Re: VMs on external storage CPU overloading

[deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com>]

Stefan Monnier wrote:

> What makes you think so?  Does it overheat?  Is the "load average" too
> high? Where is the CPU time spent (i.e. e.g. what does `top` say, is it
> mostly in "wait"?  "kernel"?  "user"?)?
> 
> Have you tried to install a similar (tho probably smaller) VM on your
> internal storage just in order to see if the problem comes from the
> external storage or from the VM itself?

IMO, allthose question as irrelevant - the problem is the IO. You can try it
easily. get USB 2.0 and put a VM on it - try to start it - you will know
what OP means. Obviously also USB3 are not always USB3 :D