Re: [kvm-devel] [RFC] KVM Source layout Proposal to accommodate new CPU architecture

2007-09-28 Thread Zhang, Xiantao
Hi Avi, So you mean IA64 can adopt the similar method as well? But even so, I am still thinking we have to come out a solution for checking IA64 code into existing KVM upstream tree , because KVM infrastructure in mainline Linux may been a long way to go. Moreover, we also have no

Re: [kvm-devel] Windows 2003 Server SMP Guest crashes.

2007-09-28 Thread Fabian Deutsch
Fabian Deutsch wrote: Hey, I just noticed that is it nmot possible to install Windows 2003 Serevr SMP guests (using: -smp 2 -boot d -m 2048 -net nic,model=rtl8139 -no-acpi OR without -no-acpi). The crash can be erproduced, when installing Windows using -smp 2 OR when installing a

[kvm-devel] [ kvm-Bugs-1804408 ] Windows 2003 Server -smp 1 guest crashes.

2007-09-28 Thread SourceForge.net
Bugs item #1804408, was opened at 2007-09-28 16:42 Message generated for change (Tracker Item Submitted) made by Item Submitter You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detailatid=893831aid=1804408group_id=180599 Please note that this message will contain a full copy of

Re: [kvm-devel] [ kvm-Bugs-1802227 ] network speed

2007-09-28 Thread Dong, Eddie
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bugs item #1802227, was opened at 2007-09-25 23:07 Message generated for change (Tracker Item Submitted) made by Item Submitter You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detailatid=893831aid=18 02227group_id=180599 Please note that this

Re: [kvm-devel] guest reboot error

2007-09-28 Thread Dong, Eddie
BTW, I downloaded KVM-36 with REHL5U 32e guest, reboot doesn't work either. But if I use no-kvm option, it can. So I would like to know which release is the latest known working tree for reboot. More update: Using today's master, without any patch, reboot works!!! It could

Re: [kvm-devel] [RFC] KVM Source layout Proposal to accommodate new CPU architecture

2007-09-28 Thread Avi Kivity
Zhang, Xiantao wrote: Hi Avi, Sound good! But what can we do before the merge? You know, we have to spend much effort maintaining our patches with sync with upstream tree. Do you have an interim solution or proposal for merging IA64 code? Thanks. Xiantao The merge is due in a

Re: [kvm-devel] guest reboot error

2007-09-28 Thread Avi Kivity
Dong, Eddie wrote: Avi Kivity wrote: Dong, Eddie wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I try to implement the guest reboot support, but I found there is an stranger #PF VM Exit in guest real mode cs:ip=f000:1 which is problemtic and current shadow won;t handle. I then try to

Re: [kvm-devel] [RFC][PATCH]Memory mapped TPR shadow featureenabling

2007-09-28 Thread Avi Kivity
Dong, Eddie wrote: diff --git a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c index cecdb1b..0ebae4c 100644 --- a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c +++ b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c @@ -1080,14 +1080,19 @@ static int emulator_read_emulated(unsigned long addr, memcpy(val, vcpu-mmio_data, bytes);

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Re: [kvm-devel] [RFC] KVM Source layout Proposal to accommodate new CPU architecture

2007-09-28 Thread Carsten Otte
Zhang, Xiantao wrote: We are working on enabling KVM support on IA64 platform, and now Linux, Windows guests get stable run and achieve reasonable performance on KVM with Open GFW. But you know, the current KVM only considers x86 platform, and is short of cross-architecture framework.

Re: [kvm-devel] [RFC][PATCH]Memory mapped TPR shadow featureenabling

2007-09-28 Thread Dong, Eddie
Avi Kivity wrote: In theory yes. But we didn't observe this so far. Xen with this feature with same assumption works for quit a long time. Also given that we are using global shadow page table, so probably we have to take this assumption :-) We can workaround this by disabling the

Re: [kvm-devel] [ kvm-Bugs-1802227 ] network speed

2007-09-28 Thread Avi Kivity
Dong, Eddie wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bugs item #1802227, was opened at 2007-09-25 23:07 Message generated for change (Tracker Item Submitted) made by Item Submitter You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detailatid=893831aid=18 02227group_id=180599

[kvm-devel] Windows 2003 Server SMP Guest crashes.

2007-09-28 Thread Fabian Deutsch
Hey, I just noticed that is it nmot possible to install Windows 2003 Serevr SMP guests (using: -smp 2 -boot d -m 2048 -net nic,model=rtl8139 -no-acpi OR without -no-acpi). The crash can be erproduced, when installing Windows using -smp 2 OR when installing a WIndows Guest with -smp 1 and

Re: [kvm-devel] Windows 2003 Server SMP Guest crashes.

2007-09-28 Thread Avi Kivity
Fabian Deutsch wrote: Hey, I just noticed that is it nmot possible to install Windows 2003 Serevr SMP guests (using: -smp 2 -boot d -m 2048 -net nic,model=rtl8139 -no-acpi OR without -no-acpi). The crash can be erproduced, when installing Windows using -smp 2 OR when installing a WIndows

Re: [kvm-devel] [RFC] KVM Source layout Proposal to accommodate new CPU architecture

2007-09-28 Thread Avi Kivity
Zhang, Xiantao wrote: Hi Avi, So you mean IA64 can adopt the similar method as well? What method do you mean exactly? But even so, I am still thinking we have to come out a solution for checking IA64 code into existing KVM upstream tree , because KVM infrastructure in mainline

Re: [kvm-devel] BUG_ON in mmu.c:436

2007-09-28 Thread Ryan Harper
* Anthony Liguori [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007-09-24 16:39]: Ryan Harper wrote: * Avi Kivity [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007-09-24 02:57]: Ryan Harper wrote: I've run into a nasty bug while trying to install a Linux guest using VMware Server inside a kvm guest (full dmesg attached and recreate

Re: [kvm-devel] kvm guest memory management

2007-09-28 Thread Dong, Eddie
Avi Kivity wrote: Dong, Eddie wrote: First, I doubt that memory slot count will really affect performance. The memory slot structure is small and it is likely that all slots will be kept in cache at all times. Walking all slots should take a lot less time than a vmexit, even if there are