Re: KVM on ps3-linux working?

[Takuya Yoshikawa <yoshikawa.takuya@oss.ntt.co.jp>]

(2010/07/12 17:00), Alexander Graf wrote:
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> On 12.07.2010, at 09:59, Takuya Yoshikawa wrote:
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>>>> Are there any restrictions in KVM on ps3 linux?
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>>> Not really. The biggest thing to keep in mind is that ram is really limited. So make sure you have a lot of swap. In fact, I used to use a PS3 for development and testing quite a lot myself, so it definitely should work.
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>> Thanks about the info. I could find ps-ubuntu help site, and am using fast swap + usual swap.
>> My distro is ubuntu server, sometimes xubuntu for desktop, and a lot of uneeded services are stopped.
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>> So memory usage rate is quite reasonable now.
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>>> Are you using 32 bit or 64 bit userspace on the PS3? I remember having had issues with 64 bit userspace.
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>> I'm using 64 bit. Userspace, you mean qemu?
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> I mean applications in general, but specifically qemu, yes.
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>> Is it possible to use 32 bit qemu, cross compiled on somewhere else, on ps3 linux (64bit ppc)?
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> If you have the libraries - sure! Maybe you can even compile it directly on the ps3 with -m32.
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> It's just really unusual to see 64 bit userspace on ppc. What does "file /bin/ls" say? If it's really broken with 64 bit userspace, I'll try to debug a bit from my side too.
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OK let me try. Ps3 box is in my home, so I'll check tonight!
   - Only I remember now is that I compiled qemu on ps3 linux WITHOUT -m32 .

Thanks a lot!


   Takuya