From a2c7d62ec4582787f6bad6ed013ef0f9ddf4c775 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cole Robinson <crobinso@redhat.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2015 17:35:40 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] guest: Disable spice image compression for local VMs

The image compression setting has a noticably detrimental effect on
spice graphics quality. It's meant to be used for spice VDI but the
vast majority of people don't use spice in a way that makes bandwidth
usage matter.

Boxes has already done this for a while as well:

https://mail.gnome.org/archives/commits-list/2013-March/msg14904.html

Turn it off by default if creating the VM on a local connection.
---
 .../compare/virt-convert-ovf-compare.xml      |  4 +-
 .../compare/virt-convert-vmx-compare.xml      |  4 +-
 .../compare/virt-install-f21-kvm-remote.xml   | 66 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../compare/virt-install-kvm-centos7.xml      |  8 ++-
 .../compare/virt-install-kvm-f14-url.xml      |  8 ++-
 .../compare/virt-install-kvm-rhel6.xml        |  8 ++-
 .../compare/virt-install-kvm-rhel7.xml        |  8 ++-
 .../compare/virt-install-kvm-win2k3-cdrom.xml | 12 +++-
 .../compare/virt-install-location-iso.xml     |  8 ++-
 .../compare/virt-install-many-devices.xml     |  8 ++-
 .../virt-install-ppc64-machdefault-f20.xml    |  4 +-
 .../virt-install-ppc64-pseries-f20.xml        |  4 +-
 .../compare/virt-install-q35-defaults.xml     |  8 ++-
 .../compare/virt-install-qemu-plain.xml       |  4 +-
 .../virt-install-singleton-config-1.xml       |  4 +-
 .../compare/virt-install-win7-uefi.xml        | 12 +++-
 tests/clitest.py                              |  2 +
 .../ovf2libvirt_ovf_directory.libvirt         |  4 +-
 .../libvirt_output/ovf2libvirt_test1.libvirt  |  4 +-
 .../ovf2libvirt_test1.libvirt.disk_qcow2      |  4 +-
 .../libvirt_output/ovf2libvirt_test2.libvirt  |  4 +-
 .../vmx2libvirt_test-nodisks.libvirt          |  4 +-
 .../libvirt_output/vmx2libvirt_test1.libvirt  |  4 +-
 .../vmx2libvirt_test1.libvirt.disk_raw        |  4 +-
 .../vmx2libvirt_vmx-dir.libvirt               |  4 +-
 virtinst/guest.py                             | 19 ++++--
 virtinst/support.py                           |  1 +
 27 files changed, 186 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-f21-kvm-remote.xml

