Re: [PATCH] qemu-kvm: fix segfault when running kvm without /dev/kvm, falling back to non-accelerated mode

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On Thu, 2009-09-03 at 12:31 -0500, Dustin Kirkland wrote:
> qemu-kvm: fix segfault when running kvm without /dev/kvm, falling back
> to non-accelerated mode
> 
> We're seeing segfaults on systems without access to /dev/kvm.  It
> looks like the global kvm_allowed is being set just a little too late
> in vl.c.  This patch moves the kvm initialization a bit higher in the
> vl.c main, just after options processing, and solves the segfaults.
> We're carrying this patch in Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha.  Please apply
> upstream, or advise if and why this might not be the optimal solution.

Ah discussion about an alternative fix for this fizzled out recently:

  http://www.mail-archive.com/kvm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg19890.html

Cheers,
Mark.

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