instruction: 0.828 device: 0.789 graphic: 0.772 vnc: 0.706 semantic: 0.601 network: 0.400 socket: 0.356 mistranslation: 0.227 boot: 0.201 other: 0.125 assembly: 0.094 KVM: 0.061 hvf: RDTSCP capability not passed to guests Description of problem: Steps to reproduce: 1. Run: wget https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.15/releases/x86/alpine-standard-3.15.4-x86.iso ./qemu-system-x86_64 -cpu host,+rdtscp -machine q35,accel=hvf -m 512 -cdrom ./alpine-standard-3.15.4-x86.iso 2. login as "root" 3. type cat /etc/cpuinfo | grep rdtscp Expected result: cpu flag lines including rdtscp Actual result: empty, with: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.80000001H:EDX.rdtscp [bit 27] Additional information: This patch apparently resolves the issue according to my tests: https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/20211101054836.21471-1-dirty@apple.com/