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X-Received-From: 2a00:1450:4864:20::442 X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: peter.maydell@linaro.org Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+importer=patchew.org@nongnu.org Sender: "Qemu-devel" X-ZohoMail-DKIM: fail (Header signature does not verify) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" The system requirements documented in this chapter are limited to x86 KVM t= argets. Clean them up and move them to the target section. Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini Reviewed-by: Peter Maydell --- qemu-doc.texi | 22 ++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/qemu-doc.texi b/qemu-doc.texi index 88e84300e9..dcf7281a00 100644 --- a/qemu-doc.texi +++ b/qemu-doc.texi @@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ * Introduction:: * QEMU System emulator:: * QEMU System emulator targets:: -* System requirements:: * Security:: * Implementation notes:: * Deprecated features:: @@ -190,6 +189,7 @@ various targets are mentioned in the following sections. @menu * pcsys_devices:: Peripherals * cpu_models_x86:: Supported CPU model configurations on x86 hosts +* pcsys_req:: OS requirements @end menu =20 @node pcsys_devices @@ -267,6 +267,13 @@ CS4231A is the chip used in Windows Sound System and G= USMAX products @include docs/system/cpu-models-x86.texi @raisesections =20 +@node pcsys_req +@subsection OS requirements + +On x86_64 hosts, the default set of CPU features enabled by the KVM accele= rator +require the host to be running Linux v4.5 or newer. Red Hat Enterprise Li= nux +7 is also supported, since the required functionality was backported. + @node PowerPC System emulator @section PowerPC System emulator @cindex system emulation (PowerPC) @@ -1038,19 +1045,6 @@ so should only be used with trusted guest OS. =20 @c man end =20 -@node System requirements -@chapter System requirements - -@section KVM kernel module - -On x86_64 hosts, the default set of CPU features enabled by the KVM accele= rator -require the host to be running Linux v4.5 or newer. - -The OpteronG[345] CPU models require KVM support for RDTSCP, which was -added with Linux 4.5 which is supported by the major distros. And even -if RHEL7 has kernel 3.10, KVM there has the required functionality there -to make it close to a 4.5 or newer kernel. - @include docs/security.texi =20 @include qemu-tech.texi --=20 2.21.1