Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:14:25 +0200 | From | Borislav Petkov <> | Subject | Re: [GIT PULL] Linux KVM tool for v3.7-rc0 |
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On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 06:04:36PM +1100, Stephen Rothwell wrote: > So are there any compelling arguments from the proponents, or can > I remove this from linux-next (and have it removed from the tip > auto-latest branch)?
FWIW, I gave this a run and I have to say, it works as advertized: I built it and ran it with the latest kernel and the thing simply boots the kernel. Even without a disk image - the simplest command is:
$ ./lkvm run --kernel ../../arch/x86/boot/bzImage
and it gets me a shell in the vm after a second.
So the absolute advantage it gives kernel devs is that they can smoke-test whether their stuff boots in seconds.
This is probably not helpful when enabling specific hw features but should be pretty helpful for generic arch stuff.
HTH.
-- Regards/Gruss, Boris.
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