Hi John, On 07/24/2017 06:18 PM, John Koelndorfer wrote: > When I start the VM, it takes maybe 10-15 seconds for the GPU output to > display anything on the monitor. In fact, if I want to get into the EFI > setup I need to start mashing escape before anything even comes up. When > I do finally get something, the VM is stuck on the TianoCore logo for > another 30 seconds to a minute (haven't timed it). > > Additionally, all of the CPUs that are assigned to the VM are pegged at > near 100% until Windows finally starts to boot. > > I've also noticed that boot times improve if I assign fewer cores or > less memory to the VM.
I have exactly this problem ever since I set my VM up in the end of 2016. After powering on the VM, all the assigned cores go to 100% for a while, and then it boots. It is not stuck on the Tianocore logo for *that* long, though. I can confirm the lowering CPU count improves it. I am also on Arch Linux, and tried several version of OVMF, (the one from the official arch repo from back then, a git-Version from back then, as well as from Spring 2017) to no avail, so I gave up on it. I would really be happy to find a solution, though... In what mode do you pass the CPU? hast-passthrough, or something else? Mine is "Skylake-Client". Martin _______________________________________________ vfio-users mailing list vfio-users@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/vfio-users
