Why do you use -redir? Please retest w/o it.
Dropped -redir and -snapshot, tested with two images, Bug can be reproduced. VM1-cmdline: # qemu-kvm -name 'vm1' -monitor tcp:0:6001,server,nowait -drive file=/root/autotest/client/tests/kvm/images/RHEL-4.8-64-virtio.qcow2,if=virtio,cache=none,boot=on -net nic,vlan=0,model=virtio,macaddr=02:70:04:52:e8:e2 -net tap,vlan=0,ifname=virtio_0_6001,script=/root/autotest/client/tests/kvm/scripts/qemu-ifup-switch,downscript=no -m 4096 -smp 2 -soundhw ac97 -vnc :0 -spice port=8000,disable-ticketing -serial unix:/tmp/serial-20100621-161808-MXgd,server,nowait -no-hpet VM2-cmdline: # qemu-kvm -name 'vm2' -monitor tcp:0:6002,server,nowait -drive file=/root/autotest/client/tests/kvm/images/RHEL-4.8-64-virtio.2.qcow2,if=virtio,cache=none,boot=on -net nic,vlan=0,model=virtio,macaddr=02:70:04:52:f4:d9 -net tap,vlan=0,ifname=virtio_0_6002,script=/root/autotest/client/tests/kvm/scripts/qemu-ifup-switch,downscript=no -m 4096 -smp 2 -soundhw ac97 -vnc :1 -spice port=8001,disable-ticketing -serial unix:/tmp/serial-20100621-162429-KCbJ,server,nowait -no-hpet ---- host kernel: 2.6.18-194.el5 etherboot-zroms-kvm-5.4.4-13.el5 kvm-qemu-img-83-164.el5_5.12 kvm-83-164.el5_5.12 kvm-debuginfo-83-164.el5_5.12 kvm-tools-83-164.el5_5.12 kmod-kvm-83-164.el5_5.12
Bug can be reproduced on RHEL5.6, move the version to 5.6 -- host kernel: 2.6.18-203.el5 guest kernel: 2.6.9-89.28.ELsmp # rpm -qa |grep kvm etherboot-zroms-kvm-5.4.4-13.el5 kvm-qemu-img-83-183.el5 kmod-kvm-83-183.el5 kvm-83-183.el5 kvm-tools-83-183.el5 kvm-debuginfo-83-183.el5
Bug could not reproduce with kvm-83-193.el5 Move to VERIFIED.
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0028.html