KVM (for Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization
solution for Linux on x86 hardware containing virtualization extensions
(Intel VT or AMD-V). It consists of a loadable kernel module, kvm.ko,
that provides the core virtualization infrastructure and a processor
specific module, kvm-intel.ko or kvm-amd.ko. KVM also requires a
modified QEMU although work is underway to get the required changes
upstream.
Using KVM, one can run multiple virtual machines running
unmodified Linux or Windows images. Each virtual machine has private
virtualized hardware: a network card, disk, graphics adapter, etc.
The kernel component of KVM is included in mainline Linux, as of 2.6.20.
KVM is open source software.
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