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Bug 625333 - qemu treatment of -nodefconfig and -readconfig problematic for debug
Summary: qemu treatment of -nodefconfig and -readconfig problematic for debug
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: qemu-kvm
Version: 6.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: beta
: ---
Assignee: john cooper
QA Contact: Virtualization Bugs
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks: 580953
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2010-08-19 05:47 UTC by john cooper
Modified: 2014-07-25 03:46 UTC (History)
8 users (show)

Fixed In Version: qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.135.el6
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Cause Currently -nodefconfig doesn't disable import of cpu-x86_64.conf. This combined with -readconfig imports occurring after cpudef_setup() disallow pointing qemu at an alternate cpu-x86_64.conf file. Consequence User effectively can't read in alternate cpu-x86_64.conf file impacting qemu debug and potentially end user local configuration. Workaround Requires moving/overwriting default config files by the user. Result -nodefconfig works as intended and intuitively expected.
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Environment:
Last Closed: 2011-05-19 11:29:12 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:

Attachments (Terms of Use)
Example patch providing above fix. (1.66 KB, application/octet-stream)
2010-08-19 05:47 UTC, john cooper 		no flags Details
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2011:0534 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Important: qemu-kvm security, bug fix, and enhancement update 2011-05-19 11:20:36 UTC

Description john cooper 2010-08-19 05:47:32 UTC 
Created attachment 439585 [details]
Example patch providing above fix.

Description of problem:

    Currently -nodefconfig doesn't disable import of cpu-x86_64.conf.
    This combined with -readconfig imports occurring after cpudef_setup()
    disallow pointing qemu at an alternate cpu-x86_64.conf file.

    Notably, -readconfig support is broken.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

    RHEL6.0-20100816.n.0-Server-x86_64

How reproducible:

  launch qemu with:

    -nodefconfig -readconfig ? -readconfig mydebug/cpu-x86_64.conf

  the definitions in the system installed:

    /usr/share/qemu-kvm/cpu-model/cpu-x86_64.conf

  are unconditionally imported while the:

    mydebug/cpu-x86_64.conf

  definitions are read in but have no effect due to occurring after the
  call to cpudef_setup() in the above example.


Steps to Reproduce:
(as stated above)

Actual results:

  can't read in alternate cpu-x86_64.conf file.

Expected results:

  should be able to use CLI as described above for debug.

Additional info:

1.  Broken -readconfig support went unnoticed as libvirt does not use this
option.  Given libvirt dependencies it may be necessary to entertain
another flag to disable import of cpu-x86_64.conf as libvirt assumes
this file is unconditionally imported.

2.  A patch is attached which includes import of cpu-x86_64.conf under
-nodefconfig and fixes the behavior of -readconfig.

3.  All of the above and related cpu config logic is subject to change
pending reconciling this rhel6 special functionality upstream.
Comment 8 Suqin Huang 2011-02-18 03:26:21 UTC 
Remove "sse4a, abm, svm" from cpu64-rhel6 extfeature_ecx in my-cpu-x86_64.conf config file.
boot guest with -nodefconfig -readconfig ? -readconfig my-cpu-x86_64.conf -cpu cpu64-rhel6,check
on host lack "sse4a, abm, svm"

Result: fix on qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.145.el6.x86_64

1. qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.132.el6.x86_64

[root@amd-4450b-4-2 ~]# /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -nodefconfig -readconfig ? -readconfig my-cpu-x86_64.conf -cpu cpu64-rhel6,check
parsed config file /usr/share/qemu-kvm/cpu-model/cpu-x86_64.conf
parsed config file /root/cpu-x86_64.conf
warning: host cpuid 8000_0001:ecx flag restricted to guest 'svm' [0x00000004]
warning: host cpuid 8000_0001:ecx lacks requested flag 'abm' [0x00000020]
warning: host cpuid 8000_0001:ecx lacks requested flag 'sse4a' [0x00000040]

2. qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.145.el6.x86_64

1). /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -nodefconfig -readconfig ? -readconfig my-cpu-x86_64.conf -cpu cpu64-rhel6,check
parsed config file /usr/share/qemu-kvm/cpu-model/cpu-x86_64.conf
parsed config file /root/cpu-x86_64.conf
Using CPU model "cpu64-rhel6,check"

2). /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -nodefconfig -readconfig ? -cpu cp4-rhel6,check
parsed config file /usr/share/qemu-kvm/cpu-model/cpu-x86_64.conf
Using CPU model "cpu64-rhel6,check"
warning: host cpuid 8000_0001:ecx flag restricted to guest 'svm' [0x00000004]
warning: host cpuid 8000_0001:ecx lacks requested flag 'abm' [0x00000020]
warning: host cpuid 8000_0001:ecx lacks requested flag 'sse4a' [0x00000040]
Comment 10 Miya Chen 2011-03-10 02:32:27 UTC 
move to verified based on comment#8
Comment 11 john cooper 2011-05-05 14:42:30 UTC 
Added CCFR
Comment 12 john cooper 2011-05-05 14:42:30 UTC 
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
Cause
    Currently -nodefconfig doesn't disable import of cpu-x86_64.conf.
    This combined with -readconfig imports occurring after cpudef_setup()
    disallow pointing qemu at an alternate cpu-x86_64.conf file.

Consequence
    User effectively can't read in alternate cpu-x86_64.conf file impacting
    qemu debug and potentially end user local configuration.

Workaround
    Requires moving/overwriting default config files by the user.

Result
    -nodefconfig works as intended and intuitively expected.
Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2011-05-19 11:29:12 UTC 
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-2011-0534.html
Comment 14 errata-xmlrpc 2011-05-19 12:47:42 UTC 
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-2011-0534.html
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