Re: virtualization

Alex Efros <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.gentoo.hardened
Organization http://powerman.name/
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi!

On Tue, Aug 06, 2013 at 12:58:12PM +0800, Pavel Labushev wrote:
> I wouldn't call such news good. KERNEXEC, especially on x86_64, plays a
> big role in protecting the kernel from both local and remote attacks.
> KVM doesn't require such arguable compromises (no pun intended).

True. But KVM unable to run Mac OS X, that's main reason to use VirtualBox.
Less important things: KVM don't support 3D acceleration; don't have
signed drivers for guest Windows (and thus require switching Windows to
"Testing mode" to install drivers); sometimes it need awful tricks like
building custom BIOS from patches sources; I can't give my KVM virtual
machines to friends which use Windows as host OS; etc.
KVM works and this is very good, but for now it's still far away from real
products like VMware or VirtualBox.

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			WBR, Alex.
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