[CentOS-virt] Re: [kvm-devel] [ kvm-Bugs-1807620 ] KVM's --disable-gcc-check doesn't work

Thu Oct 4 20:39:30 UTC 2007
Gregory Haskins <ghaskins at novell.com>

On Thu, 2007-10-04 at 21:49 +0200, Farkas Levente wrote:
> Gregory Haskins wrote:
> > On Thu, 2007-10-04 at 19:27 +0200, Farkas Levente wrote:
> > 
> >> ok but now as qemu code was imported into kvm, then it's probably would
> >> be better to witch gcc-4.x?
> > 
> > Sure.  Are you volunteering? ;)  I'm sure both upstream QEMU developers,
> > KVM developers, and the community using either would be most
> > appreciative.  I know I would be.
> 
> here i mean that packaging kvm for fedora/redhat/centos using gcc-4.x in
> stead of gcc-3.x. if currently there is no reason to use gcc-3.x than i
> change all of my spec file.

You *could*, sure.  I have done this for local builds here.  But if you
go that route I would recommend making a patch to KVM so it doesn't fall
back into QEMU mode automatically (today if it can't open the kvm module
it will assume "-no-kvm" like behavior).  Otherwise you will have a
bunch of support calls about why its not working properly should someone
cause the system to fall back.

> 
> ps. anyway it's planed to be temporary or permanent to use a qemu fork
> for kvm and not try to propagate changes back to the upstream qemu?

Ill defer to Avi here, though as I understand it: Things that benefit
the upstream source get pushed...things that are KVM only don't.

Regards,
-Greg
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