KVM - ArchWiki - Arch Linux
wiki.archlinux.org › title › KVMKVM - ArchWiki KVM KVM, Kernel-based Virtual Machine, is a hypervisor built into the Linux kernel. It is similar to Xen in purpose but much simpler to get running. Unlike native QEMU, which uses emulation, KVM is a special operating mode of QEMU that uses CPU extensions ( HVM) for virtualization via a kernel module.