QEMU command: ~/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -m 1024 debian-append.img
git bisect tells that the following commit causes this bug: commit 235e8982ad393e5611cb892df54881c872eea9e1 Author: Jordan Justen <jordan.l.jus...@intel.com> Date: Wed May 29 01:27:26 2013 -0700 kvm: support using KVM_MEM_READONLY flag for regions For readonly memory regions and rom devices in romd_mode, we make use of the KVM_MEM_READONLY. A slot that uses KVM_MEM_READONLY can be read from and code can execute from the region, but writes will exit to qemu. After reverting this commit, VM can boot normally. Any information I should provide? -- Best Regards, Dunrong Huang Homepage: http://mathslinux.org