Alright, thanks for the feedback. Johannes
On Thu, 9 Nov 2017 22:04:56 +0300 Michael Tokarev <m...@tls.msk.ru> wrote: > Control: severity -1 minor > > 09.11.2017 21:10, Johannes Falke wrote: > > Package: qemu-kvm > > Version: 1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u3 > > Severity: important > > > > Dear Maintainer, > > > > there is a bug preventing many people with my combination of hardware > > from using PCI passthrough. I am not actually sure whether the bug is > > in kernel/kvm, vfio or qemu, however, as qemu is the highest-level of > > these, I am reporting the bug here as you will likely know better where > > the origin of the bug may be found. > > Just for you to understand. This bug is _very_ unlikely will be addressed > here, most likely it'll sit in the bugtracker forever. > > The reason is simple: one has to have your hardware to replicate this issue, > AND one has to be knowlegeable in the area of device pass-through. > > You can _try_ to ask upstream about this, maybe this will work better - > because at least one of the requiriments will be met in this case. Maybe > you'll have the ability to communicate this matter and will be able to > provide enough info or debugging for it to be fixed. I definitely wont > be a broken phone between you and upstream. > > At any rate, I don't think the severity of this bug is important. > Qemu works for very large number of users, just very specific use case > fails. Marking as minor. > > I'm not trying to be rude or something, I'm just describing the situation. > > Thanks, > > /mjt > >
