What is Kernel-based Virtual Machine?

Kernel-based Virtual Machine (VM) is a Linux kernel virtualization module that turns the Linux kernel into a hypervisor by providing hardware-assisted full virtualization for unmodified guest operating systems. Expanded Explanation 1. Technical Function and Core Characteristics Kernel-based VM, commonly abbreviated as KVM, is a mainline Linux kernel module that enables full virtualization by exposing virtual hardware to guest operating systems. It uses Central Processing Unit (CPU)

How widely is Kernel-based Virtual Machine used?

7 organizations in our directory are tagged Kernel-based Virtual Machine, referenced across 6 open source projects.

Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)

Last updated August 24, 2026

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Open source projects 6 Organizations tagged 7 Organizations Black Box Limited, netElastic.com, Proxmox, QEMU, ravello systems, Rocky Linux, StorPool Related terms