Hide hypervisor signature on Windows guests for nvidia GPU
Blueprints hide-hypervisor
While this works well for linux guests on KVM hypervisors, it doesn't work for Windows guests on KVM. For them, KVM emulates some HyperV features. With the current implementation, KVM's signature is hidden, but HyperV's is not, and Nvidia drivers don't work in Windows VMs.
This blueprint generates an extra element in the libvirt xml for Windows guests on KVM which obfuscates HyperV's signature too, controlled by the existing image and flavor parameters (img_hide_
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Not started
- Approver:
- None
- Priority:
- Undefined
- Drafter:
- Konstantinos Samaras-Tsakiris
- Direction:
- Needs approval
- Assignee:
- Konstantinos Samaras-Tsakiris
- Definition:
- New
- Series goal:
- None
- Implementation:
-
Unknown
- Milestone target:
- None
- Started by
- Completed by
Related branches
Related bugs
Bug #1779845: hide_hypervisor_id doesn't hide hyperv signature for Windows VMs | Fix Released |
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Hide hypervisor id on windows guests