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Title: Kernel-based Virtual Machine Authors: Venue: Wikipedia Year: unknown Canonical: wiki:kernel-based-virtual-machine URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel-based_Virtual_Machine Collector: wikipedia OA: true ABSTRACT Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) is a free and open-source virtualization module in the Linux kernel that allows the kernel to function as a hypervisor. It was merged into the mainline Linux kernel in version 2.6.20, which was released on February 5, 2007. KVM requires a processor with hardware virtualization extensions, such as Intel VT or AMD-V. KVM has also been ported to other operating systems such as FreeBSD and illumos in the form of loadable kernel modules.