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    Unbreak large mem support by removing kqemu · 4a1418e0
    Anthony Liguori authored
    
    
    kqemu introduces a number of restrictions on the i386 target.  The worst is that
    it prevents large memory from working in the default build.
    
    Furthermore, kqemu is fundamentally flawed in a number of ways.  It relies on
    the TSC as a time source which will not be reliable on a multiple processor
    system in userspace.  Since most modern processors are multicore, this severely
    limits the utility of kqemu.
    
    kvm is a viable alternative for people looking to accelerate qemu and has the
    benefit of being supported by the upstream Linux kernel.  If someone can
    implement work arounds to remove the restrictions introduced by kqemu, I'm
    happy to avoid and/or revert this patch.
    
    N.B. kqemu will still function in the 0.11 series but this patch removes it from
    the 0.12 series.
    
    Paul, please Ack or Nack this patch.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAnthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
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