From mjames at media-node.com Thu Jun 26 18:49:02 2014 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============6865329857559687017==" MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Maurice James To: users at ovirt.org Subject: [ovirt-users] Spam CPU Flags Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:49:00 -0400 Message-ID: <2054697123.9082.1403822940747.JavaMail.zimbra@media-node.com> In-Reply-To: 1359895098.9078.1403822905754.JavaMail.zimbra@media-node.com --===============6865329857559687017== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ------=3D_Part_9081_64136610.1403822940746 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3Dutf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Is it possible to pass the vmx extension to a guest? Is that what the vhost= custom property is for? = ------=3D_Part_9081_64136610.1403822940746 Content-Type: text/html; charset=3Dutf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

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Yes, but you need nested kvm support in the host (which is not available in stock el6), and to install the "nestedvt" hook. More about it in http://community.redhat.com/blog/2013/08/testing-ovirt-3-3-with-nested-kvm/ > Is that what the vhost custom property is for? Nope, that's to turn off a certain type of vNIC optimization that used to be detrimental to certain guests. --===============3996514881238934854==-- From mjames at media-node.com Fri Jun 27 08:14:48 2014 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============3597047108150044361==" MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Maurice James To: users at ovirt.org Subject: [ovirt-users] Spam Re: CPU Flags Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 08:14:45 -0400 Message-ID: <223338103.9427.1403871285556.JavaMail.zimbra@media-node.com> In-Reply-To: 20140627082750.GA27997@redhat.com --===============3597047108150044361== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Is there anything else that I need to do beside installing those vdsm hooks= ? I ask because you said that its not available in stock el6 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Kenigsberg" To: "Maurice James" Cc: "users" Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 4:27:50 AM Subject: Re: [ovirt-users] CPU Flags On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 06:49:00PM -0400, Maurice James wrote: > Is it possible to pass the vmx extension to a guest? Yes, but you need nested kvm support in the host (which is not available in stock el6), and to install the "nestedvt" hook. More about it in http://community.redhat.com/blog/2013/08/testing-ovirt-3-3-with-nested-kvm/ > Is that what the vhost custom property is for? Nope, that's to turn off a certain type of vNIC optimization that used to be detrimental to certain guests. --===============3597047108150044361==-- From S.Kieske at mittwald.de Fri Jun 27 08:46:08 2014 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1431605014368568048==" MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Sven Kieske To: users at ovirt.org Subject: Re: [ovirt-users] Spam Re: CPU Flags Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 12:43:47 +0000 Message-ID: <53AD67FD.5040804@mittwald.de> In-Reply-To: 223338103.9427.1403871285556.JavaMail.zimbra@media-node.com --===============1431605014368568048== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable well on el6 this won't work, due to missing support of passing on the nested-vt flag, you could run a newer libvirt/kvm version on your el6 installation, if you really want/need this, but I would not encourage you to do so. Am 27.06.2014 14:14, schrieb Maurice James: > Is there anything else that I need to do beside installing those vdsm hoo= ks? I ask because you said that its not available in stock el6 -- = Mit freundlichen Gr=C3=BC=C3=9Fen / Regards Sven Kieske Systemadministrator Mittwald CM Service GmbH & Co. KG K=C3=B6nigsberger Stra=C3=9Fe 6 32339 Espelkamp T: +49-5772-293-100 F: +49-5772-293-333 https://www.mittwald.de Gesch=C3=A4ftsf=C3=BChrer: Robert Meyer St.Nr.: 331/5721/1033, USt-IdNr.: DE814773217, HRA 6640, AG Bad Oeynhausen Komplement=C3=A4rin: Robert Meyer Verwaltungs GmbH, HRB 13260, AG Bad Oeynh= ausen --===============1431605014368568048==-- From apahim at redhat.com Fri Jun 27 14:15:58 2014 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============9110710999987883320==" MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Amador Pahim To: users at ovirt.org Subject: Re: [ovirt-users] Spam Re: CPU Flags Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 15:15:55 -0300 Message-ID: <53ADB4DB.50608@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: 223338103.9427.1403871285556.JavaMail.zimbra@media-node.com --===============9110710999987883320== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 06/27/2014 09:14 AM, Maurice James wrote: > Is there anything else that I need to do beside installing those vdsm hoo= ks? I ask because you said that its not available in stock el6 You need to check if nested KVM support is enabled on your machine cat /sys/module/kvm_intel/parameters/nested If the answer is "N": echo "options kvm-intel nested=3D1" > /etc/modprobe.d/kvm-intel.conf Then reboot. This and vdsm-hook-nestedvt package should be enough. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Kenigsberg" > To: "Maurice James" > Cc: "users" > Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 4:27:50 AM > Subject: Re: [ovirt-users] CPU Flags > > On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 06:49:00PM -0400, Maurice James wrote: >> Is it possible to pass the vmx extension to a guest? > Yes, but you need nested kvm support in the host (which is not available > in stock el6), and to install the "nestedvt" hook. More about it in > http://community.redhat.com/blog/2013/08/testing-ovirt-3-3-with-nested-kv= m/ > >> Is that what the vhost custom property is for? > Nope, that's to turn off a certain type of vNIC optimization that used > to be detrimental to certain guests. > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > Users(a)ovirt.org > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users --===============9110710999987883320==--