>> >> This happens here too, with kvm versions as far back as kvm-20. But >> with a clean install of Windows XP, it starts in about a minute (under >> the ACPI HAL) and idles using a few percent host cpu. Looks like some >> Windows update causes this, not a kvm regression. >> >> > >It's not a Windows update. A new Windows install works well, as it will >after all updates. If you boot it in an smp configuration, however, it >will update its kernel, and the new kernel will exhibit the problem, >even if booted later with a single vcpu. [Yunfeng] In my case, the guest was installed with 2 vcpus, and then the disk image works as a back file of qcow imgs. T he smp windows test cases will boot the qcow img with 2vcpus. My experience is that the installation speed of windows guest (installing from iso file) is also slow.
> >The guest will consume 100% cpu even though kvm_stat shows 6000 >exits/sec, which leads me to suspect the idle loop is spinning instead >of executing a 'hlt' instruction. > >-- >error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ kvm-devel mailing list kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-devel
