[Spice-devel] spice 0.6.3 slower than 0.4?

The Ha tha at math.ubc.ca
Wed Mar 16 03:02:30 PDT 2011


Hi Alon 
>> Between 0.4 and 0.6.3 we ripped out the ffmpeg reliance and put in new 
>> mjpeg
>> Just curious why do you pick mjpeg over ffmpeg ?

>What do you mean? we were using mjpeg codec before as well. The implementation
>changed, we didn't change the protocol. ffmpeg just caries an implementation
>of mjpeg in it.
Ahh, I misread your comment "new mjpeg" and I assume spice uses mpeg4!

Spice has many dependency so keep ffmpeg is not a bad thing especially
it's a high performance tools. http://x264dev.multimedia.cx/archives/499
Anyway, thanks for new info.  Not a good news for us want to implement
low power consumption NetTop as new thin client.

>> ( could not get WindowsXP/7/32-64 bit to install 
>> QXL drivers that we download from spice-space)
>> Host KVM is RHEL 6
>Windows can require some coaxing to install drivers. Did you try the
>wizard ''path'' where you select your own driver?

Windows XP:   Both wizard and Manual produced error:
"This device cannot start. Code 10" 
Win7 32/64 bit: Wizard ==>  keep revert back to VGA.
Manually force it accpet QXL driver => Fail to load driver then revert it
back to VGA driver.

Facts:
RHEL uses spice server version 0.4.2-15, spice-common-devel version 0.4.2-7
and spice client 0.6.3-2.  All are realatively old.

Izik Eidus wrote:
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/spice-devel/2010-April/000237.html
" the new driver make usage of internal spice server changes...
It is pointless (and not possible) to run it with the spice server at RHEL"

If this is true then I have to make other plan for Windows to work.
Any advice much appreciated

