,
	kvm@vger.kernel.org, "Richard W.M. Jones" <rjones@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] Anyone seeing huge slowdown launching qemu with Linux 2.6.35?
Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:51:25 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4C597E6D.1040609@cisco.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4C58635B.7020407@redhat.com>



On 08/03/10 12:43, Avi Kivity wrote:
> libguestfs does not depend on an x86 architectural feature. 
> qemu-system-x86_64 emulates a PC, and PCs don't have -kernel.  We should
> discourage people from depending on this interface for production use.

That is a feature of qemu - and an important one to me as well. Why
should it be discouraged? You end up at the same place -- a running
kernel and in-ram filesystem; why require going through a bootloader
just because the hardware case needs it?

David

  parent reply	other threads:[~2010-08-04 14:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 285+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-08-03 11:13 [Qemu-devel] Anyone seeing huge slowdown launching qemu with Linux 2.6.35? Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-03 11:33 ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-03 12:10   ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-03 12:37     ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-03 12:48       ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-03 13:19         ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 13:19           ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 14:05           ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-03 14:38             ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 14:53               ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-03 16:10                 ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 16:28                   ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-03 16:44                     ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 16:46                       ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 16:46                         ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 16:50                         ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 16:50                           ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 16:53                           ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 16:53                             ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 17:01                             ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 17:01                               ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 17:42                               ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 17:42                                 ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 17:58                                 ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 17:58                                   ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 18:11                                   ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-03 18:11                                     ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-03 18:26                                   ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 18:26                                     ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 18:43                                     ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 18:43                                       ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 18:47                                       ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 18:47                                         ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 18:55                                       ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 18:55                                         ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 19:00                                         ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 19:00                                           ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 19:05                                       ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-03 19:05                                         ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-03 19:09                                         ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 19:09                                           ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 19:15                                         ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 19:15                                           ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 19:24                                           ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 19:24                                             ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 19:38                                             ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 19:38                                               ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 19:41                                               ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 19:41                                                 ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 19:47                                                 ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 19:47                                                   ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04  5:47                                                   ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04  5:47                                                     ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 21:24                                                 ` Gerd Hoffmann
2010-08-03 21:24                                                   ` Gerd Hoffmann
2010-08-03 21:20                                             ` Gerd Hoffmann
2010-08-03 21:20                                               ` Gerd Hoffmann
2010-08-04  5:53                                               ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04  5:53                                                 ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04  7:56                                                 ` Gerd Hoffmann
2010-08-04  7:56                                                   ` Gerd Hoffmann
2010-08-04  8:17                                                   ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04  8:17                                                     ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04  8:43                                                     ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04  8:43                                                       ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04  9:22                                                     ` Gerd Hoffmann
2010-08-04  9:22                                                       ` Gerd Hoffmann
2010-08-04 13:04                                                     ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 13:04                                                       ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 13:07                                                       ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 13:07                                                         ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 13:15                                                         ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 13:15                                                           ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 13:24                                                           ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-04 13:24                                                             ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-04 13:26                                                             ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 13:26                                                               ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 14:22                                                               ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 14:22                                                                 ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 14:38                                                                 ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 14:38                                                                   ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 14:50                                                                   ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 14:50                                                                     ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 15:01                                                                     ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 15:01                                                                       ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 15:07                                                                       ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 15:07                                                                         ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 15:15                                                                         ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 15:15                                                                           ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 22:41                                                                       ` Kevin O'Connor
2010-08-04 22:41                                                                         ` Kevin O'Connor
2010-08-04 16:26                                                             ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 16:26                                                               ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 13:34                                                           ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 13:34                                                             ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 13:52                                                             ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 13:52                                                               ` [Qemu-devel] " Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 14:00                                                               ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 14:00                                                                 ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 14:14                                                                 ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 14:14                                                                   ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 14:36                                                                   ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 14:36                                                                     ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 14:22                                                                 ` Paolo Bonzini
2010-08-04 14:22                                                                   ` Paolo Bonzini
2010-08-04 14:39                                                                   ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 14:39                                                                     ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 16:33                                                                     ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 16:33                                                                       ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 16:30                                                               ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 16:30                                                                 ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 16:36                                                                 ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 16:36                                                                   ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 16:44                                                                   ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 16:44                                                                     ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 16:52                                                                     ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 16:52                                                                       ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 17:37                                                                     ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 17:37                                                                       ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-05  7:28                                                                     ` Gerd Hoffmann
2010-08-05  7:28                                                                       ` Gerd Hoffmann
2010-08-05  7:34                                                                       ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-05  7:34                                                                         ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-05  7:56                                                                         ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-05  7:56                                                                           ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-05  7:59                                                                           ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-05  7:59                                                                             ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-05  8:45                                                                             ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-05  8:45                                                                               ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-05  8:48                                                                               ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-05  8:48                                                                                 ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-05 13:43                                                                       ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-05 13:43                                                                         ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 16:45                                                                   ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 16:45                                                                     ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 16:54                                                                     ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 16:54                                                                       ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 17:01                                                                       ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 17:01                                                                         ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 17:14                                                                         ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 17:14                                                                           ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 17:27                                                                           ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 17:27                                                                             ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 17:34                                                                             ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 17:34                                                                               ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 20:06                                                                               ` David S. Ahern
