Re: kern/41679 (Lots of re0: watchdog timeout using qemu/kvm)

[Stephen Borrill <netbsd%precedence.co.uk@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/41679; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Stephen Borrill <netbsd%precedence.co.uk@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: kern/41679 (Lots of re0: watchdog timeout using qemu/kvm)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 13:46:44 +0100 (BST)

 > On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 08:40:04AM +0000, Izumi Tsutsui wrote:
 > > > Synopsis: Lots of re0: watchdog timeout using qemu/kvm
 > >
 > > It's QEMU's problem ("interrupt moderation timer is disabled by default")
 > > http://www.valinux.co.jp/technologylibrary/document/virtualization/kvm_netbsd0001/#n04
 > > and I'm not sure if it's worth to put workaround for qemu quirk
 > > in re(4) driver. (because wm(4) on qemu works)
 >
 > If people keep tripping on it, if nothing else it makes us look bad.
 > Is there a way to get qemu installs to default to wm(4)?
 
 Problem also affects when running as HVM domU under XenServer where it is 
 not possible to change from re(4).
 
 -- 
 Stephen