php kvm,关于kvm

1、kvm是开源软件，全称是kernel-based virtual machine(基于内核的虚拟机)。

2、是x86架构且硬件支持虚拟化技术(如 intel VT 或 AMD-V)的linux [全虚拟化] 解决方案。

3、它包含一个为处理器提供底层虚拟化 可加载的核心模块kvm.ko(kvm-intel.ko 或 kvm-AMD.ko)。

4、kvm还需要一个经过修改的QEMU软件(qemu-kvm)，作为虚拟机上层控制和界面。

5、kvm能在不改变linux或windows镜像的情况下同时运行多个虚拟机，(ps：它的意思是多个虚拟机使用同一镜像)并为每一个虚拟机配置个性化硬件环境(网卡、磁盘、图形适配器……)。

6、在主流的linux内核，如2.6.20以上的内核均包含了kvm核心。

KVM (for Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on x86 hardware containing virtualization extensions (Intel VT or AMD-V). It consists of a loadable kernel module, kvm.ko, that provides the core virtualization infrastructure and a processor specific module, kvm-intel.ko or kvm-amd.ko. KVM also requires a modified QEMU although work is underway to get the required changes upstream.

Using KVM, one can run multiple virtual machines running unmodified Linux or Windows images. Each virtual machine has private virtualized hardware: a network card, disk, graphics adapter, etc.

The kernel component of KVM is included in mainline Linux, as of 2.6.20.