Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: Re: Re: 2.6.10-mm3: swsusp: out of memory on resume

[Johannes Schindelin]

Hi,

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005, Anand Kumria wrote:

> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:54:52 +0100, Fabrice Bellard wrote:
>
> > My plan is to add a more generic option to select a given cpu model and to
> > be able to disable or enable some specific features (for example '-cpu
> > p6+pae+sse3', any other suggestions ?), so I prefer not to include this
> > patch now.
> >
>
> My only suggestion would be to make it part of the monitor rather than a
> command line option (set cpu <model>|<base>+<feature1><feature2> ...).

Why? Normally the OS tests for the CPU capabilities at boot time. What you
suggest would be a fine way to shoot the OS in the knee (by taking away
features it assumes are present), and sometimes wouldn't work (when you
grant a capability the OS no longer expects, and thus doesn't use).

Hth,
Dscho