From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Avi Kivity Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] kvm userspace release 6 Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 09:52:01 +0200 Message-ID: <457E5FA1.3070409@qumranet.com> References: <64F9B87B6B770947A9F8391472E03216097F009E@ehost011-8.exch011.intermedia.net> 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: Dor Laor In-Reply-To: <64F9B87B6B770947A9F8391472E03216097F009E-yEcIvxbTEBqsx+V+t5oei8rau4O3wl8o3fe8/T/H7NteoWH0uzbU5w@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 Dor Laor wrote: > >> Windows XP Professional works, but only if I turn off ACPI (-no-acpi). >> The only thing that fails is poweroff/reboot (well, no ACPI, no way to >> turn off the power, right?) but you can do that manually. If I turn >> > ACPI > >> on, I get a bluescreen complaining about "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL", >> whatever that means. >> >> > > KVM has an issue with APIC. Currently the APIC is implemented within > Qemu. > I will send a patch that moves the APIC into the kernel that fixes the > problem you had above by the end of the week *so stay tuned*. > There is a simple workaround detailed in the KVM faq. > > The -no-apic option seems to be an even easier workaround. I'll update the faq. It also explains why some of my guests don't have a problem -- they were installed with a pre-acpi qemu, hence they don't use the apic hal. -- error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV