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fix(quickemu): enable vmware TSC and disable ACPI PCI hotplug for macOS #1827

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fix(quickemu): enable vmware TSC and disable ACPI PCI hotplug for macOS
flexiondotorg Jan 25, 2026
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build(quickemu): require QEMU 6.1.0 minimum
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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions quickemu
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Expand Up @@ -608,9 +608,10 @@ function configure_cpu() {
# If the host has an Intel CPU, passes the host CPU model features, model, stepping, exactly to the guest.
# Disable huge pages (,-pdpe1gb) on macOS to prevent crashes
# - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60231203/qemu-qcow2-mmu-gva-to-gpa-crash-in-mac-os-x
# vmware-cpuid-freq=on enables VMware TSC frequency reporting for macOS timing
if [ "${HOST_CPU_VENDOR}" == "GenuineIntel" ] && [ -z "${HYPERVISOR}" ]; then
CPU_MODEL="host"
CPU="-cpu ${CPU_MODEL},-pdpe1gb,+hypervisor"
CPU="-cpu ${CPU_MODEL},-pdpe1gb,+hypervisor,vmware-cpuid-freq=on"
reset_cpu_flags
else
CPU_MODEL="Haswell-v2"
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fi

# Disable S3 support in the VM to prevent macOS suspending during install
GUEST_TWEAKS+=" -global ICH9-LPC.disable_s3=1 -device isa-applesmc,osk=$(echo "bheuneqjbexolgurfrjbeqfthneqrqcyrnfrqbagfgrny(p)NccyrPbzchgreVap" | tr 'A-Za-z' 'N-ZA-Mn-za-m')"
# Disable ACPI PCI hotplug to prevent issues with macOS (required for QEMU 6.1+)
GUEST_TWEAKS+=" -global ICH9-LPC.disable_s3=1 -global ICH9-LPC.acpi-pci-hotplug-with-bridge-support=off -device isa-applesmc,osk=$(echo "bheuneqjbexolgurfrjbeqfthneqrqcyrnfrqbagfgrny(p)NccyrPbzchgreVap" | tr 'A-Za-z' 'N-ZA-Mn-za-m')"

# Disable High Precision Timer
if [ "${QEMU_VER_SHORT}" -ge 70 ]; then
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