How KVM Became Part of the Linux Kernel

Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) is an open source hypervisor that provides enterprise-class performance, scalability and security. KVM turns the Linux kernel into a bare-metal hypervisor using the hardware virtualization support built into Intel and AMD processors. But how did KVM – which today is an integrated feature of enterprise Linux distributions – first become part of the Linux kernel? In a video interview with eWEEK’s Sean Michael Kerner, Israeli software developer Avi Kivity – who originally wrote KVM while working at Qumranet, which was acquired by Red Hat for $107 million in 2008 – describes the events that led to the inclusion of KVM in the Linux kernel. Go here.