On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 11:56 PM, Ross McKay <rosko@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > dnjap wrote: > >>I'm looking for a laptop on which I can run KVM. >> >>1. Does anyone have a list of AMD-V or VT-x capable laptop CPU's? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_2_microprocessors The header before each chart lists which processors have VT-x. Something similar must be available for the laptop version of Intel's Nehalem and for AMD. > Is it not as simple as checking for the svm or vt flags? > > egrep '(vt|svm)' /proc/cpuinfo > > Take a bootable LiveCD into your local computer shop and check. > >>2. It seems Turion 64 X2 and some of Core 2 Duo processors can run KVM. >>Does anyone know which of these CPU's implement Nested Page Tables or >>Extended Page Tables? (Xen's compatibility list doesn't provide such >>details: http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/HVM_Compatible_Processors) You will probably have to verify that in the manufacturer's web site. I recall a discussion not long ago regarding the addition of NPT and EPT to /proc/cpuinfo. >>3. If you're running KVM on your laptop, could you share the >>information? Does your laptop's BIOS support AMD-V or VT-x? > > FWIW, I have KVM running on my ASUS laptop, with the following CPU: > > AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-55 I have a Dell XPS 1210 with: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5600 @ 1.83GHz Regards, Jorge -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
