I have a question on guest smp performance. If I have a host with core 2
duo, should a kvm guest perform better using -smp 2 as opposed to not using
-smp 2?
On 9/18/07, Haydn Solomon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I'm going to try the acpi multiprocessor HAL and see how that works. What
> kind of performance do you get with it?
>
> On 9/18/07, He, Qing < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
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> > >Sent: 2007年9月18日 22:06
> > >To: Haydn Solomon
> > >Cc: kvm-devel
> > >Subject: Re: [kvm-devel] windows 2003 smp guest
> > >
> > >Haydn Solomon wrote:
> > >> I am interested in installing smp windows 2003 server guest and have
> > >> some questions.
> > >>
> > >> 1. Is windows smp guest working and performing well at this point in
> > kvm?
> > >
> > >It's working will with -no-kvm-irqchip. Not so sure without the
> > switch,
> > >but we're improving things.
> > >
> > >I haven't tested performance very thoroughly. What's your workload?
> >
> > It's also working well on my side if the option is not presented :-)
> >
> > >
> > >> 2. If question 1 above is true, then what HAL should I choose during
> >
> > >> installation and what other flags should I use when running it?
> > >>
> > >
> > >Good question. What HALs are available for Windows 2003 SMP?
> >
> > I'm using ACPI multiprocessor HAL, don't know how MPS multiprocessor HAL
> > works.
> >
> > >
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