diff --git a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-convert-ovf-compare.xml b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-convert-ovf-compare.xml
index 690cfe94..df5cac19 100644
--- a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-convert-ovf-compare.xml
+++ b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-convert-ovf-compare.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@
       <model type="e1000"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="mouse" bus="ps2"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="spicevmc">
       <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
diff --git a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-convert-vmx-compare.xml b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-convert-vmx-compare.xml
index 46facfc7..5d24a448 100644
--- a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-convert-vmx-compare.xml
+++ b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-convert-vmx-compare.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@
       <mac address="00:11:22:33:44:55"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="mouse" bus="ps2"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="spicevmc">
       <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
diff --git a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-f21-kvm-remote.xml b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-f21-kvm-remote.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..841fce26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-f21-kvm-remote.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+<domain type="kvm">
+  <name>foobar</name>
+  <uuid>00000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444</uuid>
+  <memory>65536</memory>
+  <currentMemory>65536</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu>1</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch="x86_64">hvm</type>
+    <boot dev="hd"/>
+  </os>
+  <features>
+    <acpi/>
+    <apic/>
+    <pae/>
+  </features>
+  <cpu mode="custom" match="exact">
+    <model>core2duo</model>
+  </cpu>
+  <clock offset="utc">
+    <timer name="rtc" tickpolicy="catchup"/>
+    <timer name="pit" tickpolicy="delay"/>
+    <timer name="hpet" present="no"/>
+  </clock>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-kvm</emulator>
+    <disk type="file" device="disk">
+      <driver name="qemu" type="qcow2"/>
+      <source file="/dev/default-pool/testvol1.img"/>
+      <target dev="vda" bus="virtio"/>
+    </disk>
+    <controller type="usb" index="0" model="ich9-ehci1"/>
+    <controller type="usb" index="0" model="ich9-uhci1">
+      <master startport="0"/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type="usb" index="0" model="ich9-uhci2">
+      <master startport="2"/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type="usb" index="0" model="ich9-uhci3">
+      <master startport="4"/>
+    </controller>
+    <interface type="bridge">
+      <source bridge="eth0"/>
+      <mac address="00:11:22:33:44:55"/>
+      <model type="virtio"/>
+    </interface>
+    <input type="tablet" bus="usb"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <console type="pty"/>
+    <channel type="unix">
+      <source mode="bind"/>
+      <target type="virtio" name="org.qemu.guest_agent.0"/>
+    </channel>
+    <channel type="spicevmc">
+      <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
+    </channel>
+    <sound model="ich6"/>
+    <video>
+      <model type="qxl"/>
+    </video>
+    <redirdev bus="usb" type="spicevmc"/>
+    <redirdev bus="usb" type="spicevmc"/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-kvm-centos7.xml b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-kvm-centos7.xml
index e183b738..f43d71d2 100644
--- a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-kvm-centos7.xml
+++ b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-kvm-centos7.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@
       <model type="virtio"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="tablet" bus="usb"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="unix">
       <source mode="bind"/>
@@ -114,7 +116,9 @@
       <model type="virtio"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="tablet" bus="usb"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="unix">
       <source mode="bind"/>
diff --git a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-kvm-f14-url.xml b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-kvm-f14-url.xml
index d996fd59..1df0cd66 100644
--- a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-kvm-f14-url.xml
+++ b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-kvm-f14-url.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@
       <model type="virtio"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="tablet" bus="usb"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <video>
       <model type="qxl"/>
     </video>
@@ -100,7 +102,9 @@
       <model type="virtio"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="tablet" bus="usb"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <video>
       <model type="qxl"/>
     </video>
diff --git a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-kvm-rhel6.xml b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-kvm-rhel6.xml
index e183b738..f43d71d2 100644
--- a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-kvm-rhel6.xml
+++ b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-kvm-rhel6.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@
       <model type="virtio"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="tablet" bus="usb"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="unix">
       <source mode="bind"/>
@@ -114,7 +116,9 @@
       <model type="virtio"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="tablet" bus="usb"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="unix">
       <source mode="bind"/>
diff --git a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-kvm-rhel7.xml b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-kvm-rhel7.xml
index e183b738..f43d71d2 100644
--- a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-kvm-rhel7.xml
+++ b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-kvm-rhel7.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@
       <model type="virtio"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="tablet" bus="usb"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="unix">
       <source mode="bind"/>
@@ -114,7 +116,9 @@
       <model type="virtio"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="tablet" bus="usb"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="unix">
       <source mode="bind"/>
diff --git a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-kvm-win2k3-cdrom.xml b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-kvm-win2k3-cdrom.xml
index 1144d7be..93651568 100644
--- a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-kvm-win2k3-cdrom.xml
+++ b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-kvm-win2k3-cdrom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@
       <mac address="00:11:22:33:44:55"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="tablet" bus="usb"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="spicevmc">
       <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
@@ -114,7 +116,9 @@
       <mac address="00:11:22:33:44:55"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="tablet" bus="usb"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="spicevmc">
       <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
@@ -178,7 +182,9 @@
       <mac address="00:11:22:33:44:55"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="tablet" bus="usb"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="spicevmc">
       <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
diff --git a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-location-iso.xml b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-location-iso.xml
index 985c8665..e9cc4697 100644
--- a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-location-iso.xml
+++ b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-location-iso.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@
       <master startport="4"/>
     </controller>
     <input type="mouse" bus="ps2"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="spicevmc">
       <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
@@ -100,7 +102,9 @@
       <master startport="4"/>
     </controller>
     <input type="mouse" bus="ps2"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="spicevmc">
       <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
diff --git a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-many-devices.xml b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-many-devices.xml
index 8c2adada..411edee8 100644
--- a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-many-devices.xml
+++ b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-many-devices.xml
@@ -177,9 +177,13 @@
     <input type="keyboard" bus="usb"/>
     <input type="tablet" bus="xen"/>
     <graphics type="sdl" display=":3.4" xauth="/tmp/.Xauthority"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <graphics type="vnc" port="5950" keymap="ja" listen="1.2.3.4" passwd="foo"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="5950" tlsPort="5950" keymap="ja" listen="1.2.3.4"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="5950" tlsPort="5950" keymap="ja" listen="1.2.3.4">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
       <image compression="foo"/>
       <streaming mode="bar"/>
diff --git a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-ppc64-machdefault-f20.xml b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-ppc64-machdefault-f20.xml
index 32e6a73a..df864f1b 100644
--- a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-ppc64-machdefault-f20.xml
+++ b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-ppc64-machdefault-f20.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
       <source file="/dev/default-pool/testvol1.img"/>
       <target dev="sda" bus="scsi"/>
     </disk>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="unix">
       <source mode="bind"/>
diff --git a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-ppc64-pseries-f20.xml b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-ppc64-pseries-f20.xml
index 32e6a73a..df864f1b 100644
--- a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-ppc64-pseries-f20.xml
+++ b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-ppc64-pseries-f20.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
       <source file="/dev/default-pool/testvol1.img"/>
       <target dev="sda" bus="scsi"/>
     </disk>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="unix">
       <source mode="bind"/>
diff --git a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-q35-defaults.xml b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-q35-defaults.xml
index b87afe1f..8b415d42 100644
--- a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-q35-defaults.xml
+++ b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-q35-defaults.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@
       <mac address="00:11:22:33:44:55"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="mouse" bus="ps2"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="spicevmc">
       <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
@@ -118,7 +120,9 @@
       <mac address="00:11:22:33:44:55"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="mouse" bus="ps2"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="spicevmc">
       <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
diff --git a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-qemu-plain.xml b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-qemu-plain.xml
index f4fa66bf..c91342b5 100644
--- a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-qemu-plain.xml
+++ b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-qemu-plain.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@
       <model type="virtio"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="mouse" bus="ps2"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="spicevmc">
       <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
diff --git a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-singleton-config-1.xml b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-singleton-config-1.xml
index 5bc363ca..7e1d41ec 100644
--- a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-singleton-config-1.xml
+++ b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-singleton-config-1.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
       <master startport="4"/>
     </controller>
     <input type="tablet" bus="usb"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <video>
       <model type="vga"/>
     </video>
diff --git a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-win7-uefi.xml b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-win7-uefi.xml
index 4a9c53a4..dc55ee68 100644
--- a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-win7-uefi.xml
+++ b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-win7-uefi.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@
       <mac address="00:11:22:33:44:55"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="tablet" bus="usb"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="spicevmc">
       <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
@@ -124,7 +126,9 @@
       <mac address="00:11:22:33:44:55"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="tablet" bus="usb"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="spicevmc">
       <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
@@ -193,7 +197,9 @@
       <mac address="00:11:22:33:44:55"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="tablet" bus="usb"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="spicevmc">
       <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
diff --git a/tests/clitest.py b/tests/clitest.py
index 88cbe8b3..5f4c4c2e 100644
--- a/tests/clitest.py
+++ b/tests/clitest.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ test_files = {
     'DEFAULTURI'        : utils.defaulturi,
     'REMOTEURI'         : utils.uriremote,
     'KVMURI'            : utils.urikvm,
+    'REMOTEKVMURI'      : utils.urikvm + ",remote",
     'KVMURI_NODOMCAPS'  : utils.urikvm_nodomcaps,
     'XENURI'            : utils.urixencaps,
     'XENIA64URI'        : utils.urixenia64,
@@ -779,6 +780,7 @@ c.add_invalid("--nodisks --boot network --arch mips --virt-type kvm")  # Invalid
 c.add_invalid("--nodisks --boot network --paravirt --arch mips")  # Invalid arch/virt combo
 c.add_compare("--os-variant win7 --cdrom %(EXISTIMG2)s --boot loader_type=pflash,loader=CODE.fd,nvram_template=VARS.fd --disk %(EXISTIMG1)s", "win7-uefi")  # no HYPER-V
 c.add_compare("--machine q35 --cdrom %(EXISTIMG2)s --disk %(EXISTIMG1)s", "q35-defaults")  # proper q35 disk defaults
+c.add_compare("--connect %(REMOTEKVMURI)s --import --disk %(EXISTIMG1)s --os-variant fedora21", "f21-kvm-remote")
 
