On 08/01/2013 03:08 PM, Kerin Millar wrote: > On 30/07/2013 22:04, walt wrote: >> On 07/29/2013 06:29 PM, Harry Putnam wrote: >>> Can anyone post a .config for a 3.8.13 kernel that is known to work on >>> a vbox install of gentoo as guest. >>> >>> Working on a fresh install but don't have gentoo running anywhere to >>> rob a .config from. >> >> This one worked for me. >> > > <snip> > > This config is missing various options that would significantly enhance > kernel performance in its capacity as a guest. > > For core paravirtualization support: > > CONFIG_PARAVIRT_GUEST > CONFIG_KVM_CLOCK > CONFIG_KVM_GUEST > > For virtio support: > > CONFIG_VIRTIO > CONFIG_VIRTIO_PCI > CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK > CONFIG_SCSI_VIRTIO > CONFIG_VIRTIO_NET > > For the scsi/net virtio drivers to work in the guest, qemu must be started > with the appropriate options. Further details can be found here: > > http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Virtio
Thanks Kerin. I don't know about Harry, but I'm no expert in virtualization. Just to clarify: I know that virtualbox and kvm are both extensions of qemu, but not exactly identical to each other. Would those same kernel options be useful in virtualbox as well as kvm/qemu?
