Public bug reported: In the 6.14.0-13-generic kernel there seems to be a problem with KVM.
On my amd64 machine I am running a riscv64 machine using QEMU 10 with 16 cores. Inside the VM I spin up a further machine with 2 cores. Once KVM emulation is started the load of my amd64 machine rises to > 14/16 cores for qemu-system-riscv64. KVM seems not to release cores that were ever used. Top in 1st VM shows 0.25 cores used for 2nd VM. The usage on my amd64 machine only drops when unloading the kvm module in the first VM. --- ProblemType: Bug ApportVersion: 2.32.0-0ubuntu5 Architecture: riscv64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: zfsdt 2105 F.... wireplumber /dev/snd/seq: zfsdt 2103 F.... pipewire CasperMD5json: { "result": "skip" } CurrentDesktop: XFCE DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.10 InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-03-17 (80 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 25.04 "Plucky Puffin" - Daily riscv64 (20250316) Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0627:0001 Adomax Technology Co., Ltd QEMU Tablet Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0627:0001 Adomax Technology Co., Ltd QEMU Tablet Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub MachineType: QEMU QEMU Virtual Machine Package: linux (not installed) ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 PATH=(custom, no user) SHELL=/bin/bash TERM=xterm-256color ProcFB: 0 virtio_gpudrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.14.0-13-generic root=UUID=af336ba2-ea81-4dd5-bada-b3e8e7fb1c58 ro crashkernel=2G-4G:320M,4G-32G:512M,32G-64G:1024M,64G-128G:2048M,128G-:4096M ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.14.0-13.13.2-generic 6.14.0 PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-6.14.0-13-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-6.14.0-13-generic N/A linux-firmware 20250317.git1d4c88ee-0ubuntu1 RfKill: Tags: questing Uname: Linux 6.14.0-13-generic riscv64 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to questing on 2025-05-17 (19 days ago) UserGroups: N/A _MarkForUpload: True acpidump: dmi.bios.date: 05/13/2025 dmi.bios.release: 0.0 dmi.bios.vendor: Ubuntu distribution of EDK II dmi.bios.version: 2025.02-8 dmi.chassis.type: 1 dmi.chassis.vendor: QEMU dmi.chassis.version: virt dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnUbuntudistributionofEDKII:bvr2025.02-8:bd05/13/2025:br0.0:svnQEMU:pnQEMUVirtualMachine:pvrvirt:cvnQEMU:ct1:cvrvirt:sku: dmi.product.name: QEMU Virtual Machine dmi.product.version: virt dmi.sys.vendor: QEMU ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-collected questing ** Tags added: apport-collected questing ** Description changed: In the 6.14.0-13-generic kernel there seems to be a problem with KVM. On my amd64 machine I am running a riscv64 machine using QEMU 10 with 16 cores. Inside the VM I spin up a further machine with 2 cores. Once KVM emulation is started the load of my amd64 machine rises to > 14/16 cores for qemu-system-riscv64. KVM seems not to release cores that were ever used. Top in 1st VM shows 0.25 cores used for 2nd VM. - The usage on my amd64 machine only drops when unloading the kvm module - in the first VM. + The usage on my amd64 machine only drops when unloading the kvm module in the first VM. + --- + ProblemType: Bug + ApportVersion: 2.32.0-0ubuntu5 + Architecture: riscv64 + AudioDevicesInUse: + USER PID ACCESS COMMAND + /dev/snd/controlC0: zfsdt 2105 F.... wireplumber + /dev/snd/seq: zfsdt 2103 F.... pipewire + CasperMD5json: + { + "result": "skip" + } + CurrentDesktop: XFCE + DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.10 + InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-03-17 (80 days ago) + InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 25.04 "Plucky Puffin" - Daily riscv64 (20250316) + Lsusb: + Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub + Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0627:0001 Adomax Technology Co., Ltd QEMU Tablet + Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0627:0001 Adomax Technology Co., Ltd QEMU Tablet + Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub + MachineType: QEMU QEMU Virtual Machine + Package: linux (not installed) + ProcEnviron: + LANG=en_US.UTF-8 + PATH=(custom, no user) + SHELL=/bin/bash + TERM=xterm-256color + ProcFB: 0 virtio_gpudrmfb + ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.14.0-13-generic root=UUID=af336ba2-ea81-4dd5-bada-b3e8e7fb1c58 ro crashkernel=2G-4G:320M,4G-32G:512M,32G-64G:1024M,64G-128G:2048M,128G-:4096M + ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.14.0-13.13.2-generic 6.14.0 + PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. + RelatedPackageVersions: + linux-restricted-modules-6.14.0-13-generic N/A + linux-backports-modules-6.14.0-13-generic N/A + linux-firmware 20250317.git1d4c88ee-0ubuntu1 + RfKill: + + Tags: questing + Uname: Linux 6.14.0-13-generic riscv64 + UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to questing on 2025-05-17 (19 days ago) + UserGroups: N/A + _MarkForUpload: True + acpidump: + + dmi.bios.date: 05/13/2025 + dmi.bios.release: 0.0 + dmi.bios.vendor: Ubuntu distribution of EDK II + dmi.bios.version: 2025.02-8 + dmi.chassis.type: 1 + dmi.chassis.vendor: QEMU + dmi.chassis.version: virt + dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnUbuntudistributionofEDKII:bvr2025.02-8:bd05/13/2025:br0.0:svnQEMU:pnQEMUVirtualMachine:pvrvirt:cvnQEMU:ct1:cvrvirt:sku: + dmi.product.name: QEMU Virtual Machine + dmi.product.version: virt + dmi.sys.vendor: QEMU -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2112578 Title: riscv64: KVM does not release harts To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/2112578/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs