Re: [Qemu-devel] Anyone seeing huge slowdown launching qemu with Linux 2.6.35?

[Anthony Liguori]

On 08/03/2010 02:13 PM, Richard W.M. Jones wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 09:43:39PM +0300, Avi Kivity wrote:
>    
> > libguestfs does not depend on an x86 architectural feature.
> > qemu-system-x86_64 emulates a PC, and PCs don't have -kernel.  We
> > should discourage people from depending on this interface for
> > production use.
> >      
> I really don't get this whole thing where we must slavishly
> emulate an exact PC ...
>    

History has shown that when we deviate, we usually get it wrong and it 
becomes very painful to fix.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

> Rich.
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