[rhelv6-list] Kernel errors under kvm guest using e1000

Rainer Traut tr.ml at gmx.de
Wed Apr 20 08:39:41 UTC 2011


Am 19.04.2011 11:34, schrieb carlopmart:
> On 04/19/2011 11:26 AM, Rainer Traut wrote:
>> Am 19.04.2011 10:52, schrieb carlopmart:
>>
>>> Thanks Gary, but I can't do this. I can substitute one e1000 interface
>>> with ne2k_pci or pcnet or rtl8139 ... but the others six, needs to run
>>> e1000 driver because is the only driver that supports 1GB.
>>
>> Afaik - please correct me if I'm wrong - it's irrelevant for the guest's
>> performance because you are not using real hardware.
>>
>> Rainer
>>
>
> Why do you says this?? It is totally relevant for this guest can works
> on 1GB ethernet.

Have you tested it?
For example the virtio_net driver does not even give you information 
about the (virtual) ethernet speed - at least on rhel5 here.

Rainer




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