OSX-KVM - June 2021 Batch Update

Changes:

- Upgrade to OpenCore 0.7.0

- Upgrade OVMF to ovmf_2021.05-1_all.deb

- Add installer build script for Monterey developer beta (nick)

- Sync config.plist with Nick's upstream repository

- Misc. fixes (nick and others)

OpenCore-Boot.sh

@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ args=(
   -drive id=InstallMedia,if=none,file="$REPO_PATH/BaseSystem.img",format=raw
   -drive id=MacHDD,if=none,file="$REPO_PATH/mac_hdd_ng.img",format=qcow2
   -device ide-hd,bus=sata.4,drive=MacHDD
-  -netdev tap,id=net0,ifname=tap0,script=no,downscript=no -device vmxnet3,netdev=net0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:c9:18:27
+  # -netdev tap,id=net0,ifname=tap0,script=no,downscript=no -device vmxnet3,netdev=net0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:c9:18:27
-  #-netdev user,id=net0 -device vmxnet3,netdev=net0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:c9:18:27
+  -netdev user,id=net0 -device vmxnet3,netdev=net0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:c9:18:27
   -monitor stdio
   -device VGA,vgamem_mb=128
 )

README.md

@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ help (pull-requests!) with the following work items:
 
 * Document how to use this project for XNU kernel debugging and development.
 
+* Document the process to create and reuse VM snapshots. Instantaneous macOS
+  boots would be nice this way.
+
 * Document the process to launch a bunch of headless macOS VMs (build farm).
 
 * Document usage of [munki](https://github.com/munki/munki) to deploy software
@@ -34,6 +37,8 @@ help (pull-requests!) with the following work items:
 
 * Enable VNC + SSH support out of the box or more easily.
 
+* Better support + docs for AMD Ryzen.
+
 * Robustness improvements are always welcome!
 
 * (Not so) crazy idea - automate the macOS installation via OpenCV.
@@ -66,7 +71,7 @@ Phenom II X3 720 does not. Ryzen processors work just fine.
   To make this change permanent, you may use the following command.
 
   ```
-  sudo cp kvm.conf /etc/modprobe.d/kvm.conf  # for intel boxes only
+  sudo cp kvm.conf /etc/modprobe.d/kvm.conf  # for intel boxes
   ```
 
 * Install QEMU and other packages.

boot-macOS-headless.sh

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 # - Fix cpuid related warning on EPYC
 # - Fix 'savevm' support
 
-MY_OPTIONS="+ssse3,+sse4.2,+popcnt,+avx,+aes,+xsave,+xsaveopt,check"
+MY_OPTIONS="+pcid,+ssse3,+sse4.2,+popcnt,+avx,+aes,+xsave,+xsaveopt,check"
 
 # This script works for Catalina as well as Mojave. Tested with macOS 10.14.6 and macOS 10.15.6.
 

boot-passthrough.sh

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # NOTE: Tweak the "MY_OPTIONS" line in case you are having booting problems!
 ############################################################################
 
-MY_OPTIONS="+ssse3,+sse4.2,+popcnt,+avx,+aes,+xsave,+xsaveopt,check"
+MY_OPTIONS="+pcid,+ssse3,+sse4.2,+popcnt,+avx,+aes,+xsave,+xsaveopt,check"
 
 # This script works for Big Sur, Catalina, Mojave, and High Sierra. Tested with
 # macOS 10.15.6, macOS 10.14.6, and macOS 10.13.6

macOS-libvirt-Catalina.xml

@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
     <qemu:arg value='-device'/>
     <qemu:arg value='usb-kbd'/>
     <qemu:arg value='-cpu'/>
-    <qemu:arg value='Penryn,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel,+invtsc,vmware-cpuid-freq=on,+ssse3,+sse4.2,+popcnt,+avx,+aes,+xsave,+xsaveopt,check'/>
+    <qemu:arg value='Penryn,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel,+invtsc,vmware-cpuid-freq=on,+pcid,+ssse3,+sse4.2,+popcnt,+avx,+aes,+xsave,+xsaveopt,check'/>
     <!-- <qemu:arg value='Penryn,vendor=GenuineIntel,+hypervisor,+invtsc,kvm=on,+fma,+avx,+avx2,+aes,+ssse3,+sse4_2,+popcnt,+sse4a,+bmi1,+bmi2'/> -->
     <!-- If you wanna use cpu host-passthrough mode, uncomments below-->
     <!-- <qemu:arg value='host,vendor=GenuineIntel,+hypervisor,+invtsc,kvm=on,+fma,+avx,+avx2,+aes,+ssse3,+sse4_2,+popcnt,+sse4a,+bmi1,+bmi2'/> -->