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KVM for x86 systems¶

  • Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV)
    • Overview
    • SEV Key Management
    • References
  • KVM CPUID bits
  • Known limitations of CPU virtualization
    • x86
  • The KVM halt polling system
    • Halt Polling Interval
    • Module Parameters
    • Further Notes
  • Linux KVM Hypercall
    • KVM Hypercalls Documentation
  • The x86 kvm shadow mmu
    • Acronyms
    • Virtual and real hardware supported
    • Translation
    • Memory
    • Events
    • Shadow pages
    • Reverse map
    • Synchronized and unsynchronized pages
    • Reaction to events
    • Emulating cr0.wp
    • Large pages
    • Fast invalidation of MMIO sptes
    • Further reading
  • KVM-specific MSRs
    • Custom MSR list
  • Nested VMX
    • Overview
    • Terminology
    • Running nested VMX
    • ABIs
    • Authors
  • Running nested guests with KVM
    • Use Cases
    • Enabling “nested” (x86)
    • Additional nested-related kernel parameters (x86)
    • Starting a nested guest (x86)
    • Enabling “nested” (s390x)
    • Live migration with nested KVM
    • Reporting bugs from nested setups
  • Timekeeping Virtualization for X86-Based Architectures
    • 1. Overview
    • 2. Timing Devices
    • 3. TSC Hardware
    • 4. Virtualization Problems

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