# # KVM configuration # config HAVE_KVM bool menuconfig VIRTUALIZATION bool "Virtualization" depends on HAVE_KVM || IA64 default y ---help--- Say Y here to get to see options for using your Linux host to run other operating systems inside virtual machines (guests). This option alone does not add any kernel code. If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled. if VIRTUALIZATION config KVM tristate "Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) support" depends on HAVE_KVM && EXPERIMENTAL select PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS select ANON_INODES ---help--- Support hosting fully virtualized guest machines using hardware virtualization extensions. You will need a fairly recent processor equipped with virtualization extensions. You will also need to select one or more of the processor modules below. This module provides access to the hardware capabilities through a character device node named /dev/kvm. To compile this as a module, choose M here: the module will be called kvm. If unsure, say N. config KVM_INTEL tristate "KVM for Intel Itanium 2 processors support" depends on KVM && m ---help--- Provides support for KVM on Itanium 2 processors equipped with the VT extensions. endif # VIRTUALIZATION