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Week 2: Project Setup Details and vLAPIC

QEMU configuration script $ cd qemu/build $ ../configure \ --target-list=x86_64-softmmu \ --enable-debug \ --disable-werror \ --extra-cflags="\ -I$HOME/freebsd-src/lib/libvmmapi \ -I/usr/obj/home/chabi/freebsd-src/amd64.amd64/sys/modules/vmm" $ gmake -j4 Run with following arguments: r -accel bhyve -smp 1 -m 2G -drive file=/home/chabi/Virt/vm0.img,format=raw -nographic or r -accel bhyve -machine q35 -smp 1 -m 2G -drive file=/home/chabi/Virt/vm0.img,format=raw -nographic -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly=on,file=/usr/local/share/edk2-qemu/QEMU_UEFI_CODE-x86_64.fd -drive if=pflash,format=raw,file=/home/chabi/Virt/QEMU_UEFI_VARS-x86_64.fd or r -accel bhyve -machine q35 -smp 1 -m 2G -drive file=/home/chabi/Virt/vm0.img,format=raw -nographic -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly=on,file=/usr/local/share/edk2-bhyve/BHYVE_UEFI.fd -drive if=pflash,format=raw,file=/home/chabi/Virt/BHYVE_UEFI_VARS.fd libvmmapi $ export MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=/usr/obj $ cd $HOME/freebsd-src/lib/libvmmapi/ $ make \ MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=/usr/obj \ SYSDIR=/home/chabi/freebsd-src/sys \ KERNCONF=GENERIC \ MACHINE=amd64 \ DEBUG=-g CFLAGS=" -I/usr/obj/home/chabi/freebsd-src/amd64.
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Virtualization Basics

Virtualization allows for the multiplexing of different operating systems on the same hardware. This allows for better utilization of system resources and greater flexibility, enabling common processes such as cloud computing. Virtual Machine Monitors (VMM) A VMM, or a hypervisor, is at the heart of system virtualization. A VMM allows multiple virtual machines to run on a physical machine, much like an operating system allows multiple processes to run on a CPU.
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