From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Izik Eidus Subject: Re: Intel-only or AMD Opteron as well? Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2007 07:23:36 +0300 Message-ID: <46E223C8.4000308@qumranet.com> References: <52733fad0709080603y33b6b08dka55c9a4f9812aca7@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org To: Fernando Cassia Return-path: In-Reply-To: <52733fad0709080603y33b6b08dka55c9a4f9812aca7-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.org Fernando Cassia wrote: > Hi, > > This is my first message to the list, and I've just discovered KVM... > so please have patience with my (probably stupid and answered in some > FAQ already ;) questions... > > The first question that comes to mind is that the project description > mentions Intel's virtualization features... > > I don't have an Intel CPU. I have a dual-core AMD Opteron 2216 (Socket > F, code-name Santa Rosa) > > http://www.chiplist.com/AMD_Opteron_DP_HE_2000_series_Dual_Core_processor_Santa_Rosa_Rev_F_High_Efficiency/tree3f-subsection--2269-/ > > It supposedly includes AMD's virtualization features, aka "Pacifica". > The $1M (or $0.02) question is... does KVM include any optimizations > for the AMD extensions? Or should I look at other solutions like > VMWare or VirtualBox? > kvm have support to amd virtualization extensions., you your cpu have it, you should have no problem to use kvm. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/