The Definitive KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) API Documentation
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1. General description
The kvm API is a set of ioctls that are issued to control various aspects
of a virtual machine. The ioctls belong to three classes
- System ioctls: These query and set global attributes which affect the
whole kvm subsystem. In addition a system ioctl is used to create
virtual machines
- VM ioctls: These query and set attributes that affect an entire virtual
machine, for example memory layout. In addition a VM ioctl is used to
create virtual cpus (vcpus).
Only run VM ioctls from the sam