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Isn’t this just the HV FW that exists already? Would you really expect the API to change between x86 and Apple ARM chips?

• rafaelturk 6y ago
  Well hopefully not, however given that x86 and ARM are different CPUs API will likely change
  • jen20 6y ago
    This is a _much_ higher level API - hypervisor.framework is documented here: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/hypervisor https://developer.apple.com/documentation/hypervisor
    • monocasa 6y ago
      Yeah, hypervisor.framework is a very thin passthrough to the Intel VMCS page manipulation. It's so low level it wouldn't even make sense on an AMD CPU.
      • saagarjha 6y ago
        But they will be available on ARM?
        • duskwuff 6y ago
          Not without significant changes. The Hypervisor.framework API was quite specific to x86.
          • saagarjha 6y ago
            Seems like the core API is the same to create and manage virtual machines, it’s just that Intel-specific features like VMCS aren’t available on Apple silicon.
        • mrpippy 6y ago
          Yes, it’s already documented (separately for Intel and Apple Silicon): https://developer.apple.com/documentation/hypervisor https://developer.apple.com/documentation/hypervisor