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> 
>  o Install that kernel on the guest

If you use a static kernel you can also do 

- copy the initrd out of the guest once

qemu...  -bzImage kernel -initrd initrd

This saves the step of getting the kernel into the kernel.
Doesn't work with modules unfortunately.

-Andi