Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 11:56:39 +0200 From: Christian Jeannot <info@os-plus.org> To: Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bhyve with AMD Ryzen 3900X and MSI MEG ACE X570 Message-ID: <fdee36b6-31cd-5b3e-e760-b83664e5472d@os-plus.org> In-Reply-To: <CAGBxaX=u-rzZ4MM0as-enpUCsDs=bx7oJAEmKsXigUbhf-9wrw@mail.gmail.com> References: <2535c7f2-ef59-467e-779b-6c9c6db82005@os-plus.org> <CAGBxaX=u-rzZ4MM0as-enpUCsDs=bx7oJAEmKsXigUbhf-9wrw@mail.gmail.com>
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Am 26.04.20 um 11:32 schrieb Aryeh Friedman: > > > On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 4:57 AM Christian Jeannot <info@os-plus.org > <mailto:info@os-plus.org>> wrote: > > Hi Community, > > I am testing bhyve from FreeBSD 12.1 RELEASE. > > My environment: > - CPU: AMD Ryze 3900X > - Mainboard: MSI MEG ACE X570, Default settings, latest BIOS 7C35v18 > - RAM: G.Skill RipJaws V DIMM Kit 64GB, DDR4-3200, CL16-18-18-38 > - GPU: Sapphire Nitro RX 5700XT > > I checked the settings in the BIOS. Virtualization options are enabled. > SVM is enabled. > > I follow the instruction from the FreeBSD handbook „21.7. FreeBSD as a > Host with bhyve“. > > When I run > kldload vmm > I got an output that SVM is disabled by BIOS. When I check the BIOS it > is enabled. > > > What happens if you load it from /boot/load.conf When I add vmm_load="YES" in /boot/loader.conf I can see the following with dmesg after a reboot SVM: disabled by BIOS. module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (vmm, 0xffffffff8264dd20, 0) error 6 > > Also you shouldn't have to turn on kvm (I do have it turned on but it > should not be required). > > Bhyve has a upper limit of 16 vm's that it can run at once but I don't > think this is based on core count of the processor. > > > When I try to start the VM with the example script I got the output > vm_create device not configured > > Did I miss something to configure? > > Does anyone has a Ryzen CPU and a actual MSI mainboard successfully run > bhyve? > > > I have two Ryzen 5 2600X/MSI machines as far I can tell looking at the > specs (and what I remember when I was deciding to get a 3900X or 2600X) > there is no practical difference, except for core count, from the point > of view of virtualization/bhyve. One machine is a MSI B450 Tomahawk and > the other is MSI B450 Gaming Pro. Both machines run bhyve with out any > problem (one of them is my main home office server with 3 vm's on it > [windows and 2 FreeBSD]) and the other is my primary desktop machine and > used for R&D on PetiteCloud (which is a web interface to bhyve and qemu). Thank you. Good to know that bhye is working with AMD CPUs, Mainboards and chipsets. --Christian -- -- christian jeannot vogelmauer 17 86152 augsburg +49 821 81552861 info@os-plus.org
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