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diff --git a/system/kvm-kmod/README b/system/kvm-kmod/README index 7ac9a5a737..f8bf89e67b 100644 --- a/system/kvm-kmod/README +++ b/system/kvm-kmod/README @@ -1,9 +1,19 @@ KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on x86 hardware containing virtualization extensions -(Intel VT or AMD-V). +(Intel VT or AMD-V). KVM is divided into the KVM-KMOD package +(kernel modules) and the QEMU-KVM package (slightly modified QEMU) +which are both available as separate Slackbuilds. -KVM consists of a loadable kernel module, 'kvm.ko', that provides the +KVM-KMOD consists of a kernel module, 'kvm.ko', that provides the core virtualization infrastructure and a processor specific module, -'kvm-intel.ko' or 'kvm-amd.ko'. This package builds new 'kvm' modules -and headers for older kernels. The new 'kvm' modules do not overwrite -the Slackware pre-built 'kvm' modules. +'kvm-intel.ko' or 'kvm-amd.ko'. Slackware provides these modules +in the 'a/slackware-modules*' packages and the associated headers +in the 'd/slackware-headers*' packages. In most cases the +Slackware provided versions are sufficient to run QEMU-KVM. +KVM-KMOD is only needed if you want to change the KVM modules and +headers to a different version. + +KVM-KMOD updates the modules and headers without overwriting the +Slackware provided versions. If you uninstall KVM-KMOD you will +need to run 'depmod -a' to regenerate the modules.dep and map +files to regain access to the Slackware provided versions. |