Processor support

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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.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_virtualization#Intel_Virtualization_Technology_for_x86_.28Intel_VT-x.29

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