Re: [kvm-devel] Wiki: Add SMP Count to "Guest Support Status"

[Avi K. <av...@qu...>]

Fabian Deutsch wrote:
> Avi Kivity wrote:
>   
>> Fabian Deutsch wrote:
>>     
>>> Hey.
>>>
>>> I've been trying Microsoft Windows 2003 a couple of times. The wiki
>>> tells me that "everything" should work okay. It does, when using -smp 1,
>>> but gets ugly when using -smp 2 or so.
>>>
>>> SO might it be useful, to add the column "smp" to the "Guest Support
>>> Status" Page in the wiki?
>>>   
>>>       
>> SMP Windows work best if you have FlexPriority on your hardware.  What 
>> host cpu are you using?
>>     
>
> In general I am not able to install Microsoft Windows guests when using
> -smp > 1 on the following hardware (and kvm modules+userspace head):
> Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU           X3210  @ 2.13GHz
>
>   

What do you mean "not able"?  Does the installer hang?  bluescreen? where?

I don't think it has flexpriority, but not sure.  Will add code so 
people can find out.

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