From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Avi Kivity Subject: Re: KVM and VMware Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:36:07 +0200 Message-ID: <49A54947.9060400@redhat.com> References: <49A54340.4040708@T-Online.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org To: Manfred_Knick Return-path: Received: from mx2.redhat.com ([66.187.237.31]:37910 "EHLO mx2.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753359AbZBYNgM (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:36:12 -0500 In-Reply-To: <49A54340.4040708@T-Online.de> Sender: kvm-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Manfred_Knick wrote: > I have successfully enjoyed KVM for para-virtualized Linux guests :)) > > > Unfortunately I have to maintain some SW for a customer > which is running on a specialized HW, > so I only have the chance to maintain that in customer-supplied VMware > virtual machines. > > Trying to emerge (Gentoo on amd64) VMware Workstation in addition, > I ran into > > ==> "You cannot install on a system with KVM enabled." > > Digging, I found > > --> http://communities.vmware.com/thread/188359 : > > ksc: > "VMware switches in and out of root mode each time so as to not conflict > with other virtualization software. > KVM likes to hang onto the virtualization root mode aggressively for a > minor performance gain. (*) > For comparison, Parallels hangs on to the root mode but detects other > virtualization software and lets go when it detects a conflict. > Until KVM becomes more compatible with other software, our installer > will detect KVM and actively try to prevent you from getting into this > situtation." > > CharlieM: > "IIRC, there was an issue where unloading the KVM module was not enough, > as it forgot to 'let go' of root mode when it was unloaded. I don't > think that bug lasted long, but it's something to watch for; just be > sure your distro is up to date." > > > > A) Is (*) correct? > Yes. > B) Any chance to solve this problem? 'rmmod kvm-intel; rmmod kvm' should work. -- error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function