KVM Forum Courses

The COCONUT Secure VM Service Module for Confidential Virtual Machines

Explore the COCONUT Secure VM Service Module for confidential virtual machines, its design, implementation, and future plans for enhancing CVM security and device emulation.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

vDPA-net Live Migration with Shadow Virtqueue

Explore vDPA device migration using Shadow Virtqueue. Learn about high-performance data processing offloading, unified interfaces, and simplified workload scaling across different device types.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Live Control of CPU Features via Hybrid vCPU Model

Explore hybrid vCPU models for live CPU feature control in VMs, enabling seamless migration and feature utilization across diverse host environments without rebooting.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Handling Complex Guest Exits with eBPF

Explore eBPF programs for efficient handling of complex KVM guest exits, reducing latency and improving virtualization performance.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

QEMU Arm CPU Models and KVM for Guest Migration

Explore Arm CPU models in QEMU, focusing on KVM compatibility, migration challenges, and potential solutions for flexible vCPU configurations.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

macOS in QEMU - ARM Edition

Explore running macOS on ARM using QEMU, delving into Virtualization.Framework, vmapple2, and GPU drivers for unrestricted virtual macOS machines.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Multiqueue in the Block Layer: Challenges and Solutions for Thread Safety in QEMU

Explore challenges and solutions for making QEMU's block layer thread-safe, enabling true parallel processing of multiple I/O queues for improved performance.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

KVM: Arm Confidential Compute Architecture Support

Explore Arm Confidential Compute Architecture's KVM support, enabling secure VM execution and preventing privileged software access. Learn implementation status and future plans.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Accounting and Page Migration Challenges in Secure Guests Using FD-Based Private Memory

Explore confidential virtual machines, secure VM service modules, and AMD SEV-SNP hardware for enhanced security in virtualization. Learn about COCONUT SVSM and its role in the KVM stack.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Challenges Revisited in Supporting Virtual CPU Hotplug on Non-Supporting Architectures

Explore virtual CPU hotplug challenges and solutions for architectures lacking physical CPU hotplug support. Gain insights into progress, requirements, and future developments in cloud virtualization.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AMD SEV-TIO - Trusted I/O for Secure Encrypted Virtualization

Explore AMD SEV-TIO technology for enhanced security and improved I/O performance in confidential computing environments, focusing on secure device-guest bindings and lifecycle management.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

KVM/arm64: The Blob Strikes Back - Episode V

Explore ARM Confidential Computing Architecture's impact on KVM, focusing on challenges posed by the Real Management Monitor as a firmware blob and potential improvements.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Enabling Windows Credential Guard in KVM

Explore Windows Credential Guard implementation in KVM, covering VSM concepts, security features, and integration challenges. Learn about Virtual Trust Levels and virtualization-based security.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Virtio-fs - Present and Future

Explore virtio-fs capabilities, configuration options, and future plans. Learn about file handles, caching modes, live migration, and kubevirt integration.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Zero-Trust vTPM for AMD SEV-SNP Confidential Virtual Machines

Explore a Zero-Trust vTPM for AMD SEV-SNP Confidential VMs, enabling secure measurements and attestation without relying on cloud service providers. Learn about its implementation and benefits for data protection.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video