https://linux-kvm.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=ProbinKVM - User contributions [en]2026-04-22T05:12:33ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.39.5https://linux-kvm.org/index.php?title=Processor_support&diff=106328Processor support2014-11-03T18:25:29Z<p>Probin: Added entry to include support for ARM</p>
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<div>Information about what cpu supports Hardware virtualization.<br />
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==== INTEL: ====<br />
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VT-x, shows in /proc/cpuinfo as the vmx flag. (grep vmx /proc/cpuinfo)<br />
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AKA Vanderpool<br />
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See Wikipedia's article on x86 virtualization,<br />
for a list of processors that include it.<br />
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_virtualization#Intel_Virtualization_Technology_for_x86_.28Intel_VT-x.29<br />
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==== AMD: ====<br />
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AMD-V, shows in /proc/cpuinfo as the svm flag. (grep svm /proc/cpuinfo)<br />
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AKA Pacifica, AKA AMD Virtualization<br />
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_virtualization#AMD_virtualization_.28AMD-V.29<br />
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==== ARM: ====<br />
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Virtualization support for ARM was initially added to ARMv7-A processors starting with Cortex-A15 and including Cortex-A7 and Cortex-A17. <br />
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ARMv8-A processors include support for virtualization.<br />
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Refer to http://www.arm.com/products/processors/cortex-a/ for more information.<br />
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==== PowerPC: ====<br />
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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, and 32-bit desktop class CPUs like the G3, G4, e300, etc.<br />
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{| style="width:20%"<br />
|BookE 440<br />
|style="color:green"|YES<br />
|-<br />
|BookE 500<br />
|style="color:green"|YES<br />
|-<br />
|Book3S PPC64<br />
|style="color:green"|YES<br />
|-<br />
|Book3S PPC32<br />
|style="color:green"|YES<br />
|}<br />
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==== S390: ====<br />
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Every S390 that has 64-bit support can use KVM. So if your mainframe is at least a z9, you're good!</div>Probin