From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Paul Brook Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: expose host CPU features to guests Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 16:25:57 +0100 Message-ID: <200709091625.59859.paul@codesourcery.com> References: <20070905174530.GA3945@karma.qumranet.com> <46E3ED2B.6080606@qumranet.com> <20070909130725.GF24240@mail.shareable.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm-devel , Jamie Lokier , Avi Kivity To: qemu-devel-qX2TKyscuCcdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20070909130725.GF24240-tp2ajI7sM85Y6zH9YvfY1x2eb7JE58TQ@public.gmane.org> Content-Disposition: inline List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.org On Sunday 09 September 2007, Jamie Lokier wrote: > Avi Kivity wrote: > > Let's start with '-cpu host' as 'cpu host-cpuid' and implement '-cpu > > host-os' on the first bug report? I have a feeling we won't ever see it. > > In other words, host-os is what _I'd_ implement because I care too > much about the poor obscure users and think it's the safe option, but > I'm not doing the implementing here ;-) I agree. If the host OS has disabled a feature, it's a fair bet it's done that for a reason. What you really want to do is ask your virtualization module what features it supports. Paul ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/