[kvm-devel] WinXP setup on kvm

2007-04-16 Thread Lev Zlotin
Hi, I found a number of such postages in the archive, but I did not found a solution there. After the key is entered the setup is stalled. I tryed the issue on a number of machines, it takes a different time to stall on different machines and it also takes a different time on the same computer

Re: [kvm-devel] kvm somehow exempt from frequency scaling?

2007-04-16 Thread David Abrahams
on Thu Apr 12 2007, David Abrahams wrote: > on Thu Apr 12 2007, Avi Kivity > wrote: > >> qemu is getting cpu time, but not calling into kvm. >> >> I'll try to reproduce this locally, right now I'm completely bewildered >> by this. > > FYI, if I listen to the radio in windows media player, I

Re: [kvm-devel] WinXP setup on kvm

2007-04-16 Thread Avi Kivity
Lev Zlotin wrote: > Hi, > I found a number of such postages in the archive, but I did not found a > solution there. After the key is entered the setup is stalled. I tryed the > issue on a number of machines, it takes a different time to stall on > different > machines and it also takes a diffe

[kvm-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Current patch series for review of in-kernel APIC work

2007-04-16 Thread Gregory Haskins
As AVI requested, here is the entire series. - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. ht

[kvm-devel] [PATCH 1/3] Adds support for in-kernel mmio handlers

2007-04-16 Thread Gregory Haskins
From: None --- drivers/kvm/kvm.h | 31 ++ drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c | 82 +--- 2 files changed, 101 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/kvm/kvm.h b/drivers/kvm/kvm.h index fceeb84..181099f 100644 --- a/drivers/k

[kvm-devel] [PATCH 2/3] KVM: Add irqdevice object

2007-04-16 Thread Gregory Haskins
From: None The current code is geared towards using a user-mode (A)PIC. This patch adds an "irqdevice" abstraction, and implements a "userint" model to handle the duties of the original code. Later, we can develop other irqdevice models to handle objects like LAPIC, IOAPIC, i8259, etc, as appr

[kvm-devel] [PATCH 3/3] KVM: Preemptible VCPU

2007-04-16 Thread Gregory Haskins
From: None This adds support for interrupting an executing CPU Signed-off-by: Gregory Haskins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/kvm/kvm.h | 13 + drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c | 68 drivers/kvm/svm.c | 51 +

[kvm-devel] [ANNOUNCE] kvm-19 release

2007-04-16 Thread Avi Kivity
If you boot Windows as a guest and enjoy the white screen while it boots, take a screenshot NOW as the white screen (and associated 15-second delay) is gone in kvm-19. Other than that, kvm-19 is a random assortment of bug fixes. Changes from kvm-18: - bug fixes - memory aliasing api Note that

Re: [kvm-devel] Windows under KVM + dual boot

2007-04-16 Thread David Abrahams
on Wed Apr 11 2007, Avi Kivity wrote: >> Unfortunately, KVM core dumps the instant I select XP from my grub >> menu. By contrast, it will happily launch a linux kernel (on >> partitions other than the ones I'm booted into; don't worry). This >> makes me think that it's probably not a driver p

Re: [kvm-devel] Windows under KVM + dual boot

2007-04-16 Thread Avi Kivity
David Abrahams wrote: > on Wed Apr 11 2007, Avi Kivity > wrote: > > >>> Unfortunately, KVM core dumps the instant I select XP from my grub >>> menu. By contrast, it will happily launch a linux kernel (on >>> partitions other than the ones I'm booted into; don't worry). This >>> makes me thin

Re: [kvm-devel] Windows under KVM + dual boot

2007-04-16 Thread David Abrahams
on Mon Apr 16 2007, Avi Kivity wrote: > David Abrahams wrote: >> on Wed Apr 11 2007, Avi Kivity >> wrote: >> >> Unfortunately, KVM core dumps the instant I select XP from my grub menu. By contrast, it will happily launch a linux kernel (on partitions other than the ones I'm

Re: [kvm-devel] [PATCH 2/3] KVM: Add irqdevice object

2007-04-16 Thread Avi Kivity
Gregory Haskins wrote: > From: None > > The current code is geared towards using a user-mode (A)PIC. This patch adds > an "irqdevice" abstraction, and implements a "userint" model to handle the > duties of the original code. Later, we can develop other irqdevice models > to handle objects like

Re: [kvm-devel] Windows under KVM + dual boot

2007-04-16 Thread Avi Kivity
David Abrahams wrote: > on Mon Apr 16 2007, Avi Kivity wrote: > > >> David Abrahams wrote: >> >>> on Wed Apr 11 2007, Avi Kivity >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> > Unfortunately, KVM core dumps the instant I select XP from my grub > menu. By contrast, it will happily launch a li

Re: [kvm-devel] [PATCH 2/3] KVM: Add irqdevice object

2007-04-16 Thread Gregory Haskins
>>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 10:07 AM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Avi Kivity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gregory Haskins wrote: >> From: None >> >> The current code is geared towards using a user- mode (A)PIC. This patch >> adds >> an "irqdevice" abstraction, and implements a "userint" mod

Re: [kvm-devel] [PATCH 2/3] KVM: Add irqdevice object

2007-04-16 Thread Avi Kivity
Gregory Haskins wrote: > >>> >>> if (vcpu- >rmode.active) { >>> inject_rmode_irq(vcpu, irq); >>> @@ - 1246,7 +1241,7 @@ static void do_interrupt_requests(struct kvm_vcpu >>> >> *vcpu, >> >>> (vmcs_read32(GUEST_INTERRUPTIBILITY_INFO) & 3) == 0); >>> >

Re: [kvm-devel] [PATCH 2/3] KVM: Add irqdevice object

2007-04-16 Thread Gregory Haskins
>>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 10:55 AM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Avi Kivity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gregory Haskins wrote: >> if (vcpu- >rmode.active) { inject_rmode_irq(vcpu, irq); @@ - 1246,7 +1241,7 @@ static void do_interrupt_requests(struct k

Re: [kvm-devel] Windows under KVM + dual boot

2007-04-16 Thread David Abrahams
on Mon Apr 16 2007, Avi Kivity wrote: > > Well, the disk image may have been corrupted by kvm somehow (I think > it unlikely, though) Ugh, please no. > so it would be best to reproduce this with stock > qemu all the way from installation. I really don't have time for that, and XP boots just

Re: [kvm-devel] Windows under KVM + dual boot

2007-04-16 Thread Avi Kivity
David Abrahams wrote: > on Mon Apr 16 2007, Avi Kivity wrote: > > >> Well, the disk image may have been corrupted by kvm somehow (I think >> it unlikely, though) >> > > Ugh, please no. > > >> so it would be best to reproduce this with stock >> qemu all the way from installation. >>

Re: [kvm-devel] Windows under KVM + dual boot

2007-04-16 Thread David Abrahams
on Tue Apr 17 2007, Avi Kivity wrote: >>> Port an existing setup to kvm/qemu or >>> install on a vm from scratch? If an existing setup, does it still >>> work natively? >>> >> >> An existing setup, and yes, it still works natively >> >> It could conceivably be due to missing drivers for th