COSCUP 2026 - Conference for Open Source Coders, Users, and Promoters

Linux as a Guest OS: Apple Silicon's Virtualization Infrastructure
09/08/2026 , TR213

This session provides an {overview, in-depth} architectural breakdown of running Linux Kernel within Apple Silicon’s Virtualization Infrastructure. We will explore it from the ground up, examining what the Hypervisor.framework and Virtualization.framework are.

The talk will specifically cover:
- An Introduction to Apple Silicon's Virtualization Stacks
- Hardware-Assisted CPU Emulation
- VirtIO: Peripheral Interfaces for VMs
- User-Space Utilities for Virtualization


Niveau de difficulté: Intermédiaire

Senior Software Engineer