New virtualization system beats Xen to Linux kernel

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Dec 15, 2006 9:40 AM EDT
Computerworld; By Matthew Broersma 		Mail this story
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A relatively obscure virtualization system has leapfrogged better-known rivals to make its way into an upcoming Linux kernel. KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) has been accepted by kernel gurus such as Linus Torvalds and Andrew Morton for inclusion in version 2.6.20 of the Linux kernel, developers said earlier this week. The system consists of a loadable kernel module and a user component, and is licensed under the GNU General Public License.

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missed this one completely tuxchick 1 867 Dec 15, 2006 3:32 PM
Yet another virtualization solution herzeleid 0 786 Dec 15, 2006 2:30 PM

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