Re: [RFC/RFT PATCH v2 0/4] KVM: x86: full virtualization of guest MTRR

From: Paolo Bonzini
Date: Tue Jul 07 2015 - 10:09:28 EST




On 07/07/2015 16:06, Joerg Roedel wrote:
> > I do not have any AMD machines that support an IOMMU, so I would like
> > some help testing these patches. Thanks,
>
> What kind of testing do you want? Booting a guest with a device attached
> is probably not sufficient, right?

The guest should not take ages to boot, which is typical of messed-up
MTRR/PAT. And if you add some actual usage of the attached device, it
actually is sufficient. Even a simple ping test, or typing through a
USB keyboard on a passed-through controller, is enough.

Paolo
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