Global InformationLguest information
| Original author(s) | Rusty Russell |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Linux |
| Platform | Linux kernel |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | lguest |
Lguest is a Linux kernel x86 virtualization hypervisor introduced in kernel version 2.6.23 (released 9 October 2007) and removed in kernel version 4.14 (November 2017).[1] The hypervisor is an operating-system-level virtualization system capable of running unmodified 32-bit x86 Linux kernels as guest machines. Installation is as easy as running modprobe lg followed by tools/lguest/lguest to create a new guest.[2]
Lguest can still be installed on kernel 4.14 and later through out-of-tree patches.
Lguest was maintained by Rusty Russell.[3]
- ^ Corbet, Jonathan (8 September 2017). "The first half of the 4.14 merge window". LWN.net.
- ^ Russell, Rusty (26 July 2007). "drivers/lguest/README".
- ^ Rusty Russell (15 October 2017). "Closing the curtain on lguest (and this mailing list!)".