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1#
2# KVM configuration
3#
4config HAVE_KVM
5 bool
6
7menuconfig VIRTUALIZATION
8 bool "Virtualization"
9 depends on HAVE_KVM || X86
10 default y
11 ---help---
12 Say Y here to get to see options for using your Linux host to run other
13 operating systems inside virtual machines (guests).
14 This option alone does not add any kernel code.
15
16 If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled.
17
18if VIRTUALIZATION
19
20config KVM
21 tristate "Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) support"
22 depends on HAVE_KVM && EXPERIMENTAL
23 select PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS
24 select ANON_INODES
25 ---help---
26 Support hosting fully virtualized guest machines using hardware
27 virtualization extensions. You will need a fairly recent
28 processor equipped with virtualization extensions. You will also
29 need to select one or more of the processor modules below.
30
31 This module provides access to the hardware capabilities through
32 a character device node named /dev/kvm.
33
34 To compile this as a module, choose M here: the module
35 will be called kvm.
36
37 If unsure, say N.
38
39config KVM_INTEL
40 tristate "KVM for Intel processors support"
41 depends on KVM
42 ---help---
43 Provides support for KVM on Intel processors equipped with the VT
44 extensions.
45
46config KVM_AMD
47 tristate "KVM for AMD processors support"
48 depends on KVM
49 ---help---
50 Provides support for KVM on AMD processors equipped with the AMD-V
51 (SVM) extensions.
52
53# OK, it's a little counter-intuitive to do this, but it puts it neatly under
54# the virtualization menu.
55source drivers/lguest/Kconfig
56
57endif # VIRTUALIZATION