> True. Theo de Raadt:
>
> "You've been smoking something really mind altering, and I think you
> should share it.
>
> x86 virtualization is about basically placing another nearly full
> kernel, full of new bugs, on top of a nasty x86 architecture which
> barely has correct page protection. Then running your operating system
> on the other side of this brand new pile of shit.
>
> You are absolutely deluded, if not stupid, if you think that a worldwide
> collection of software engineers who can't write operating systems or
> applications without security holes, can then turn around and suddenly
> write virtualization layers without security holes."
>

That is Theo on thinking you could use virtualization for security. As I
recall through that whole thread he had no real issues if you were foolish
enough to want to maximize utilization of a system just don’t try to call
it more secure.
And yes the KVM stuff is not there.





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