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Information about what cpu supports Hardware virtualization. | Information about what cpu supports Hardware virtualization. | ||
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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: ==== | ||
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_virtualization#AMD_virtualization_.28AMD-V.29 | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_virtualization#AMD_virtualization_.28AMD-V.29 | ||
==== 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, etc. | |||
{| style="width:20%" | |||
|BookE 440 | |||
|style="color:green"|YES | |||
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|BookE 500 | |||
|style="color:green"|YES | |||
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|Book3S PPC64 | |||
|style="color:green"|YES | |||
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|Book3S PPC32 | |||
|style="color:red"|NO | |||
|} | |||
==== S390: ==== | |||
Every S390 that has 64-bit support can use KVM. So if your mainframe is at least a z9, you're good! | |||
Revision as of 19:30, 21 January 2010
Information about what cpu supports Hardware virtualization.
INTEL:
VT-x, shows in /proc/cpuinfo as the vmx flag.
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.
AKA Pacifica
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_virtualization#AMD_virtualization_.28AMD-V.29
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, etc.
| BookE 440 | YES |
| BookE 500 | YES |
| Book3S PPC64 | YES |
| Book3S PPC32 | NO |
S390:
Every S390 that has 64-bit support can use KVM. So if your mainframe is at least a z9, you're good!