5 source "virt/kvm/Kconfig"
7 menuconfig VIRTUALIZATION
9 depends on HAVE_KVM || X86
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.
16 If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled.
21 tristate "Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) support"
23 # for device assignment:
25 select PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS
28 select HAVE_KVM_IRQCHIP
29 select HAVE_KVM_EVENTFD
30 select KVM_APIC_ARCHITECTURE
31 select USER_RETURN_NOTIFIER
33 Support hosting fully virtualized guest machines using hardware
34 virtualization extensions. You will need a fairly recent
35 processor equipped with virtualization extensions. You will also
36 need to select one or more of the processor modules below.
38 This module provides access to the hardware capabilities through
39 a character device node named /dev/kvm.
41 To compile this as a module, choose M here: the module
47 tristate "KVM for Intel processors support"
50 Provides support for KVM on Intel processors equipped with the VT
53 To compile this as a module, choose M here: the module
54 will be called kvm-intel.
57 tristate "KVM for AMD processors support"
60 Provides support for KVM on AMD processors equipped with the AMD-V
63 To compile this as a module, choose M here: the module
64 will be called kvm-amd.
66 # OK, it's a little counter-intuitive to do this, but it puts it neatly under
67 # the virtualization menu.
68 source drivers/vhost/Kconfig
69 source drivers/lguest/Kconfig
70 source drivers/virtio/Kconfig
72 endif # VIRTUALIZATION