Package: debian-installer
Severity: normal
Version: 20250515
Testing with the debian-testing-ppc64el-DVD-1.iso confirms that Debian
Trixie on ppc64el currently installs a 4KB page kernel by default. This
default (ref: #1074217) causes issues, especially for KVM virtualization
(e.g., "Can't support 64 kiB guest pages with 4 kiB host pages"),
hindering common ppc64el use cases. Debian Trixie should offer easier
access to a 64KB page size kernel.
While 64KB kernel variants, such as those provided by the
linux-image-powerpc64le-64k meta-package, are available in the Trixie
archive, their manual installation post-setup is inconvenient.
Request:
Make a 64KB page kernel the default for ppc64el Trixie.
OR
Add a clear installer option to select a 64KB page kernel.
This would improve usability for ppc64el users needing 64KB pages for
performance or virtualization.
Thanks and Regards,
Trupti
