Kernel-based Virtual Machine
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kernel-based-virtual-machine-178-7870874
title:
Kernel-based Virtual Machine
text:
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) is a free and open-source virtualization module in the Linux kernel that allows the kernel to function as a hypervisor. It was merged into the mainline Linux kernel in version 2.6.20, which was released on February 5, 2007. KVM requires a processor with hardware virtualization extensions, such as Intel VT or AMD-V. KVM has also been ported to other operating systems such as FreeBSD and illumos in the form of loadable kernel modules. KVM was originally designed
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Virtualization module in the Linux kernel
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel-based_Virtual_Machine
date created:
2006-12-13T02:02:22Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T13:36:48Z
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