Explore the latest developments in Hyper-V emulation through KVM in this 21-minute conference talk by Vitaly Kuznetsov from Red Hat. Delve into the ongoing process of implementing Hyper-V features in KVM while keeping up with Microsoft's new versions. Learn about recent additions such as hv-avic, hv-xmm-input, and hv-enforce-cpuid, as well as work-in-progress features like updated Enlightened VMCS. Discover the challenges of emulating proprietary operating systems, the importance of documentation, and the potential applications of Hyper-V features in non-Windows KVM deployments. Gain insights into the collaboration between KVM and Hyper-V in nested scenarios and understand the current gaps in feature implementation.
Overview
Syllabus
About myself
Why emulating some other hypervisor?
How do we know what proprietary OS need?
(Some) documentation
New feature: hv-avic
New feature: hv-xmm-input
New feature: hv-enforce-cpuid
WIP feature: updated Enlightened VMCS
TODO feature: hv-stimer-unhalted
TODO feature: free page reporting
Elephant in the room: VSM
KVM-on-KVM: use Hyper-V features?
Taught by
Linux Foundation