 
 ######################
diff --git a/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/ovf2libvirt_ovf_directory.libvirt b/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/ovf2libvirt_ovf_directory.libvirt
index 26128ab1..1c027b96 100644
--- a/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/ovf2libvirt_ovf_directory.libvirt
+++ b/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/ovf2libvirt_ovf_directory.libvirt
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@
       <model type="e1000"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="mouse" bus="ps2"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="spicevmc">
       <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
diff --git a/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/ovf2libvirt_test1.libvirt b/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/ovf2libvirt_test1.libvirt
index 5b892f35..6c2899a1 100644
--- a/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/ovf2libvirt_test1.libvirt
+++ b/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/ovf2libvirt_test1.libvirt
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@
       <model type="e1000"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="mouse" bus="ps2"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="spicevmc">
       <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
diff --git a/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/ovf2libvirt_test1.libvirt.disk_qcow2 b/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/ovf2libvirt_test1.libvirt.disk_qcow2
index ae563e8b..c55fe508 100644
--- a/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/ovf2libvirt_test1.libvirt.disk_qcow2
+++ b/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/ovf2libvirt_test1.libvirt.disk_qcow2
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@
       <model type="e1000"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="mouse" bus="ps2"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="spicevmc">
       <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
diff --git a/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/ovf2libvirt_test2.libvirt b/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/ovf2libvirt_test2.libvirt
index 5d617959..034ae453 100644
--- a/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/ovf2libvirt_test2.libvirt
+++ b/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/ovf2libvirt_test2.libvirt
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@
       <model type="e1000"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="mouse" bus="ps2"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="spicevmc">
       <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
diff --git a/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/vmx2libvirt_test-nodisks.libvirt b/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/vmx2libvirt_test-nodisks.libvirt
index ac2198e6..e092f6c2 100644
--- a/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/vmx2libvirt_test-nodisks.libvirt
+++ b/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/vmx2libvirt_test-nodisks.libvirt
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
       <mac address="00:11:22:33:44:55"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="mouse" bus="ps2"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="spicevmc">
       <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
diff --git a/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/vmx2libvirt_test1.libvirt b/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/vmx2libvirt_test1.libvirt
index a82d2799..583669eb 100644
--- a/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/vmx2libvirt_test1.libvirt
+++ b/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/vmx2libvirt_test1.libvirt
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@
       <mac address="00:11:22:33:44:55"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="mouse" bus="ps2"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="spicevmc">
       <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
diff --git a/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/vmx2libvirt_test1.libvirt.disk_raw b/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/vmx2libvirt_test1.libvirt.disk_raw
index 85381cb9..003fe821 100644
--- a/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/vmx2libvirt_test1.libvirt.disk_raw
+++ b/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/vmx2libvirt_test1.libvirt.disk_raw
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@
       <mac address="00:11:22:33:44:55"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="mouse" bus="ps2"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="spicevmc">
       <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
diff --git a/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/vmx2libvirt_vmx-dir.libvirt b/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/vmx2libvirt_vmx-dir.libvirt
index 7821337a..bdb7498e 100644
--- a/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/vmx2libvirt_vmx-dir.libvirt
+++ b/tests/virtconv-files/libvirt_output/vmx2libvirt_vmx-dir.libvirt
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@
       <mac address="00:11:22:33:44:55"/>
     </interface>
     <input type="mouse" bus="ps2"/>
-    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+      <image compression="off"/>
+    </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
     <channel type="spicevmc">
       <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
diff --git a/virtinst/guest.py b/virtinst/guest.py
index f8d86d11..b85d662e 100644
--- a/virtinst/guest.py
+++ b/virtinst/guest.py
@@ -1022,10 +1022,7 @@ class Guest(XMLBuilder):
                 sound.model = default
 
