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Bug 28402 [email protected] 1 participant 3 messages Feb 6, 2011 – Dec 11, 2013 KVM

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Summary: MacOSX guest has SMP problem without -kvm-irqchip
option
Product: Virtualization
Version: unspecified
Kernel Version: 2.6.38-rc3
Platform: All
OS/Version: Linux
Tree: Mainline
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P1
Component: kvm
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
Regression: No

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MacOSX guest cannot boot SMP without -kvm-irqchip

Problem :
On MacOSX SMP guest, got Error message and lock on boot( with -v option) There is no problem with single core and could boot without -kvm-irqchip.

Failed to start CPU 01, rebooting...
CPU halted.
Screenshot attached.

The command I use to launch the vm is:
qemu-kvm -hda ./MacOSX.vdi -net nic,vlan=0,model=rtl8139 -net user,vlan=0,hostname=emu -boot c -smp 4

The problem appearing with -no-kvm-pit.
The problem stops appearing with -no-kvm-irqchip. The problem stops appearing with -no-kvm switch. (offcourse)

Software:
Host:OpenSUSE 11.3 with Vanilla 2.6.38-rc3/AMD64,
Guest: MacOSX 10.6.0
KVM: QEMU emulator version 0.14.50 (kvm-0.14.0.rc0-69.1) (From OpenSUSE repos)

Hardware configuration:
AMD Phenom II x4 2.6 Ghz.
Biostar 790GX A2+
4GB DDR2 PC800 RAM

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[Bug 28402] MacOSX guest has SMP problem without -kvm-irqchip option

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28402

Alan <[email protected]> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Alan <[email protected]> 2012-08-15 22:06:39 --- Is this still the case with 3.2+ kernels ?

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