Bug 738555 – Stop exposing -enable-nested

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Bug 738555 - Stop exposing -enable-nested

Summary:	Stop exposing -enable-nested

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	qemu-kvm (Show other bugs)
Sub Component:
Version:	6.2
Hardware:	Unspecified Unspecified

Priority	low Severity low
Target Milestone:	rc
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Assigned To:	Amos Kong
QA Contact:	Virtualization Bugs
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Depends On:	738466
Blocks:	743047
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Reported:	2011-09-15 03:20 EDT by Dor Laor
Modified:	2015-05-24 20:06 EDT (History)
CC List:	12 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.192.el6
Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:	The -enable-nested qemu-kvm option was removed, as nested virtualization is not supported.
Story Points:	---
Clone Of:	738466
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Last Closed:	2011-12-06 11:03:29 EST
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External Trackers
Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2011:1531	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Moderate: qemu-kvm security, bug fix, and enhancement update	2011-12-05 20:23:30 EST

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Comment 5 Chao Yang 2011-10-10 03:35:39 EDT

Reproduced on qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.160.el6.x86_64 and 
verified on qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.195.el6.x86_64 by following command:
# /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm --help | grep nest

Actual Result:
on qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.160.el6.x86_64:
# /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm --help | grep nest
-enable-nesting enable support for running a VM inside the VM (AMD only)
on qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.195.el6.x86_64:
# /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm --help  | grep nest | wc -l
0

Based on this comment, this issue has been fixed.

Comment 7 Eduardo Habkost 2011-11-22 10:51:17 EST

    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:
The -enable-nested qemu-kvm option was removed, as nested virtualization is not supported.

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2011-12-06 11:03:29 EST

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/RHSA-2011-1531.html

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