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From: Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] kvm: Enable -cpu option to hide KVM
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:32:15 +0400
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01.06.2014 20:25, Alex Williamson =D1=86=D0=BA=D1=89=D0=B5=D1=83:
> The latest Nvidia driver (337.88) specifically checks for KVM as the
> hypervisor and reports Code 43 for the driver in a Windows guest when
> found.  Removing or changing the KVM signature is sufficient to allow
> the driver to load.

Hmm.. Why does it do such thing?  Is it in order to prevent the driver
to work in a virtualized windows, ie to prevent vga passthough to work?

If that's the case, I think it is a lost game.  Because they'll be adding
more, cleverer, checks in the next version.

Thanks,

/mjt