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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=417834


           Summary: Virtualization: KVM package disallows "-no-kvm"
                    parameter
           Product: openSUSE 11.1
           Version: Factory
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P5 - None
         Component: Other
        AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: al4321@xxxxxxxxx
         QAContact: qa@xxxxxxx
          Found By: ---


Hi,

In openSUSE packaged version of KVM, it is not possible to use "-no-kvm"
command parameter. Upstream KVM package allows this.

This parameter disabled kernel acceleration (KVM) module, and runs in software
emulation mode.
Without this, it's very difficult to debug end-user problems.

Of course pure Qemu can be used, but KVM's userspace is modified Qemu, so it
makes sense sometimes to use KVM with "-no-kvm" parameter. (for debugging
purposes and troubleshooting of end-user's problems).

In order to allow emulation:
-we need either to see if it can run using GCC4 compiler.
or
-if GCC4 won't work, we can "embed" GCC3, like Qemu SRPM does.

Please forward this problem to "Qemu" or "KVM" package maintainers.

-Alexey "Technologov", 16.8.2008.


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