Re: kvm or qemu-kvm?

[Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>]

On 10/01/2009 06:51 PM, Ross Boylan wrote:
>>> So which file should I start from?
>>>
>>>        
>> qemu-kvm is the userspace component, kvm-kmod is the kernel component as
>> an external module.  'kvm' is a package containing both.
>>      
> That helps a lot; maybe that info could go up on the bugs or faq page.
> I couldn't find it (that is, there is info that there are kernel and
> user space components, but not how these relate to the tar files).
>    

Yes, I plan on writing something up.

>> In general the best place to start is with the distro provided packages.
>>
>>      
> My distro (Debian) is only at 85, even in unstable.  Since it wasn't
> current, and also the dependencies will have wide effects on my system
> (which I'm trying to keep at the stable release Lenny), I figured
> getting the current source and building it myself would be the best
> move.  For other reasons I'm already running a 2.6.30 kernel from
> Debian, which includes kernel side kvm.  So I figure I only need to mess
> with user space.
>    

Right, stick with your kernel's kvm.ko, qemu-kvm-0.11.0 should make a 
good fit.

-- 
Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic.