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I might be wrong, but I think "paravirtualized" means that you don't have to modify your kernel to work with virtual CPU / virtual memory. It doesn't mean "gues

I might be wrong, but I think "paravirtualized" means that you don't have to modify your kernel to work with virtual CPU / virtual memory. It doesn't mean "guest isn't aware it's being virtualized"

detaro 6y ago
Paravirtualization means that the virtualization does not entirely pretend to be real hardware, but has special interfaces that require OS modifications or special drivers to use (although sometimes optional. E.g. KVM offers full virtualization, but also has the option of providing VirtIO devices, which you might call paravirtualization)