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egoitz
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Vmware Workstation 16/17 in Ubuntu and default loaded modules of KVM

Hi!

 

I was wondering if it's correct to have in 22.0.4, with Vmware Workstation the kvm modules loaded. They seem to be loaded in any fresh install and when you install Vmware Workstation I have not seen it complaining due to the kvm modules being loaded.

By the way, software like Android studio, could cause Android vms to be launched and you would end up by having for instance a Windows vm in Workstation and the Android vms in KVM even without almost noticing you are using two different hipervisors in the same machine.

Can this cause corruption of vms or whatever?. As said, I don't have seen errors or warnings about it but... I ask just for knowing all is fine having both or else, at least as a suggestion, it would be fine not to allow this situation to happen.

 

Regards,

 

 

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egoitz
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Hi!

 

KVM modules seems to get loaded automatically at boot time, when you have enabled in UEFI the virtualization instructions for the CPU.

Exactly is loaded :

 

If I run in a shell :

lsmod | grep -i kvm

 

Result is :

kvm_intel 438272 0
kvm 1138688 1 kvm_intel

 

This is what I meant. It would be nice having a feedback :slightly_smiling_face: :slightly_smiling_face:

 

Cheers,

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