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auth=pass smtp.auth=CUSA124A263 smtp.mailfrom=libvir-list-bounces@redhat.com X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-ZohoMail-DKIM: pass (identity @redhat.com) X-ZM-MESSAGEID: 1641549137463100001 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" From: Roman Bolshakov It's worth to make the domain type a little bit more visible than a row in news. An example of hvf domain is available on QEMU driver page. While at it, mention Hypervisor.framework on index page. Signed-off-by: Roman Bolshakov Signed-off-by: Andrea Bolognani --- docs/drvqemu.rst | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- docs/index.html.in | 1 + 2 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/drvqemu.rst b/docs/drvqemu.rst index e18075d865..2611194fe6 100644 --- a/docs/drvqemu.rst +++ b/docs/drvqemu.rst @@ -1,13 +1,18 @@ .. role:: since .. role:: removed =20 -=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D -KVM/QEMU hypervisor driver -=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D +=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D +QEMU/KVM/HVF hypervisor driver +=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 The libvirt KVM/QEMU driver can manage any QEMU emulator from version 2.11= .0 or later. =20 +It supports multiple QEMU accelerators: software +emulation also known as TCG, hardware-assisted virtualization on Linux +with KVM and hardware-assisted virtualization on macOS with +Hypervisor.framework (:since:`since 8.0.0`). + .. contents:: =20 Project Links @@ -15,6 +20,7 @@ Project Links =20 - The `KVM `__ Linux hypervisor - The `QEMU `__ emulator +- `Hypervisor.framework`__` reference =20 Deployment pre-requisites ------------------------- @@ -27,6 +33,9 @@ Deployment pre-requisites - **KVM hypervisor**: The driver will probe ``/usr/bin`` for the presence= of ``qemu-kvm`` and ``/dev/kvm`` device node. If both are found, then KVM = fully virtualized, hardware accelerated guests will be available. +- **Hypervisor.framework (HVF)**: The driver will probe ``sysctl`` for the + presence of ``Hypervisor.framework``. If it is found and QEMU is newer = than + 2.12, then it will be possible to create hardware accelerated guests. =20 Connections to QEMU driver -------------------------- @@ -634,3 +643,36 @@ KVM hardware accelerated guest on i686 + +HVF hardware accelerated guest on x86_64 +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +:: + + + hvf-demo + 4dea24b3-1d52-d8f3-2516-782e98a23fa0 + 131072 + 1 + + hvm + + + + + + + /usr/local/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 + + + + + + + + + + + + + diff --git a/docs/index.html.in b/docs/index.html.in index bf164edb58..2c4aa7c6d0 100644 --- a/docs/index.html.in +++ b/docs/index.html.in @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  • is accessible from C, Python, Perl, Go and more
  • is licensed under open source licenses
  • supports KVM, + Hypervisor.framework, QEMU, Xen, Virtuozzo, VMWare ESX, --=20 2.31.1