Re: [kvm-devel] Attaching to the virtual console/keyboard/mouse of kvm instance using a unix/socket

2008-03-25 Thread Charles Duffy
Thomas Glanzmann wrote: > Hello, > is it possible to connect to the virtual monitor/keyboard/mouse of > an already running kvm instance using a socket when started without an > x-window system and _not_ using vnc? I have something in the back of my > head using libvirt but I am unable to find it.

Re: [kvm-devel] [ANNOUNCE] kvm-guest-drivers-windows-1

2008-03-28 Thread Charles Duffy
Avi Kivity wrote: > No plans at this point. SCSI emulation should provide decent performance. Are there plans for addressing QEMU's issues w/ the SCSI emulation for Windows guests? https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=893831&aid=1895893&group_id=180599 [posting this in part as a w

Re: [kvm-devel] disappointing speed with virtio_blk

2008-04-13 Thread Charles Duffy
My understanding is that virtio is very latency-sensitive. Do you know whether your system is configured for high-resolution timer support, and (more to the point) which clock source KVM is using on your host? - This SF.net

[kvm-devel] kvm-29 failing to exit or reboot

2007-07-16 Thread Charles Duffy
Per subject. Running 2.6.20-gentoo-r6 with the kvm-29 kernel module on an Intel chip; both host and guest are 64-bit. The end of the installer I'm trying to test goes like this: === snip + sync + reboot -f md: stopping all md devices. Restarting system. machine restart === snip ...and there it si

[kvm-devel] [RESOLVED] Re: kvm-29 failing to exit or reboot

2007-07-16 Thread Charles Duffy
On rereading this post, I find that I forgot to mention my use of -no-reboot. As I wish the VM to exit on a reboot attempt (and "kvm --help" documents -no-reboot as "exit instead of rebooting"), I am using said flag. If I leave out -no-reboot, "reboot -f" causes kvm to exit rather than hang. Not t

[kvm-devel] kvm-36 losing (tap-based) network connectivity mid-session

2007-08-29 Thread Charles Duffy
kvm-36 is repeatedly timing out partway through a long network transfor and failing to resume. Both host and guest are 64-bit. This has happened with a number of prior releases as well; it does not appear to be a recently-introduced issue. My command line looks like the following: $ qemu-syste

Re: [kvm-devel] kvm-36 losing (tap-based) network connectivitymid-session

2007-08-29 Thread Charles Duffy
Dor Laor wrote: > Can you try it without rtc (either use -no-rtc, I'm not sure we have > this flag or just rm /dev/rtc before you run the vm). Tried it (and -tdf) without effect. > What's your host HZ configuration? CONFIG_HZ=250 > If the above doesn't work, can you repeat the test with -no-kvm

Re: [kvm-devel] kvm-36 losing (tap-based) network connectivitymid-session

2007-09-09 Thread Charles Duffy
Avi Kivity wrote: > Can you check with the other emulated nic? (-nic model=...) Happens with both ne2k_pci and rtl8139; I haven't tried with others. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft

[kvm-devel] [RESOLVED] kvm-36 losing (tap-based) network connectivity mid-session

2007-09-21 Thread Charles Duffy
As of kvm-43, this is no longer happening. I haven't tested intermediate versions to locate the exact place where the issue ceased. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Stud