2010-08-04 20:06                                                                                 ` David S. Ahern
2010-08-04 20:16                                                                                 ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-04 20:16                                                                                   ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-05  2:38                                                                                 ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-05  2:38                                                                                   ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 17:26                                                                     ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 17:26                                                                       ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 17:31                                                                       ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 17:31                                                                         ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 17:35                                                                         ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 17:35                                                                           ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 17:36                                                                         ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 17:36                                                                           ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 17:36                                                                           ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 17:36                                                                             ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 17:46                                                                   ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-04 17:46                                                                     ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-04 17:50                                                                     ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 17:50                                                                       ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 18:13                                                                     ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 18:13                                                                       ` [Qemu-devel] " Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 18:16                                                                       ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 18:16                                                                         ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 18:18                                                                         ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 18:18                                                                           ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 18:19                                                                         ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 18:19                                                                           ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 18:18                                                                       ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 18:18                                                                         ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 16:42                                                                 ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 16:42                                                                   ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 13:22                                                         ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-04 13:22                                                           ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-04 13:29                                                           ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 13:29                                                             ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 16:25                                                       ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 16:25                                                         ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 22:06                                             ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-03 22:06                                               ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-04  5:54                                               ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04  5:54                                                 ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04  9:24                                                 ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-04  9:24                                                   ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-04  9:27                                                   ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04  9:27                                                     ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04  9:52                                                   ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04  9:52                                                     ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 11:33                                                     ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-04 11:33                                                       ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-04 11:36                                                       ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 11:36                                                         ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 12:07                                                       ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 12:07                                                         ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 12:59                                                   ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 12:59                                                     ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 19:26                                           ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-03 19:26                                             ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-03 19:13                                       ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-03 19:13                                         ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-03 19:17                                         ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-03 19:17                                           ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-03 19:19                                         ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 19:19                                           ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 19:22                                         ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 19:22                                           ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 20:00                                           ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-03 20:00                                             ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-03 20:49                                             ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 20:49                                               ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 21:13                                               ` Paolo Bonzini
2010-08-03 21:13                                                 ` Paolo Bonzini
2010-08-03 21:34                                                 ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 21:34                                                   ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04  7:57                                                   ` Paolo Bonzini
2010-08-04  7:57                                                     ` Paolo Bonzini
2010-08-04  8:19                                                     ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04  8:19                                                       ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 12:53                                                     ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 12:53                                                       ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 16:44                                                       ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 16:44                                                         ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 16:46                                                         ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 16:46                                                           ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 16:48                                                           ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 16:48                                                             ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 16:49                                                             ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 16:49                                                               ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 16:51                                                               ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 16:51                                                                 ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 17:01                                                               ` Paolo Bonzini
2010-08-04 17:01                                                                 ` Paolo Bonzini
2010-08-04 17:19                                                                 ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 17:19                                                                   ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 17:25                                                                   ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 17:25                                                                     ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 17:27                                                                   ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 17:27                                                                     ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 17:37                                                                     ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 17:37                                                                       ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 17:53                                                                       ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 17:53                                                                         ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 18:05                                                                         ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 18:05                                                                           ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04  5:56                                               ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04  5:56                                                 ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04  1:17                                             ` Jamie Lokier
2010-08-04  1:17                                               ` Jamie Lokier
2010-08-04  8:21                                         ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04  8:21                                           ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 14:51                                       ` David S. Ahern [this message]
2010-08-04 14:51                                         ` David S. Ahern
2010-08-04 14:57                                         ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 14:57                                           ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-04 15:25                                           ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 15:25                                             ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 15:31                                             ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 15:31                                               ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 15:48                                               ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 15:48                                                 ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 15:59                                                 ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 15:59                                                   ` Alexander Graf
2010-08-04 16:08                                                   ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 16:08                                                     ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-04 16:48                                                     ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 16:48                                                       ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-04 23:17                                             ` Kevin O'Connor
2010-08-04 23:17                                               ` Kevin O'Connor
2010-08-05  5:26                                               ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-05  5:26                                                 ` Gleb Natapov
2010-08-03 16:56                           ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 16:56                             ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 16:48                       ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 17:00                         ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-03 17:05                           ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 16:56                       ` Richard W.M. Jones
2010-08-03 17:08                         ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-03 16:39                 ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 16:39                   ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-03 16:43                   ` Richard W.M. Jones

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