Bug 704396

Summary: virt-install:--noacpi --noapic can't take effect when install a guest
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Reporter: zhe peng <zpeng>
Component: python-virtinstAssignee: Cole Robinson <crobinso>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Virtualization Bugs <virt-bugs>
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Version: 5.7CC: dyuan, mzhan, rwu, zpeng
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virt-install: Fix --noacpi and --noapic none

Description zhe peng 2011-05-13 02:13:36 UTC
Description of problem:
--onapic & --noacpi option can't take effect on rhel5.7 kvm

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
libvirt-0.8.2-19.el5
python-virtinst-0.400.3-12.el5
kvm-qemu-img-83-231.el5
kvm-83-231.el5


How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.# virt-install -n test -r 1024 -f /var/lib/libvirt/images/test.img -s 5 -c /dev/cdrom --noacpi --noapic --accelerate
2.after guest install run
#virsh dumpxml test

  
Actual results:
.........
 <features>
    <acpi/>
    <apic/>
    <pae/>
  </features>
.........

Expected results:
 no acpi & apic elements

Additional info:

Comment 1 RHEL Program Management 2011-06-20 22:50:37 UTC
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 and Red Hat does not plan to fix this issue the currently developed update.

Contact your manager or support representative in case you need to escalate this bug.

Comment 3 RHEL Program Management 2011-09-23 00:25:42 UTC
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated in the
current release, Red Hat is unfortunately unable to address this
request at this time. Red Hat invites you to ask your support
representative to propose this request, if appropriate and relevant,
in the next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Comment 4 Cole Robinson 2011-10-14 18:43:41 UTC
Created attachment 528261 [details]
virt-install: Fix --noacpi and --noapic

Comment 5 RHEL Program Management 2011-10-18 13:27:51 UTC
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated in the
current release, Red Hat is unfortunately unable to address this
request at this time. Red Hat invites you to ask your support
representative to propose this request, if appropriate and relevant,
in the next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Comment 6 Cole Robinson 2011-10-20 14:29:55 UTC
Fixed in python-virtinst-0.400.3-13.el5

Comment 7 zhe peng 2011-10-25 07:19:54 UTC
verify with 
python-virtinst-0.400.3-13.el5
libvirt-0.8.2-22.el5

step:
   1.# virt-install -n test -r 1024 -f /var/lib/libvirt/images/test.img -s 5 -c
/dev/cdrom --noacpi --noapic --accelerate
2.after guest install run
#virsh dumpxml test
.....
<features>
    <pae/>
  </features>
.....
no acpi and apic elements.
verification passed.

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2012-02-21 06:10:12 UTC
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2012-0233.html