ARM AArch64 Virt KVM Emulation (QEMU)
Overview
This board configuration will use QEMU to run a KVM guest on an AArch64 host.
This configuration provides support for an AArch64 Cortex-A CPU and these devices:
GICv3 interrupt controller
ARM architected timer
PL011 UART controller
Hardware
Supported Features
The following hardware features are supported:
Interface |
Controller |
Driver/Component |
|---|---|---|
GIC |
on-chip |
interrupt controller |
PL011 UART |
on-chip |
serial port |
ARM TIMER |
on-chip |
system clock |
The kernel currently does not support other hardware features on this platform.
Devices
System Clock
This board configuration uses the host system clock frequency.
Serial Port
This board configuration uses a single serial communication channel with the CPU’s UART0.
Programming and Debugging
Refer to the qemu_cortex_a53 board instructions for this part.
Debugging
Refer to the detailed overview about Application Debugging.