Re: [libvirt] Hyervisor Features elements
On 13.09.2014 17:21, bancfc(a)openmailbox.org wrote:
Hello. Under Hypevisor Features for Domain elements, I noticed new
features being added like
<kvm>
<hidden state='on'/>
</kvm>
Probably more will be added later I am guessing.
-Is this a performance feature?
-Can it also be applied to qemu only machine templates? (I don't use
qemu only, but maintain templates for both that's the reason for asking)
The option was introduced in d0711642 (v.1.2.8), and as the commit
message says:
Add new 'kvm' domain feature and ability to hide KVM signature
QEMU 2.1 added support for the kvm=off option to the -cpu command,
allowing the KVM hypervisor signature to be hidden from the guest.
This enables disabling of some paravirualization features in the
guest as well as allowing certain drivers which test for the
hypervisor to load. Domain XML syntax is as follows:
For non qemu drivers the option is parsed and formatted back, but
ignored on domain startup.
Michal