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Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:40:58 -0500
From: Anthony Liguori <anthony@codemonkey.ws>
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Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] text updates slow after commit
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To: Chris Frey <cdfrey@foursquare.net>, "qemu-devel@nongnu.org" <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>

Chris Frey wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was using an older devel tree, and decided it was time to try out
> the new stable 0.10.2.
>
> Unfortunately, I'm finding that screen updates, when the guest is in
> text mode (such as the grub boot screen), are extremely slow.  I can see
> the text update as if it was a 28.8k modem. :-)
>
> A git bisect showed that the slowness was introduced at git commit
> 7d957bd8cbcbf56f7916d375e65042d767f544b5
>
> 	DisplayState interface change (Stefano Stabellini)
>
> Can anyone offer any tips on how to speed things up again?
>   

What's your configuration (host type, etc.)?  Are you remoting over X?

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

> Thanks,
> - Chri
>
>
>
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