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diff --git a/system/qemu-kvm/README b/system/qemu-kvm/README index 4c9a99a300..f2db915c53 100644 --- a/system/qemu-kvm/README +++ b/system/qemu-kvm/README @@ -1,29 +1,23 @@ -KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution -for Linux on x86 hardware containing virtualization extensions -(Intel VT or AMD-V). KVM is divided into the KVM-KMOD package -(kernel modules) and the QEMU-KVM package (slightly modified QEMU) -which are both available as separate Slackbuilds. +qemu-kvm is a generic and open source virtualizer. qemu-kvm achieves +near native performances by leveraging the kvm-kmod modules and +executing the guest code directly on the host CPU. Slackware provides +pre-built 32/64 bit x86 kvm-kmod modules or you can build different +versions with the kvm-kmod package. -QEMU-KVM is a generic and open source virtualizer. QEMU-KVM achieves -near native performances by leveraging the KVM-KMOD modules and -executing the guest code directly on the host CPU. QEMU-KVM can -virtualize many system guest types (e.g. alpha, arm, i386, ppc, x86_64, -s390, sparc). Slackware provides pre-built KVM-KMOD modules or you -can build different versions with the KVM-KMOD SlackBuild. +While qemu-kvm can virtualize many system guest types (e.g. alpha, arm, +i386, ppc, x86_64, s390, sparc), not all these system guest types utilize +the kvm-kmod modules. For those system guest types that don't utilize +the kvm-kmod modules, it is recommended to use the qemu package instead +of this qemu-kvm package. -QEMU-KVM requires a system group and uses 'kvm' as the default. If you -want to use a different group like 'users' then run the script like this: -KVMGROUP=users sh qemu-kvm.SlackBuild +The qemu-kvm SlackBuild renames the primary binary from 'qemu-system- +x86_64' to 'qemu-kvm' so that the qemu SlackBuild won't overwrite it +if both packages are installed on the same host system. The qemu-kvm +SlackBuild patches the installed udev rules so that you no longer are +required to use the system group 'kvm' as the default. The 'users' +group is set as the default in this SlackBuild. If you want to use a +different group, then run the SlackBuild like this: + KVMGROUP=group sh qemu-kvm.SlackBuild -After package installation, make sure you have the KVMGROUP present on -your system and that all desired users are members of that group. -Don't forget to load the KVM-INTEL or KVM-AMD module depending on your -processor. - -The script builds only x86 and x86_64 Linux Target CPU emulators by default. -If you need to emulate all target CPUs, set BUILD_ARCH to "all" but be -aware that the compilation will take a lot longer, and you should really -be using plain "qemu" for the others (since they can't use the KVM stuff -anyway. The default "x86_64" value works fine for for 32-bit or 64-bit -QEMU-KVM hosts providing full system emulation supporting Linux, BSD, and -Windows guests. +Don't forget to load the 'kvm-intel' or 'kvm-amd' module (depending on +your processor) prior to running 'qemu-kvm'. |