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doc: Mention KVM support for 'guix system'.

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* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Add note about KVM support.
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Ludovic Courtès 2014-06-19 23:29:05 +02:00
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@ -3263,6 +3263,12 @@ using the following command:
@var{options} can contain any of the common build options provided by @var{options} can contain any of the common build options provided by
@command{guix build} (@pxref{Invoking guix build}). @command{guix build} (@pxref{Invoking guix build}).
Note that all the actions above, except @code{build} and @code{init},
rely on KVM support in the Linux-Libre kernel. Specifically, the
machine should have hardware virtualization support, the corresponding
KVM kernel module should be loaded, and the @file{/dev/kvm} device node
must exist and be readable and writable by the user and by the daemon's
build users.
@node Defining Services @node Defining Services
@subsection Defining Services @subsection Defining Services