qemu-e2k/python/qemu/accel.py

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"""
QEMU accel module:
This module provides utilities for discover and check the availability of
accelerators.
"""
# Copyright (C) 2015-2016 Red Hat Inc.
# Copyright (C) 2012 IBM Corp.
#
# Authors:
# Fam Zheng <famz@redhat.com>
#
# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2. See
# the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
#
import os
# Mapping host architecture to any additional architectures it can
# support which often includes its 32 bit cousin.
ADDITIONAL_ARCHES = {
"x86_64" : "i386",
"aarch64" : "armhf"
}
def kvm_available(target_arch=None):
host_arch = os.uname()[4]
if target_arch and target_arch != host_arch:
if target_arch != ADDITIONAL_ARCHES.get(host_arch):
return False
return os.access("/dev/kvm", os.R_OK | os.W_OK)