KVM
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KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a Linux kernel module that turns the kernel into a hypervisor, enabling hardware-assisted virtualization of multiple virtual machines.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kernel-based Virtual Machine | 1 |
| kvm_intel | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Linux kernel module
ⓘ
hypervisor ⓘ |
| abbreviation | KVM self-link ⓘ |
| architectureSupport |
ARM
ⓘ
PowerPC ⓘ s390 ⓘ x86 ⓘ x86-64 ⓘ |
| category |
system software
ⓘ
virtualization technology ⓘ |
| componentOf |
Linux
ⓘ
surface form:
Linux kernel
|
| developedBy | Avi Kivity ⓘ |
| fullName |
KVM
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kernel-based Virtual Machine
|
| hostKernelModule |
kvm
ⓘ
kvm_amd ⓘ KVM self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
kvm_intel
|
| implements | full virtualization ⓘ |
| introducedInKernelVersion |
Linux
ⓘ
surface form:
Linux 2.6.20
|
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Linux kernel community ⓘ |
| oftenUsedWith | QEMU ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | Linux ⓘ |
| originallyDevelopedAt | Qumranet ⓘ |
| provides |
virtual CPUs
ⓘ
virtual I/O ⓘ virtual memory management ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| requires | hardware-assisted virtualization ⓘ |
| supports |
multiple virtual machines
ⓘ
paravirtualized drivers ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
CPU hotplug
ⓘ
NUMA awareness ⓘ live migration ⓘ overcommitment of memory ⓘ snapshotting ⓘ |
| supportsGuestOS |
BSD
ⓘ
Linux ⓘ Solaris operating system ⓘ
surface form:
Solaris
Windows ⓘ |
| supportsTechnology |
AMD-V
ⓘ
Intel VT-x ⓘ |
| usedBy |
OpenStack
ⓘ
Proxmox VE ⓘ oVirt ⓘ
surface form:
Red Hat Virtualization
oVirt ⓘ |
| usedIn |
cloud computing
ⓘ
desktop virtualization ⓘ server virtualization ⓘ |
| uses | QEMU ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kernel-based Virtual Machine
this entity surface form:
kvm_intel