Description of problem:
boot guest with '-cpu Opteron_G5,enforce' on AMD G5 host, qemu will quit with 'warning: host cpuid 8000_0001:ecx flag restricted to guest 'svm' [0x00000004]
Unable to support requested x86 CPU definition'.
BTW, I also tried the AMD G2 host which also hit this issue, so this issue no only happen on G5 host but also other AMD host.
If boot guest with '-cpu SandyBridge,enforce' on INTEL SandyBridge host, it have no such issue.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
host info:
kernel-2.6.32-358.11.1.el6.x86_64
qemu-kvm-rhev-0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5.x86_64
How reproducible:
100%
Steps to Reproduce:
1.check the G5 AMD host cpu flag.
# cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep svm
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nonstop_tsc extd_apicid aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq monitor ssse3 fma cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt aes xsave avx f16c lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs xop skinit wdt lwp fma4 tce nodeid_msr tbm topoext perfctr_core cpb npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save tsc_scale vmcb_clean flushbyasid decodeassists pausefilter pfthreshold bmi1
2.check the cpuid.c file.
# vim /usr/src/debug/qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2/target-i386/cpuid.c
{
.name = "Opteron_G5",
...
.ext3_features = CPUID_EXT3_TBM | CPUID_EXT3_FMA4 | CPUID_EXT3_XOP |
CPUID_EXT3_3DNOWPREFETCH | CPUID_EXT3_MISALIGNSSE |
CPUID_EXT3_SSE4A | CPUID_EXT3_ABM | CPUID_EXT3_SVM |
CPUID_EXT3_LAHF_LM,
.xlevel = 0x8000001A,
.model_id = "AMD Opteron 63xx class CPU",
},
...
3.boot guest with '-cpu Opteron_G5,enforce' on AMD G5 host.
# /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -M rhel6.4.0 -enable-kvm -cpu Opteron_G5,enforce -vnc :11 -monitor stdio
warning: host cpuid 8000_0001:ecx flag restricted to guest 'svm' [0x00000004]
Unable to support requested x86 CPU definition
#
Actual results:
after step 3, qemu will quit with 'warning: host cpuid 8000_0001:ecx flag restricted to guest 'svm' [0x00000004]
Unable to support requested x86 CPU definition'
If do not use 'force', it not quit just prompt.
# /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -M rhel6.4.0 -enable-kvm -cpu Opteron_G5 -vnc :11 -monitor stdio
QEMU 0.12.1 monitor - type 'help' for more information
(qemu) q
# /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -M rhel6.4.0 -enable-kvm -cpu Opteron_G5,check -vnc :11 -monitor stdio
warning: host cpuid 8000_0001:ecx flag restricted to guest 'svm' [0x00000004]
QEMU 0.12.1 monitor - type 'help' for more information
(qemu) q
Expected results:
Should remove the 'svm' flag from cpuid.c file for AMD, just like 'vmx' not exist in cpuid.c for SandyBridge.
Additional info:
Both vmx–(intel) and svm–(amd) should not be exposed to the guest. I also check the 'SVM' in my SandyBridge host, it have no such issue, and the 'VMX' flag not exist in the cpuid.c file.
# /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -M rhel6.4.0 -enable-kvm -cpu SandyBridge -vnc :1 -monitor stdio
QEMU 0.12.1 monitor - type 'help' for more information
(qemu) q
# /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -M rhel6.4.0 -enable-kvm -cpu SandyBridge,check -vnc :1 -monitor stdio
QEMU 0.12.1 monitor - type 'help' for more information
(qemu) q
# /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -M rhel6.4.0 -enable-kvm -cpu SandyBridge,enforce -vnc :1 -monitor stdio
QEMU 0.12.1 monitor - type 'help' for more information
(qemu) q
The "svm" flag is already part of what "Opteron_G*" means for qemu-kvm. If the user (or libvirt) doesn't want qemu-kvm to try to enable svm, they have to use the "-svm", for example: "-cpu Opteron_G5,-svm".
