Public bug reported: If one has loaded the kvm kernel modules (kvm.ko and kvm_intel.ko on my system), it is no longer possible to run VMWare Player, as it will attempt to use the VT CPU feature, but it will still be locked by kvm, even after the modules have been rmmodded. Clearly VMWare should be falling back to less efficient virtualisation, but kvm should also be clearing up after itself when it is removed.
To quote from the vmware community forums: "The KVM module leaves CR4.VMXE set even after the module has been removed. A patch for this is working its way through the Linux community, but in the meantime, you must make sure that the KVM module is never loaded."[0] They reference a patch which has apparently been accepted by kvm upstream - perhaps we could include this patch? Blacklisting kvm and rebooting is somewhat unpleasant. The patch is here: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg00083.html and according to http://kerneltrap.org/Linux/2.6.26-rc6_A_Few_Less_Regressions has been accepted into the linus 2.6.26 kernel. [0] http://communities.vmware.com/message/983098 ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- kvm prevents running vmware player without rebooting https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/252871 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
