Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: expose host CPU features to guests

Paul Brook
2007-09-09T15:25:57Z

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