Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 8th Jan 2007 15:16 UTC, submitted by Michael Larabel
"For only being a release candidate the Linux 2.6.20 kernel has already generated quite a bit of attention. On top of adding asynchronous SCSI scanning, multi-threaded USB probing, and many driver updates, the Linux 2.6.20 kernel will include a full virtualization (not para-virtualization) solution. Kernel-based Virtual Machine (or KVM for short) is a GPL software project that has been developed and sponsored by Qumranet. In this article we are offering a brief overview of the Kernel-based Virtual Machine for Linux as well as offering up in-house performance numbers as we compare KVM to other virtualization solutions such as QEMU Accelerator and Xen."
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2005-07-05
I have never been a fan of virtual machines because I have always used them for Desktop tasks and the performance, no matter how good it is, is always disappointing.
However, I have recently begun using virtualization for server tasks, and I have to say I wish I would have done this a long time ago.
KVM is a great feature to have in the Linux kernel and I am excited to be able to benefit from it.