File virtinst-set-cache-mode-unsafe-for-install.patch of Package virt-manager.1480
Index: virt-manager-1.0.1/virtinst/guest.py
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--- virt-manager-1.0.1.orig/virtinst/guest.py
+++ virt-manager-1.0.1/virtinst/guest.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from virtinst import util
from virtinst import support
from virtinst import OSXML
from virtinst import VirtualDevice
+from virtinst import VirtualDisk
from virtinst import Clock
from virtinst import Seclabel
from virtinst import CPU
@@ -347,6 +348,13 @@ class Guest(XMLBuilder):
self.on_crash = action
self._set_defaults()
+ # At install time set the target disk to 'unsafe' for
+ # better performance if the target is not a block device
+ if install:
+ target_disk = self.get_devices("disk")[0]
+ saved_cache = target_disk.driver_cache
+ if target_disk.type != VirtualDisk.TYPE_BLOCK:
+ target_disk.driver_cache = VirtualDisk.CACHE_MODE_UNSAFE
self.bootloader = None
if (not install and
@@ -365,7 +373,10 @@ class Guest(XMLBuilder):
self.bootloader = "/usr/bin/pygrub"
self.os.clear()
- return self.get_xml_config()
+ xml_config = self.get_xml_config()
+ if install:
+ target_disk.driver_cache = saved_cache
+ return xml_config
def get_continue_inst(self):
"""