# Re: \[PATCH 00/10\] PAPR virtualization on PR KVM

- From: Avi Kivity \<hidden\>
- Date: 2011-08-09 16:42:55 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2011/08/9465802
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/kvm/2011/08/9465794/t.md

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On 08/09/2011 07:31 PM, Alexander Graf wrote:
> In KVM for Book3S PPC we currently have 2 implementations. There
> is the PR based implementation which works on any POWER system
> you pass in and the super fast HV implementation which requires
> libre firmware (so almost nobody can use it).

Did you mean, non-libre?

>
> Currently, the two target two different machine types, with PR KVM
> being used for bare metal system virtualization, while the HV KVM
> is used to virtualize PAPR.
>
> In an effort to make things more cozy and transparent to the user,
> this patch set implements PAPR capabilities to the PR KVM side, so
> a user doesn't have to worry what the respective kernel module
> supports. Any machine he's virtualizing "just works".
>

Nice.  I went though it and nothing shouted "I'm wrong, kill me please", though I don't claim to understand more than 5% of it.

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