what is virtualization ?

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What is Virtualization ?

etcetc

VirtualizationVirtualization

RunningApplications(x-platform)

RunningApplications(x-platform)

SecuritySecurity

SharingHardwareResource

SharingHardwareResource

Virtual Machine !

FullyUtilizingHardware

FullyUtilizingHardware

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Why Virtualization is Difficult ? (1/2)

OS is moved to ring1/3

On x86Some instructions

Sensitive Instructions

Cannot be trapped

0/1/3 Ring, e.g. x86_32

0/3/3 Ring, e.g. x86_64, ARM

OS

OS

Critical Instructions

Instructions

Sensitive Register

Instructions

SGDT, SIDT, SLDT

SMSW

PUSHF(D), POPF(D)

Protection System

Instructions

LAR, LSL, VERR, VERW

PUSH, POP

CALL, JMP, INT, RET

STR

MOV

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Why Virtualization is Difficult ? (2/2) - Examples

SGDT, SIDT and SLDTSGDT m // save gdtr to memory

SIDT m // save idtr to memory

SLDT r/m16 // save ldtr to memory

Only one gdtr, idtr and ldtr on a cpu !

POPPOP ss // need to satisfy RPL=CPL=DPL

CPL changes to 1 or 3 !

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Binary translation Hypercall

How to Virtualize ? (1/2)

Full Virtualization Para Virtualization Hardware Assisted VirtualizationIntel VT-x & AMD SVM

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How to Virtualize ? (2/2)

Hypervisor (VMM) TypeType I + Microkernel

Xen (open source, citrix),Microsoft Hyper-V

Type I + Integrated kernel VMware ESX, KVM (kernel-base VM)

Type II (Host OS + Guest OS)VMware GSX, workstation,Microsoft virtual PC, Microsoft virtual server, Sun Virtual Box

Type I

Type II

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Xen Architecture (1/2)

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Xen Architecture (2/2)

Linux Xen

System Calls Hyper Calls

Signals Events

Interrupts Physical + Virtual Interrupts

CPU PCPU + VCPU

Filesystem XenStore

POSIX Shared Memory Grant Tables/Shared Pages

Compare to common Linux

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KVM Architecture