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diff --git a/results/classifier/deepseek-2-tmp/output/hypervisor/1788665 b/results/classifier/deepseek-2-tmp/output/hypervisor/1788665 deleted file mode 100644 index 62890e335..000000000 --- a/results/classifier/deepseek-2-tmp/output/hypervisor/1788665 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ - -Low 2D graphics performance with Windows 10 (1803) VGA passthrough VM using "Spectre" protection - -Windows 10 (1803) VM using VGA passthrough via qemu script. - -After upgrading Windows 10 Pro VM to version 1803, or possibly after applying the March/April security updates from Microsoft, the VM would show low 2D graphics performance (sluggishness in 2D applications and low Passmark results). - -Turning off Spectre vulnerability protection in Windows remedies the issue. - -Expected behavior: -qemu/kvm hypervisor to expose firmware capabilities of host to guest OS - see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyper-v-on-windows/CVE-2017-5715-and-hyper-v-vms - -Background: - -Starting in March or April Microsoft began to push driver updates in their updates / security updates. See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4073757/protect-your-windows-devices-against-spectre-meltdown - -One update concerns the Intel microcode - see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4100347. It is activated by default within Windows. - -Once the updates are applied within the Windows guest, 2D graphics performance drops significantly. Other performance benchmarks are not affected. - -A bare metal Windows installation does not display a performance loss after the update. See https://heiko-sieger.info/low-2d-graphics-benchmark-with-windows-10-1803-kvm-vm/ - -Similar reports can be found here: -https://www.reddit.com/r/VFIO/comments/97unx4/passmark_lousy_2d_graphics_performance_on_windows/ - -Hardware: - -6 core Intel Core i7-3930K (-MT-MCP-) - -Host OS: -Linux Mint 19/Ubuntu 18.04 -Kernel: 4.15.0-32-generic x86_64 -Qemu: QEMU emulator version 2.11.1 -Intel microcode (host): 0x714 -dmesg | grep microcode -[ 0.000000] microcode: microcode updated early to revision 0x714, date = 2018-05-08 -[ 2.810683] microcode: sig=0x206d7, pf=0x4, revision=0x714 -[ 2.813340] microcode: Microcode Update Driver: v2.2. - -Note: I manually updated the Intel microcode on the host from 0x713 to 0x714. However, both microcode versions produce the same result in the Windows guest. - -Guest OS: -Windows 10 Pro 64 bit, release 1803 \ No newline at end of file |