On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 1:10 PM, Avi Kivity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Damjan wrote: > > I have some questions for the FAQ, about the configuration of Linux guests: > > a) is swap needed in the guest (I'd say no, but..) > > b) what filesystem is best for a guest > > c) what io scheduler in the guest (noop? or cfq) > > d) are there any runtime kernel tweaks for the guest (/proc/sys)? > > For the first four questions, do whatever you'd do for a similarly > configured host running a similar workload. It's fine to use cfq as the > I/O scheduler.
Is cfq still fair in the guest? The VM re-dispatches the requests (at least when using QEMU IDE) and the host can reschedule them at will. Luca ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ kvm-devel mailing list kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-devel
