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Information about what cpu supports Hardware virtualization. | Information about what cpu supports Hardware virtualization. | ||
==== INTEL: ==== | ==== INTEL: ==== | ||
VT-x, shows in /proc/cpuinfo as the vmx flag. | VT-x, shows in /proc/cpuinfo as the vmx flag. (grep vmx /proc/cpuinfo) | ||
AKA Vanderpool | AKA Vanderpool | ||
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_virtualization#Intel_Virtualization_Technology_for_x86_.28Intel_VT-x.29 | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_virtualization#Intel_Virtualization_Technology_for_x86_.28Intel_VT-x.29 | ||
==== AMD: ==== | ==== AMD: ==== | ||
AMD-V, shows in /proc/cpuinfo as the svm flag. | AMD-V, shows in /proc/cpuinfo as the svm flag. (grep svm /proc/cpuinfo) | ||
AKA Pacifica | AKA Pacifica, AKA AMD Virtualization | ||
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_virtualization#AMD_virtualization_.28AMD-V.29 | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_virtualization#AMD_virtualization_.28AMD-V.29 | ||
==== ARM: ==== | |||
Virtualization support for ARM was initially added to ARMv7-A processors starting with Cortex-A15 and including Cortex-A7 and Cortex-A17. | |||
ARMv8-A processors include support for virtualization. | |||
Refer to http://www.arm.com/products/processors/cortex-a/ for more information. | |||
==== PowerPC: ==== | |||
KVM for PowerPC supports selected embedded cores. It also supports all 64-bit server / desktop class CPUs like the G5, POWER4 and above, Cell, 970MP, and 32-bit desktop class CPUs like the G3, G4, e300, etc. | |||
{| style="width:20%" | |||
|BookE 440 | |||
|style="color:green"|YES | |||
|- | |||
|BookE 500 | |||
|style="color:green"|YES | |||
|- | |||
|Book3S PPC64 | |||
|style="color:green"|YES | |||
|- | |||
|Book3S PPC32 | |||
|style="color:green"|YES | |||
|} | |||
==== S390: ==== | |||
Every S390 that has 64-bit support can use KVM. So if your mainframe is at least a z9, you're good! | |||
Latest revision as of 13:25, 3 November 2014
Information about what cpu supports Hardware virtualization.
INTEL:
VT-x, shows in /proc/cpuinfo as the vmx flag. (grep vmx /proc/cpuinfo)
AKA Vanderpool
See Wikipedia's article on x86 virtualization, for a list of processors that include it.
AMD:
AMD-V, shows in /proc/cpuinfo as the svm flag. (grep svm /proc/cpuinfo)
AKA Pacifica, AKA AMD Virtualization
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_virtualization#AMD_virtualization_.28AMD-V.29
ARM:
Virtualization support for ARM was initially added to ARMv7-A processors starting with Cortex-A15 and including Cortex-A7 and Cortex-A17.
ARMv8-A processors include support for virtualization.
Refer to http://www.arm.com/products/processors/cortex-a/ for more information.
PowerPC:
KVM for PowerPC supports selected embedded cores. It also supports all 64-bit server / desktop class CPUs like the G5, POWER4 and above, Cell, 970MP, and 32-bit desktop class CPUs like the G3, G4, e300, etc.
| BookE 440 | YES |
| BookE 500 | YES |
| Book3S PPC64 | YES |
| Book3S PPC32 | YES |
S390:
Every S390 that has 64-bit support can use KVM. So if your mainframe is at least a z9, you're good!