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 > Nope.  KVM is dependent on Linux at this point.  The claim that
 > it is a type-1 hypervisor is predicated on the idea that it was
 > separable from Linux, but I don't think anyone believes that
 > anymore.

Well, the Joyent folks moved it to Illumos, so it was at least sorta
separable.  And it still works, though the community seems to have
decided that Bhyve is better, so it will probably rot over time.

De