VirtualBox KVM Public Release

Re:VirtualBox KVM Public Release by qwertox on Thursday February 08, 2024 @08:10AM (#39301522)

So this basically turns VirtualBox into a replacement for virt-manager and virsh?

AFAIK VirtualBox does not support PCIe passthrough (like GPU), how is this case handled?

Since I've moved to QEMU/KVM on Linux I've never looked back at VirtualBox, but I use the latter on Windows and there I'm always remembered of how much nicer and friendlier the GUI is.

Edit: I just noticed that it has experimental PCIe passthrough via the extension package [0], could this be used with the KVM backend?

[0] https://docs.oracle.com/en/virtualization/virtualbox/6.0/adm...

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Re:VirtualBox KVM Public Release by gonzodaruler on Thursday February 08, 2024 @08:33AM (#39301702)

There is experimental support for VFIO PCI pass-through with VirtualBox-KVM, even for GPUs. Please have a look at https://www.cyberus-technology.de/products/hypervisor

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Re:VirtualBox KVM Public Release by gonzodaruler on Thursday February 08, 2024 @08:38AM (#39301742)

You can use `VBoxManage --attach-vfio` if you want to experiment with pci passthrough. This is different from the Oracle `pciattach` call and does not require any support from the extension package.

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Re:VirtualBox KVM Public Release by mkesper on Thursday February 08, 2024 @08:38AM (#39301748)

Please evaluate the license of the extension package carefully before using!

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Re:VirtualBox KVM Public Release by organsnyder on Thursday February 08, 2024 @09:25AM (#39302223)

And don't download it from your employer's network if Oracle thinks they might have deep pockets.

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