Thanks
The Ha


>
> Thanks
>
> The Ha
>
>
>> 
>> There is nothing to see in the logs below, they look normal.
>> 
>>> 
>>> [root at localhost ~]# /usr/local/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -boot c -drive
>>> file=/var/lib/libvirt/images/xp01.img,if=virtio -soundhw ac97 -nographic
>>> -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:13:9f:17,model=virtio -net
>>> tap,ifname=XP3,script=/etc/lan-ifup, -vga qxl -spice
>>> port=5931,disable-ticketing -enable-kvm -m 1024 -device virtio-serial
>>> -chardev spicevmc,id=vdagent,debug=1,name=vdagent -device
>>> virtserialport,chardev=vdagent,name=com.redhat.spice.0
>>> do_spice_init: starting 0.8.0
>>> spice_server_add_interface: SPICE_INTERFACE_KEYBOARD
>>> spice_server_add_interface: SPICE_INTERFACE_MOUSE
>>> spice_server_add_interface: SPICE_INTERFACE_QXL
>>> red_worker_main: begin
>>> spice_server_add_interface: SPICE_INTERFACE_RECORD
>>> spice_server_add_interface: SPICE_INTERFACE_PLAYBACK
>>> handle_dev_destroy_surfaces:
>>> handle_dev_destroy_surfaces:
>>> handle_dev_input: start
>>> reds_handle_main_link:
>>> reds_show_new_channel: channel 1:0, connected successfully, over Non
>>> Secure link
>>> reds_show_new_channel: channel 5:0, connected successfully, over Non
>>> Secure link
>>> reds_main_handle_message: net test: latency 0.646000 ms, bitrate
>>> 18653114 bps (17.788996 Mbps)
>>> reds_show_new_channel: channel 6:0, connected successfully, over Non
>>> Secure link
>>> reds_show_new_channel: channel 4:0, connected successfully, over Non
>>> Secure link
>>> red_dispatcher_set_cursor_peer:
>>> handle_dev_input: cursor connect
>>> reds_show_new_channel: channel 2:0, connected successfully, over Non
>>> Secure link
>>> red_dispatcher_set_peer:
>>> handle_dev_input: connect
>>> handle_new_display_channel: jpeg disabled
>>> handle_new_display_channel: zlib-over-glz disabled
>>> reds_show_new_channel: channel 3:0, connected successfully, over Non
>>> Secure link
>>> inputs_link:
>>> handle_dev_destroy_surfaces:
>>> scd:   1: vmc_register_interface
>>> spice_server_char_device_add_interface: CHAR_DEVICE vdagent
>>> handle_dev_input: mouse mode 2
>>> reds_main_handle_message: agent start
>>> 
>>> On the client side:
>>> .spice/spicec.log
>>> 
>>> 1300101368 INFO [1484:1484] Application::main: starting 0.8.0
>>> 1300101369 INFO [1484:1484] init_key_map: using evdev mapping
>>> 1300101369 INFO [1484:1484] MultyMonScreen::MultyMonScreen:
>>> platform_win: 27262977
>>> 1300101369 INFO [1484:1484] ForeignMenu::ForeignMenu: Creating a foreign
>>> menu connection /tmp/SpiceForeignMenu-1484.uds
>>> 1300101369 INFO [1484:1485] RedPeer::connect_unsecure: Trying 10.1.10.10
>>> 5931
>>> 1300101369 INFO [1484:1485] RedPeer::connect_unsecure: Connected to
>>> 10.1.10.10 5931
>>> 1300101369 INFO [1484:1487] RedPeer::connect_unsecure: Trying 10.1.10.10
>>> 5931
>>> 1300101369 INFO [1484:1487] RedPeer::connect_unsecure: Connected to
>>> 10.1.10.10 5931
>>> 1300101369 INFO [1484:1488] RedPeer::connect_unsecure: Trying 10.1.10.10
>>> 5931
>>> 1300101369 INFO [1484:1488] RedPeer::connect_unsecure: Connected to
>>> 10.1.10.10 5931
>>> 1300101369 INFO [1484:1489] RedPeer::connect_unsecure: Trying 10.1.10.10
>>> 5931
>>> 1300101369 INFO [1484:1489] RedPeer::connect_unsecure: Connected to
>>> 10.1.10.10 5931
>>> 1300101369 INFO [1484:1490] RedPeer::connect_unsecure: Trying 10.1.10.10
>>> 5931
>>> 1300101369 INFO [1484:1491] RedPeer::connect_unsecure: Trying 10.1.10.10
>>> 5931
>>> 1300101369 INFO [1484:1490] RedPeer::connect_unsecure: Connected to
>>> 10.1.10.10 5931
>>> 1300101369 INFO [1484:1491] RedPeer::connect_unsecure: Connected to
>>> 10.1.10.10 5931
>>> 1300101369 INFO [1484:1484] DisplayChannel::create_sw_canvas: display 0:
>>> using sw
>>> 1300101369 INFO [1484:1485] RedChannel::handle_notify: remote channel
>>> 1:0 warn!!! #0: keyboard channel is insecure
>>> 1300101371 INFO [1484:1484] DisplayChannel::create_sw_canvas: display 0:
>>> using sw
>>> 1300101371 INFO [1484:1484] DisplayChannel::create_sw_canvas: display 0:
>>> using sw
>>> 
>>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>>> Van: Alon Levy [mailto:alevy at redhat.com]
>>> Verzonden: maandag 14 maart 2011 11:35
>>> Aan: Vermonden David
>>> CC: Attila Sukosd; Hans de Goede; spice-devel at lists.freedesktop.org
>>> Onderwerp: Re: [Spice-devel] spice 0.6.3 slower than 0.4?
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 11:28:16AM +0100, Vermonden David wrote:
>>>> Attila
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Does the RHEV Spice agent always have to run?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I managed to install the serial device but movies are still very
>>> choppy. I added the following argument:
>>>> 
>>>> -device virtio-serial -chardev
>>> spicevmc,id=vdagent,debug=0,name=vdagent
>>> 
>>> The complete command is: (in one line)
>>> -device virtio-serial
>>> -chardev spicevmc,id=vdagent,debug=0,name=vdagent
>>> -device virtserialport,chardev=vdagent,name=com.redhat.spice.0
>>> 
>>> i.e. create a virtioserialport with a specific name
>>> (com.redhat.spice.0), and connect
>>> it to a chardevice of type spicevmc and with name vdagent (the property
>>> is called name,
>>> but it's actually the type of the spicevmc - so for instance there is
>>> another type for smartcard
>>> channel usage called smartcard).
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Kind regards,
>>>> 
>>>> David
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Van: Attila Sukosd [mailto:attila.sukosd at gmail.com]
>>>> Verzonden: maandag 14 maart 2011 10:31
>>>> Aan: Hans de Goede
>>>> CC: Vermonden David; spice-devel at lists.freedesktop.org
>>>> Onderwerp: Re: [Spice-devel] spice 0.6.3 slower than 0.4?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Hi,
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 10:28 AM, Hans de Goede <hdegoede at redhat.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 03/14/2011 10:00 AM, Vermonden David wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 	Thanks for your quick response!
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>> 	Slower when I play a movie (tried serveral). For instance when
>>> playing a
>>>> 	need for speed full HD movie it goes very smooth with spice 0.4
>>> with
>>>> 	correct sound synchronisation but when using 0.6.3 or 0.8 it
>>> shocks
>>>> 	(when heavy action it's almost a slide show) and the sound isn't
>>>> 	syncronised anymore.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I think we indeed may have some regressions wrt streaming video
>>>> performance. Someone needs to look into this I guess ...
>>>> 
>>>> Hmm, thats strange. We've been seeing much better performance in video
>>> streaming with the latest 0.8 client with the 0.4 server.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> In earlier releases there were problems with the video not updating
>>> unless the window was scrolled, but that is gone now too.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Attila
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>> 	Regards,
>>>>
>>>> 	Hans
>>>> 
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