From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Avi Kivity Subject: Re: [KVM] ANNOUNCE: new kvm userspace release Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:47:44 +0200 Message-ID: <45549F20.3030209@qumranet.com> References: <4553480C.8090100@qumranet.com> <45540464.4010508@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Return-path: To: Jeff Carr In-Reply-To: <45540464.4010508-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> 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 Jeff Carr wrote: > On 11/09/06 07:23, Avi Kivity wrote: > >> Changes: >> - much easier to get running, see updated HOWTO >> - now just one download, get yours while supplies last >> - single qemu binary for kvm and non-kvm runs (Anthony Liguori) >> - accompanying external kernel module package has all bugfixes folded >> in (plus a bit of cosmetics) >> >> http://kvm.sourceforge.net >> >> > > The patch you put up on Nov 2 was a really easy to work with. Nicely > done! I installed it here and it ran successfully. It booted a windows > 2003 server image successfully. I attached a screenshot. > > Thanks for the success report. It makes a welcome change from the bug reports :) > Time runs at about half speed inside a linux guest. > Hmm. What are the guest's and host's CONFIG_HZ? > Between qemu+kvm and just qemu (on the same hardware) there doesn't > seem to be an obvious difference in speed. I didn't look around much > more than just booting a few images so far; so that's all I'm basing > that unscientific estimate on. > It depends on the hardware. We find that the Core 2s and the AMDs do very well. The planned MMU optimization will improve the speed considerably. > For me, this Nov 11 tarball is a lot harder to work with. For the > kernel module, I can't tell by inspection what patches have been > applied from the mailing list. For qemu, the whole qemu upstream is > extracted in there so if I want to get a clean patch now I would have > to guess which version to start will and make my own diff. > The intent was to reduce the amount of downloading and compilation needed to make it work. I guess one size does not fit all. For the record, the modified qemu is based on Fedora's qemu-0.8.2 and the external kernel module is equvalent to all patches posted up to date plus a couple of cosmetic fixes. -- Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642