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Special Forums UNIX and Linux Applications Virtualization and Cloud Computing QEMU performance? Post 302930185 by sea on Wednesday 31st of December 2014 05:12:34 AM
Old 12-31-2014
Computer QEMU performance?

Heyas

So, i like doing custom a LiveImage of my OS.
Using Redhats kickstart/livecd-creator method.

Anyway, so i would like to test the liveimages...
AND also, i WOULD like to install FreeBSD, Solaris, or whatever, onto a Virtual Machine.

I used to use Oracles Virtualbox, but eversince i'm booting with SecureBoot enabled, i'm no longer able to start it, so i had to change to QEMU.

Now, to just 'test' if the fresh generated iso is 'working' or not, QEMU is just fine.
But if i ever want to actualy do in QEMU, like, switching desktop, or changing the folder in pcmanfm inside QEMU, it needs patience out of this world...

I'm running my ISO's like this:
Code:
#!/bin/bash
# isotest
# Description:	Simply boots an iso file with qemu.
# ------------------------------------------------------
#
#	Variables
#
	DEFAULT_ARCH=x86_64
	DEFAULT_ARCH=$(uname -m)
	DEFAULT_RAM=$(( 4 * 1024 ))
	DEFAULT_CORES=4
	DEFAULT_VGA=vmware
	DEFAULT_FORMAT=qcow2
	DEFAULT_SIZE=5G
	DEFAULT_IMAGE_DIR=$HOME/Virtual_Machine_Images
	DEFAULT_IMAGE_FILE=isotest.img
#
#	Display & Action
#
	qemu-system-$DEFAULT_ARCH \
		-smp $DEFAULT_CORES \
		-m $DEFAULT_RAM \
		-cdrom "$1"

And to 'install' or run an intalled image i execute:
Code:
#!/bin/bash
# distrotest
# Description:	Simply boots an OS file with qemu.
# ------------------------------------------------------
#
#	Variables
#
	DEFAULT_ARCH=x86_64
	DEFAULT_ARCH=$(uname -m)
	DEFAULT_RAM=$(( 4 * 1024 ))
	DEFAULT_CORES=4
	DEFAULT_VGA=vmware
	DEFAULT_FORMAT=qcow2
	DEFAULT_SIZE=5G
	DEFAULT_IMAGE_DIR=$HOME/Virtual_Machine_Images
	DEFAULT_IMAGE_FILE=distrotest.img
#
#	Functions
#
	DEFAULT_IMAGE="$DEFAULT_IMAGE_DIR/$DEFAULT_IMAGE_FILE"
	[[ -f "$1" ]] || exit 1
	if [[ ! -f "$DEFAULT_IMAGE" ]]
	then	# We just need an image to boot an iso, this can be quite small.
		qemu-img create -f "$DEFAULT_FORMAT" "$DEFAULT_IMAGE" $DEFAULT_SIZE
	fi
#
#	Display & Action
#
	qemu-system-$DEFAULT_ARCH \
		-smp $DEFAULT_CORES \
		-m $DEFAULT_RAM \
		-cdrom "$1" \
		-hda "$DEFAULT_IMAGE"
# 		-full-screen \

As you see, i'm quite, sharing?, with my hardware for qemu...
4 Cores and 4 GB of ram, but booting an ISO (same for installed) takes up to ~7mins, when with O-VB it was as low as ~1min -- using 768mb ram and 70% of 1 core....

Doing a mouse click and wait for like 20 secs for ANYTHING to happen, is just annoying.

Any ideas or advices please?
Thank you in advance
 

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livecd_selinux(8)					       SELinux Policy livecd						 livecd_selinux(8)

