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NVMM(4)               DragonFly Kernel Interfaces Manual               NVMM(4)

NAME
     nvmm - Lightweight Hypervisor

SYNOPSIS
     To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following line in your
     kernel configuration file:

           pseudo-device nvmm

     Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the
     following line in loader.conf(5):

           nvmm_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION
     The nvmm driver provides kernel support for hardware-accelerated
     virtualization.  It is made of a generic MI frontend, to which MD
     backends can be plugged to implement the core virtualization.

     In practice, nvmm is used by the libnvmm(3) API to implement hypervisors.

SUPPORT
     The following backends are supported:
           -   x86-SVM, for x86 AMD CPUs
           -   x86-VMX, for x86 Intel CPUs

SEE ALSO
     libnvmm(3), nvmmctl(8)

HISTORY
     nvmm first appeared in NetBSD 9, and was ported to DragonFly 6.1.

AUTHORS
     The nvmm driver was written by Maxime Villard.

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