We could be forced to change the definition like in the case of the SEP flag (see bug 821741, bug 821463) if there was a risk that the flag get silently enabled in the case of a kernel upgrade. But the "svm" flag is available only if "-enable-nesting" is explicitly used, so the valid use-cases with "enforce" enabled would be either:
$ qemu-kvm -cpu Opteron_G5,-svm,enforce
or:
$ qemu-kvm -enable-nesting -cpu Opteron_G5,enforce
But -enable-nesting is not supported on RHEL-6 (see bug 738555), so only the first option is valid.
Description of problem: boot guest with '-cpu Opteron_G5,enforce' on AMD G5 host, qemu will quit with 'warning: host cpuid 8000_0001:ecx flag restricted to guest 'svm' [0x00000004] Unable to support requested x86 CPU definition'. BTW, I also tried the AMD G2 host which also hit this issue, so this issue no only happen on G5 host but also other AMD host. If boot guest with '-cpu SandyBridge,enforce' on INTEL SandyBridge host, it have no such issue. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): host info: kernel-2.6.32-358.11.1.el6.x86_64 qemu-kvm-rhev-0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5.x86_64 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1.check the G5 AMD host cpu flag. # cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep svm flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nonstop_tsc extd_apicid aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq monitor ssse3 fma cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt aes xsave avx f16c lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs xop skinit wdt lwp fma4 tce nodeid_msr tbm topoext perfctr_core cpb npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save tsc_scale vmcb_clean flushbyasid decodeassists pausefilter pfthreshold bmi1 2.check the cpuid.c file. # vim /usr/src/debug/qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2/target-i386/cpuid.c { .name = "Opteron_G5", ... .ext3_features = CPUID_EXT3_TBM | CPUID_EXT3_FMA4 | CPUID_EXT3_XOP | CPUID_EXT3_3DNOWPREFETCH | CPUID_EXT3_MISALIGNSSE | CPUID_EXT3_SSE4A | CPUID_EXT3_ABM | CPUID_EXT3_SVM | CPUID_EXT3_LAHF_LM, .xlevel = 0x8000001A, .model_id = "AMD Opteron 63xx class CPU", }, ... 3.boot guest with '-cpu Opteron_G5,enforce' on AMD G5 host. # /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -M rhel6.4.0 -enable-kvm -cpu Opteron_G5,enforce -vnc :11 -monitor stdio warning: host cpuid 8000_0001:ecx flag restricted to guest 'svm' [0x00000004] Unable to support requested x86 CPU definition # Actual results: after step 3, qemu will quit with 'warning: host cpuid 8000_0001:ecx flag restricted to guest 'svm' [0x00000004] Unable to support requested x86 CPU definition' If do not use 'force', it not quit just prompt. # /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -M rhel6.4.0 -enable-kvm -cpu Opteron_G5 -vnc :11 -monitor stdio QEMU 0.12.1 monitor - type 'help' for more information (qemu) q # /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -M rhel6.4.0 -enable-kvm -cpu Opteron_G5,check -vnc :11 -monitor stdio warning: host cpuid 8000_0001:ecx flag restricted to guest 'svm' [0x00000004] QEMU 0.12.1 monitor - type 'help' for more information (qemu) q Expected results: Should remove the 'svm' flag from cpuid.c file for AMD, just like 'vmx' not exist in cpuid.c for SandyBridge. Additional info: Both vmx–(intel) and svm–(amd) should not be exposed to the guest. I also check the 'SVM' in my SandyBridge host, it have no such issue, and the 'VMX' flag not exist in the cpuid.c file. # /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -M rhel6.4.0 -enable-kvm -cpu SandyBridge -vnc :1 -monitor stdio QEMU 0.12.1 monitor - type 'help' for more information (qemu) q # /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -M rhel6.4.0 -enable-kvm -cpu SandyBridge,check -vnc :1 -monitor stdio QEMU 0.12.1 monitor - type 'help' for more information (qemu) q # /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -M rhel6.4.0 -enable-kvm -cpu SandyBridge,enforce -vnc :1 -monitor stdio QEMU 0.12.1 monitor - type 'help' for more information (qemu) q