From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 12 20:10:00 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF7321065675 for ; Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:10:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from byshenknet@byshenk.net) Received: from portland.byshenk.net (portland.byshenk.net [69.168.53.243]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA4C58FC16 for ; Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:10:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from portland.byshenk.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by portland.byshenk.net (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id p9CJwssU053213; Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:58:54 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from byshenknet@portland.byshenk.net) Received: (from byshenknet@localhost) by portland.byshenk.net (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id p9CJwsR3053212; Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:58:54 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from byshenknet) Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:58:54 -0700 From: Greg Byshenk To: Cy Schubert Message-ID: <20111012195854.GU94623@portland.byshenk.net> References: <201110121938.p9CJcV5k004332@slippy.cwsent.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <201110121938.p9CJcV5k004332@slippy.cwsent.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on portland.byshenk.net Cc: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Oracle's VirtualBox kernel module labelled 'crap' X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:10:00 -0000 On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 12:38:31PM -0700, Cy Schubert wrote: > I've been using VirtualBox on FreeBSD (and Windows) for about a year. No > problems on either platform. Even though my FreeBSD platform, my laptop, > doesn't support SVM, I've had no problems and had only one hang on my dual > core AMD system at home (may have been memory related). Check out the > following article. > > http://www.thinq.co.uk/2011/10/12/oracles-virtualbox-kernel-mod-labelled-cra > p/ > > Have people had problems under FreeBSD or is this a Linux-only issue? This looks like it -is- a Linux issue, as it's related to the Virtualbox Linux kernel module. I've used Virtualbox for FreeBSD quite a bit over the last year or so, and haven't personally seen any significant problems. -- greg byshenk - gbyshenk@byshenk.net - Leiden, NL