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SubjectRe: [GIT PULL] Linux KVM tool for v3.7-rc0
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On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 4:14 AM, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> wrote:
> 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.

Why couldn't this script just be a wrapper around qemu?

I get the kvm developers developing features that isn't ideal, but for
the quick boot a kernel tests, I don't see why a well maintained qemu
wrapper isn't superior. I hate constructing qemu command lines, but a
script in the kernel repo seems like a good idea.

Dave.


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