[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Serge Hallyn
A few comments here. First, some of upstream qemu's position is that nested KVM is not for enterprise installs in the first place. (Others feel that if there are bugs, they should be worked out) Second, the bug appears to be a soft luckup. It seems to me the bug should be about that. If

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Serge Hallyn
A few comments here. First, some of upstream qemu's position is that nested KVM is not for enterprise installs in the first place. (Others feel that if there are bugs, they should be worked out) Second, the bug appears to be a soft luckup. It seems to me the bug should be about that. If

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Serge Hallyn
Moving to qemu; qemu-kvm is the source package only up to precise. ** Package changed: qemu-kvm (Ubuntu) = qemu (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to qemu in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1413540 Title:

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Serge Hallyn
Moving to qemu; qemu-kvm is the source package only up to precise. ** Package changed: qemu-kvm (Ubuntu) = qemu (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1413540 Title: qemu-kvm

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Serge Hallyn
@gema, please re-do the 'apport-collect 1413540' (with the new, corrected package names) ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Adam Collard
** Package changed: ubuntu = qemu-kvm (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1413540 Title: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Adam Collard
** Package changed: ubuntu = qemu-kvm (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to qemu-kvm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1413540 Title: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs To manage notifications about

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Gema Gomez
** Attachment added: apport.qemu-kvm.3i3ndao3.apport https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu-kvm/+bug/1413540/+attachment/4303546/+files/apport.qemu-kvm.3i3ndao3.apport -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Gema Gomez
ProblemType: Bug ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Jan 22 10:37:18 2015 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Ec2AMI: ami-000f Ec2AMIManifest: FIXME Ec2AvailabilityZone: nova Ec2InstanceType: m1.medium Ec2Kernel: aki-0002 Ec2Ramdisk: ari-0002 Package: qemu-kvm (not

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Gema Gomez
** Attachment added: apport.qemu-kvm.3i3ndao3.apport https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu-kvm/+bug/1413540/+attachment/4303546/+files/apport.qemu-kvm.3i3ndao3.apport -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Gema Gomez
ProblemType: Bug ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Jan 22 10:37:18 2015 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Ec2AMI: ami-000f Ec2AMIManifest: FIXME Ec2AvailabilityZone: nova Ec2InstanceType: m1.medium Ec2Kernel: aki-0002 Ec2Ramdisk: ari-0002 Package: qemu-kvm (not

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Gema Gomez
Please, bear in mind I have already modified the KSM value for this node not to crash, that is the only change made to this system after the issue, other than rebooting it. ** Attachment added: apport.qemu-system-x86.hhh4e6d9.apport

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Gema Gomez
Please, bear in mind I have already modified the KSM value for this node not to crash, that is the only change made to this system after the issue, other than rebooting it. ** Attachment added: apport.qemu-system-x86.hhh4e6d9.apport

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Gema Gomez
apport file for linux. ** Attachment added: apport.linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic.61de1tqv.apport https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/1413540/+attachment/4303622/+files/apport.linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic.61de1tqv.apport -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Gema Gomez
apport file for linux. ** Attachment added: apport.linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic.61de1tqv.apport https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/1413540/+attachment/4303621/+files/apport.linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic.61de1tqv.apport -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Gema Gomez
apport for qemu ** Attachment added: apport.qemu.pnfp6lff.apport https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/1413540/+attachment/4303623/+files/apport.qemu.pnfp6lff.apport -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Gema Gomez
apport file for linux. ** Attachment added: apport.linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic.61de1tqv.apport https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/1413540/+attachment/4303621/+files/apport.linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic.61de1tqv.apport -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Gema Gomez
I can reproduce this issue and hand a VM over to whoever is going to triage in a hung state. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to qemu in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1413540 Title: qemu-kvm package enables KSM

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Chris J Arges
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Chris J Arges (arges) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1413540

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Chris J Arges
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Chris J Arges (arges) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to qemu in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Serge Hallyn
@gema, please re-do the 'apport-collect 1413540' (with the new, corrected package names) ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to qemu in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Gema Gomez
apport for qemu ** Attachment added: apport.qemu.pnfp6lff.apport https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/1413540/+attachment/4303623/+files/apport.qemu.pnfp6lff.apport -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Gema Gomez
I can reproduce this issue and hand a VM over to whoever is going to triage in a hung state. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1413540 Title: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs To

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Gema Gomez
apport file for linux. ** Attachment added: apport.linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic.61de1tqv.apport https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/1413540/+attachment/4303622/+files/apport.linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic.61de1tqv.apport -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Chris J Arges
@serge-hallyn: First step is to debug this issue and see if its a reasonable fix. If that's possible then we should leave qemu alone. Second if we want to disable KSM for nested VMs relying on a 'QEMU' cpu isn't sufficient if someone uses a different -cpu flag. We could do: grep -q Booting

[Bug 1413540] Re: qemu-kvm package enables KSM on VMs

2015-01-22 Thread Chris J Arges
@serge-hallyn: First step is to debug this issue and see if its a reasonable fix. If that's possible then we should leave qemu alone. Second if we want to disable KSM for nested VMs relying on a 'QEMU' cpu isn't sufficient if someone uses a different -cpu flag. We could do: grep -q Booting