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To: kvm@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [Bug 61411] New: [Nested]L2 guest failed to start in VMware on KVM
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 06:54:06 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <bug-61411-28872@https.bugzilla.kernel.org/> (raw)

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61411

            Bug ID: 61411
           Summary: [Nested]L2 guest failed to start in VMware on KVM
           Product: Virtualization
           Version: unspecified
    Kernel Version: 3.11.0-rc1
          Hardware: All
                OS: Linux
              Tree: Mainline
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P1
         Component: kvm
          Assignee: virtualization_kvm@kernel-bugs.osdl.org
          Reporter: chao.zhou@intel.com
        Regression: No

Environment:
------------
Host OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
Guest OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
Guest OS Type (Linux/Windows):Windows
kvm.git Commit:6b9e4fa07443f5baf5bbd7ab043abd6976f8d7bc
qemu.git Commit:aaa6a40194e9f204cb853f64ef3c1e170bb014e8
Host Kernel Version:3.11.0-rc1
Hardware:Ivytown_EP, Romley_EP


Bug detailed description:
--------------------------
vmware product doesn't support foreign hypervisor, so if you want to start
vmware in nested environment, please configure your vmware config file(.vmx)
and add vmx.allowNested = "TRUE".

But after enable this option, when trying to start or install a VM, vmware will
report 'intel VT-x implementation is incompatible with vmware'
note:
1.VMware product: VMware player and VMware Workstation

Reproduce steps:
----------------
1. qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -m 4G -smp 2 -net
nic,macaddr=00:12:34:12:42:14 -net tap,script=/etc/kvm/qemu-ifup win7.qcow -cpu
host  
2.install VMware player
3.use VMware player

Current result:
----------------
'intel VT-x implementation is incompatible with vmware'

Expected result:
----------------
L2 guest can boot up successfully in VMware on KVM

Basic root-causing log:
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2013-09-16  6:54 bugzilla-daemon [this message]
2014-09-02  4:35 ` [Bug 61411] [Nested]L2 guest failed to start in VMware on KVM bugzilla-daemon
2014-09-02  4:35 ` bugzilla-daemon
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