You probably can but if performance slows then you can switch them off to speed things up a bit.
R -----Original Message----- From: vbox-users-boun...@virtualbox.org [mailto:vbox-users-boun...@virtualbox.org] On Behalf Of Neal Becker Sent: 26 February 2010 12:16 To: vbox-users@virtualbox.org Subject: [vbox-users] hardware performance counters? I see these messages on fedora f12: Feb 26 07:00:59 localhost kernel: vboxdrv: Warning: 2.6.31+ kernel detected. Most likely the hardware performance Feb 26 07:00:59 localhost kernel: vboxdrv: counter framework which can generate NMIs is active. You have to prevent Feb 26 07:00:59 localhost kernel: vboxdrv: the usage of hardware performance counters by Feb 26 07:00:59 localhost kernel: vboxdrv: echo 2 > /proc/sys/kernel/perf_counter_paranoid Feb 26 07:00:59 localhost kernel: VBoxDrv: dbg - g_abExecMemory=ffffffffa0c16dc0 Feb 26 07:00:59 localhost kernel: vboxdrv: fAsync=0 offMin=0x1a2 offMax=0x1259 Feb 26 07:00:59 localhost kernel: vboxdrv: TSC mode is 'synchronous', kernel timer mode is 'normal'. But vbox seems to work fine. Should I ignore these messages? _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list vbox-users@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2709 - Release Date: 02/25/10 19:57:00 _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list vbox-users@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