     def _set_graphics_defaults(self):
-        for gfx in self.get_devices("graphics"):
-            if gfx.type != "default":
-                continue
-
+        def _set_type(gfx):
             gtype = self.default_graphics_type
             logging.debug("Using default_graphics=%s", gtype)
             if (gtype == "spice" and not
@@ -1034,8 +1031,22 @@ class Guest(XMLBuilder):
                 logging.debug("spice requested but HV doesn't support it. "
                               "Using vnc.")
                 gtype = "vnc"
+
             gfx.type = gtype
 
+        for dev in self.get_devices("graphics"):
+            if dev.type == "default":
+                _set_type(dev)
+
+            if (dev.type == "spice" and
+                not self.conn.is_remote() and
+                self.conn.check_support(
+                    self.conn.SUPPORT_CONN_SPICE_COMPRESSION)):
+                logging.debug("Local connection, disabling spice image "
+                    "compression.")
+                if dev.image_compression is None:
+                    dev.image_compression = "off"
+
     def _add_spice_channels(self):
         if self.skip_default_channel:
             return
diff --git a/virtinst/support.py b/virtinst/support.py
index a155e2b1..60dd2880 100644
--- a/virtinst/support.py
+++ b/virtinst/support.py
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ SUPPORT_CONN_DOMAIN_CAPABILITIES = _make(
     run_args=(None, None, None, None))
 SUPPORT_CONN_VIDEO_NEW_RAM_OUTPUT = _make(version="1.2.11")
 SUPPORT_CONN_DOMAIN_RESET = _make(version="0.9.7", hv_version={"qemu": 0})
+SUPPORT_CONN_SPICE_COMPRESSION = _make(version="0.9.1")
 
 
 # Domain checks