kvm-ok used to be just a grep for vmx|svm of /proc/cpuinfo. Now, it performs a couple of additional checks. It will also check dmesg for a message about kvm being disabled in your bios, and look for /dev/kvm.
The check for the bios message has been exceedingly useful to users, and we the maintainers trying to support users who's computer manufacturers arbitrarily disable kvm in their bios by default. Much of the documentation spread around the web simply says "grep your cpuinfo for vmx|svm", but most of it neglects to say, "oh, by the way, check your dmesg for a kvm disabled in bios message". This particular bug is really about moving /usr/bin/kvm-ok out of the qemu-kvm package and into some package the user will already have on their system when they're trying to decide if they can use kvm or not. The current mode is clearly suboptimal, which looks like: $ sudo apt-get install qemu-kvm $ kvm-ok || sudo apt-get purge qemu-kvm That's clearly silly. Whether a message ends up in MOTD, I care not. But I thought Kees' change set a precedent for giving friendly hints about cpu features which are disabled in BIOS. -- /usr/bin/kvm-ok should be disassociated from kvm https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429443 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to qemu-kvm in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs