Hardware-Assisted Full Virtualization

KVM features hardware-assisted full virtualization when the underlying x86 processor hardware supports Intel VT-x or AMD-V virtualization extensions. This allows a guest operating system (SonicOS) to setup a virtual context and execute instructions directly on the processor’s hardware.

For an overview of virtualization techniques, see: https://www.unixarena.com/2017/12/para-virtualization-full-virtualization-hardware-assisted-virtualization.html/