Observations for backports cloud image:
Pros:
VM startup much quicker. 90% of boot time avoided.
Cons:
- Mouse cursor needs to be released from guest hotkey combination.
- Shared folders on KVM broken because the module is not compiled into the kernel.
- While it automatically fetches the VBox guest additions package there is an error message during the install that indicates the DKMS build is broken “Error!Bad return status for module build on kernel” I attached the log for those interested but it seems to be code problem with that package rather than a build dependency failure. Can’t upload log because forum forbids it.
So close but no cigar. Next up is regular backports which we can lockdown module loading for instead, at some point to reduce attack surface.