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-rw-r--r--hurd/running/qemu.mdwn3
-rw-r--r--hurd/running/virtualbox.mdwn6
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diff --git a/hurd/running/qemu.mdwn b/hurd/running/qemu.mdwn
index 4766b2be..9f085d24 100644
--- a/hurd/running/qemu.mdwn
+++ b/hurd/running/qemu.mdwn
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ Check if your CPU supports kvm:
Do not enable kernel-kqemu, as that assumes some particular behavior from the guest kernel, which we are reluctant to artificially add to gnumach.
+If QEMU with KVM is not available, [[Virtualbox]] reportedly has better
+performance.
+
#### If you have hardware support (recommended):
$ apt-get install qemu-kvm
$ modprobe kvm
diff --git a/hurd/running/virtualbox.mdwn b/hurd/running/virtualbox.mdwn
index 02ab88e7..0731b8d6 100644
--- a/hurd/running/virtualbox.mdwn
+++ b/hurd/running/virtualbox.mdwn
@@ -20,3 +20,9 @@ supported.
The network controller should be configured as PCnet-PCI II or PCNet-FAST III
for instance. INTEL PRO or Paravirtualized Network do not work.
+
+
+# Performance
+
+If [[QEMU with KVM|qemu]] is not available, VirtualBox reportedly has better
+performance.