From 8c1fa0ed1202112dd8a8cf5398caa12d8e489cc8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yelninei Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:48:38 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] services: hurd-vm: Add machine argument for qemu for 64 bit images. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Fixes issues when memory is >= 3584. * gnu/services/virtualization.scm (hurd-vm-shepherd-service): When type is 'hurd64-qcow2 add -M q35 to qemu arguments. Change-Id: I58ea603faad545294aad52b71aac82c922fd9b96 Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès --- gnu/services/virtualization.scm | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/gnu/services/virtualization.scm b/gnu/services/virtualization.scm index 06524f7851d..847c4ca7dda 100644 --- a/gnu/services/virtualization.scm +++ b/gnu/services/virtualization.scm @@ -1885,6 +1885,7 @@ is added to the OS specified in CONFIG." (let ((image (hurd-vm-configuration-image config)) (qemu (hurd-vm-configuration-qemu config)) (memory-size (hurd-vm-configuration-memory-size config)) + (type (hurd-vm-configuration-type config)) (options (hurd-vm-configuration-options config)) (id (hurd-vm-configuration-id config)) (net-options (hurd-vm-configuration-net-options config)) @@ -1893,8 +1894,14 @@ is added to the OS specified in CONFIG." (define vm-command ;; XXX: Use the x86_64 emulator instead of the i386 one to work around ;; "Bad ram pointer" issues: . + + ;; The default qemu machine has problems with high memory on x86_64-gnu + ;; https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2025-11/msg00025.html #~(append (list #$(file-append qemu "/bin/qemu-system-x86_64") "-m" (number->string #$memory-size) + #$@(if (eq? type 'hurd64-qcow2) + '("-M" "q35") + '()) #$@net-options #$@options "--hda" #+(system-image image)