architecture: 0.947 x86: 0.920 kernel: 0.876 device: 0.837 graphic: 0.828 assembly: 0.698 arm: 0.691 PID: 0.688 ppc: 0.667 boot: 0.659 register: 0.641 performance: 0.632 files: 0.627 semantic: 0.617 mistranslation: 0.610 network: 0.580 permissions: 0.567 vnc: 0.566 socket: 0.564 debug: 0.547 peripherals: 0.440 user-level: 0.418 KVM: 0.413 VMM: 0.385 risc-v: 0.373 hypervisor: 0.338 TCG: 0.281 virtual: 0.251 i386: 0.018 -------------------- x86: 0.996 kernel: 0.886 virtual: 0.660 boot: 0.640 debug: 0.108 hypervisor: 0.048 TCG: 0.045 user-level: 0.026 PID: 0.023 semantic: 0.018 files: 0.017 device: 0.012 socket: 0.011 performance: 0.010 risc-v: 0.009 architecture: 0.005 register: 0.005 network: 0.004 vnc: 0.003 permissions: 0.003 graphic: 0.002 assembly: 0.002 peripherals: 0.001 KVM: 0.001 mistranslation: 0.001 VMM: 0.001 ppc: 0.001 i386: 0.000 arm: 0.000 failed to boot a customized kernel if emulating Broadwell/Skylake Hardware: X86-64, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6500U( Skylake) OS: Linux Mint 18 Host Kernel: 4.5.7 + PaX/Grsecurity Qemu: QEMU emulator version 2.5.0 (Debian 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.2) [Reproduction Steps] 1, Install a Debian 8 in the guest 2, Install a customized kernel( using same config to Debian 8) 3, Reboot: qemu-system-x86_64 -hda debian8-test.img -boot d -m 2048 -enable-kvm -usb -usbdevice tablet -net nic -net tap,ifname=tap0,script=no -cpu Broadwell -smp 2 or qemu-system-x86_64 -hda debian8-test.img -boot d -m 2048 -enable-kvm -usb -usbdevice tablet -net nic -net tap,ifname=tap0,script=no -cpu host -smp 2 [Actual Result] kernel panic or can't login in the system [Workaround] qemu-system-x86_64 -hda debian8-test.img -boot d -m 2048 -enable-kvm -usb -usbdevice tablet -net nic -net tap,ifname=tap0,script=no -cpu Haswell -smp 2 The QEMU project is currently considering to move its bug tracking to another system. For this we need to know which bugs are still valid and which could be closed already. Thus we are setting older bugs to "Incomplete" now. If you still think this bug report here is valid, then please switch the state back to "New" within the next 60 days, otherwise this report will be marked as "Expired". Or mark it as "Fix Released" if the problem has be [Expired for QEMU because there has been no activity for 60 days.]