Re: Running KVM on a Laptop

Jorge Lucángeli Obes
2009-02-13T16:09:41Z

On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 11:56 PM, Ross McKay <rosko@zeta.org.au> wrote:
> dnjap wrote:
>
>>I'm looking for a laptop on which I can run KVM.
>>
>>1. Does anyone have a list of AMD-V or VT-x capable laptop CPU's?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_2_microprocessors

The header before each chart lists which processors have VT-x.
Something similar must be available for the laptop version of Intel's
Nehalem and for AMD.

> Is it not as simple as checking for the svm or vt flags?
>
> egrep '(vt|svm)' /proc/cpuinfo
>
> Take a bootable LiveCD into your local computer shop and check.
>
>>2. It seems Turion 64 X2 and some of Core 2 Duo processors can run KVM.
>>Does anyone know which of these CPU's implement Nested Page Tables or
>>Extended Page Tables? (Xen's compatibility list doesn't provide such
>>details: http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/HVM_Compatible_Processors)

You will probably have to verify that in the manufacturer's web site.
I recall a discussion not long ago regarding the addition of NPT and
EPT to /proc/cpuinfo.

>>3. If you're running KVM on your laptop, could you share the
>>information? Does your laptop's BIOS support AMD-V or VT-x?
>
> FWIW, I have KVM running on my ASUS laptop, with the following CPU:
>
> AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-55

I have a Dell XPS 1210 with:

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5600 @ 1.83GHz

Regards,
Jorge