[arch-dev-public] kvm, qemu-kvm maintainer searched

[Paul Mattal]

Tobias Powalowski wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> uploaded gcc34 and new qemu to
> 
> [kernel]
> http://www.archlinux.org/~tpowa/rc-kernel/
> 
> you are invited to test the kvm stuff with kernel 22rc5
> install kvm-modules and qemu package from this repository
> load the correct kvm module for your cpu, and add yourself to kvm group
> launch qemu-kvm then to test.
> 
> gcc34 is needed to get it compiled there is no other chance at the moment and 
> until this is fixed i would suggest to add gcc34 to extra too along with gcc3 
> package.

Thanks much for this, tpowa. I will consider helping to maintaining
this, as I am thinking about using kvm regularly; I know Jason was also
interested.

I'm actually between kvm and Virtualbox, which seems to have very good
performance AND a nice UI for managing the VMs.

- P