[Bug 568904] Re: qemu-kvm FTBFS on powerpc and ia64

[Dustin Kirkland]

** Changed in: qemu-kvm (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Dustin Kirkland (kirkland)

** Also affects: qemu-kvm (Ubuntu Lucid)
   Importance: Low
     Assignee: Dustin Kirkland (kirkland)
       Status: Triaged

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qemu-kvm FTBFS on powerpc and ia64
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/568904
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Status in “qemu-kvm” package in Ubuntu: Triaged
Status in “qemu-kvm” source package in Lucid: Triaged

Bug description:
Binary package hint: qemu-kvm

qemu-kvm FTBFS on powerpc and ia64 in lucid.  This is a combination of issues, as follows:

1: kvm support for newer powerpc is *very* new in the kernel, and the lucid kernels don't have the necessary patches (which would be too invasive to integrate).  Simply disabling kvm for qemu builds is recommended by upstream:

http://www.mail-archive.com/qemu-devel@nongnu.org/msg23996.html

2: ia64 host support is *extremely* new (first appearance upstream in March), and so nothing works at all on ia64 hosts.

Long-term, the correct fix is to have the necessary kernel/kvm/qemu patches land, and enable everything everywhere.  For lucid, this simply cannot happen, but ia64 builds can be dropped and powerpc builds done without kvm support, which improves supportability.