Processor support
From KVM
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