NAME
livecd_selinux - Security Enhanced Linux Policy for the livecd processes DESCRIPTION
Security-Enhanced Linux secures the livecd processes via flexible mandatory access control. The livecd processes execute with the livecd_t SELinux type. You can check if you have these processes running by executing the ps command with the -Z qualifier. For example: ps -eZ | grep livecd_t ENTRYPOINTS
The livecd_t SELinux type can be entered via the unlabeled_t, proc_type, file_type, mtrr_device_t, filesystem_type, livecd_exec_t, sysctl_type file types. The default entrypoint paths for the livecd_t domain are the following: all files on the system, /dev/cpu/mtrr, /usr/bin/livecd-creator PROCESS TYPES
SELinux defines process types (domains) for each process running on the system You can see the context of a process using the -Z option to ps Policy governs the access confined processes have to files. SELinux livecd policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their livecd processes in as secure a method as possible. The following process types are defined for livecd: livecd_t Note: semanage permissive -a livecd_t can be used to make the process type livecd_t permissive. SELinux does not deny access to permissive process types, but the AVC (SELinux denials) messages are still generated. BOOLEANS
SELinux policy is customizable based on least access required. livecd policy is extremely flexible and has several booleans that allow you to manipulate the policy and run livecd with the tightest access possible. If you want to deny user domains applications to map a memory region as both executable and writable, this is dangerous and the executable should be reported in bugzilla, you must turn on the deny_execmem boolean. Enabled by default. setsebool -P deny_execmem 1 If you want to deny any process from ptracing or debugging any other processes, you must turn on the deny_ptrace boolean. Enabled by default. setsebool -P deny_ptrace 1 If you want to allow all domains to use other domains file descriptors, you must turn on the domain_fd_use boolean. Enabled by default. setsebool -P domain_fd_use 1 If you want to allow all domains to have the kernel load modules, you must turn on the domain_kernel_load_modules boolean. Disabled by default. setsebool -P domain_kernel_load_modules 1 If you want to allow all domains to execute in fips_mode, you must turn on the fips_mode boolean. Enabled by default. setsebool -P fips_mode 1 If you want to enable reading of urandom for all domains, you must turn on the global_ssp boolean. Disabled by default. setsebool -P global_ssp 1 If you want to control the ability to mmap a low area of the address space, as configured by /proc/sys/kernel/mmap_min_addr, you must turn on the mmap_low_allowed boolean. Disabled by default. setsebool -P mmap_low_allowed 1 If you want to disable kernel module loading, you must turn on the secure_mode_insmod boolean. Enabled by default. setsebool -P secure_mode_insmod 1 If you want to boolean to determine whether the system permits loading policy, setting enforcing mode, and changing boolean values. Set this to true and you have to reboot to set it back, you must turn on the secure_mode_policyload boolean. Enabled by default. setsebool -P secure_mode_policyload 1 If you want to allow unconfined executables to make their heap memory executable. Doing this is a really bad idea. Probably indicates a badly coded executable, but could indicate an attack. This executable should be reported in bugzilla, you must turn on the selin- uxuser_execheap boolean. Disabled by default. setsebool -P selinuxuser_execheap 1 If you want to allow all unconfined executables to use libraries requiring text relocation that are not labeled textrel_shlib_t, you must turn on the selinuxuser_execmod boolean. Enabled by default. setsebool -P selinuxuser_execmod 1 If you want to allow unconfined executables to make their stack executable. This should never, ever be necessary. Probably indicates a badly coded executable, but could indicate an attack. This executable should be reported in bugzilla, you must turn on the selin- uxuser_execstack boolean. Enabled by default. setsebool -P selinuxuser_execstack 1 If you want to support X userspace object manager, you must turn on the xserver_object_manager boolean. Enabled by default. setsebool -P xserver_object_manager 1 If you want to allow ZoneMinder to run su/sudo, you must turn on the zoneminder_run_sudo boolean. Disabled by default. setsebool -P zoneminder_run_sudo 1 MANAGED FILES
The SELinux process type livecd_t can manage files labeled with the following file types. The paths listed are the default paths for these file types. Note the processes UID still need to have DAC permissions. file_type all files on the system FILE CONTEXTS
SELinux requires files to have an extended attribute to define the file type. You can see the context of a file using the -Z option to ls Policy governs the access confined processes have to these files. SELinux livecd policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their livecd processes in as secure a method as possible. STANDARD FILE CONTEXT SELinux defines the file context types for the livecd, if you wanted to store files with these types in a diffent paths, you need to exe- cute the semanage command to sepecify alternate labeling and then use restorecon to put the labels on disk. semanage fcontext -a -t livecd_exec_t '/srv/livecd/content(/.*)?' restorecon -R -v /srv/mylivecd_content Note: SELinux often uses regular expressions to specify labels that match multiple files. The following file types are defined for livecd: livecd_exec_t - Set files with the livecd_exec_t type, if you want to transition an executable to the livecd_t domain. livecd_tmp_t - Set files with the livecd_tmp_t type, if you want to store livecd temporary files in the /tmp directories. Note: File context can be temporarily modified with the chcon command. If you want to permanently change the file context you need to use the semanage fcontext command. This will modify the SELinux labeling database. You will need to use restorecon to apply the labels. COMMANDS
semanage fcontext can also be used to manipulate default file context mappings. semanage permissive can also be used to manipulate whether or not a process type is permissive. semanage module can also be used to enable/disable/install/remove policy modules. semanage boolean can also be used to manipulate the booleans system-config-selinux is a GUI tool available to customize SELinux policy settings. AUTHOR
This manual page was auto-generated using sepolicy manpage . SEE ALSO
selinux(8), livecd(8), semanage(8), restorecon(8), chcon(1), sepolicy(8) , setsebool(8) livecd 14-06-10 livecd_selinux(8)
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