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KVM (Kernel Virtual Machine) is a Linux kernel module that allows a user space program to utilize the hardware virtualization features of various processors. Today, it supports recent Intel and AMD processors (x86 and x86_64), PPC 440, PPC 970, and S/390 processors.

QEMU can make use of KVM when running a target architecture that is the same as the host architecture. For instance, when running qemu-system-x86 on an x86 compatible processor, you can take advantage of the KVM acceleration - giving you benefit for your host and your guest system.

Links

KVM Wiki
Avi Kivity's QEMU KVM repository

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 '''KVM''' (Kernel Virtual Machine) is a Linux kernel module that allows a user space program to utilize the hardware virtualization features of various processors.  Today, it supports recent Intel and AMD processors (x86 and x86_64), PPC 440, PPC 970, and S/390 processors.
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+QEMU can make use of KVM when running a target architecture that is the same as the host architecture.  For instance, when running ''qemu-system-x86'' on an x86 compatible processor, you can take advantage of the KVM acceleration - giving you benefit for your host and your guest system.
 == Links ==
 * [http://www.linux-kvm.org KVM Wiki]
 * Avi Kivity's [http://git.kernel.org/?p=virt/kvm/qemu-kvm.git QEMU KVM repository]