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Xen and Paravirtualization: Virtual Machines Before Hardware Support Caught Up

Xen made x86 virtualization efficient by modifying guest operating systems to cooperate with a small hypervisor, proving paravirtualization before Intel VT-x and AMD-V made unmodified guests easier to run.

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