VirtualBox has a bunch of APIs that are compatible with KVM: KVM-paravirt-clock and KVM-VirtIO-network, but it is all totally separate code, written by VirtualBox developers. It doesn't use /dev/kvm, but /dev/vboxdrv instead.
On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 3:34 AM, Marcos Alano <marcoshal...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a friend of mine who says he can use qemu-kvm to accelerate a > paravirtualized Windows VM inside VirtualBox. I know there's a KVM > paravirtualization provider, but I couldn't find any information about > if the provider uses KVM for real, accessing /dev/kvm device and stuff. > As far as I can tell the provider is just how VirtualBox presents itself > to the VMs, but not seems there's any real connection. > Any thoughts? > > Thanks. > Marcos Alano > marcoshal...@gmail.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > VBox-users-community mailing list > VBox-users-community@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe: > mailto:vbox-users-community-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe -- -Alexey Eromenko "Technologov" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list VBox-users-community@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:vbox-users-community-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe