A work-in-progress hypervisor for learning purposes, featuring a flexible VMX configuration system and comprehensive logging capabilities.

• Flexible configuration management for Virtual Machine Extensions (VMX)
• Customizable CPU features including preemption timer and unrestricted mode
• Advanced memory management with configurable stack sizes and huge page support
• Performance optimization options for TLB flush and caching
• Comprehensive debug options with CR/DR access monitoring
• Security features including NX, SMAP, and SMEP enforcement
• I/O control with configurable bitmap support

• Multi-level logging system with configurable categories
• Performance monitoring capabilities
• Debug exception handling
• Preemption timer support with customizable intervals

• APIC virtualization is preliminary (only TPR shadowing)
• Unconditional I/O exiting needs stability improvements

• Full APIC virtualization support with x2APIC and interrupt remapping
• Nested page table (EPT) implementation with multi-level page walk optimization
• VMCS shadow support for nested virtualization
• Multi-VM support with resource isolation and dynamic partitioning
• VM snapshot and live migration capabilities with minimal downtime
• Dynamic resource allocation and scheduling with QoS guarantees
• Virtual device emulation (network, storage, USB)
• Support for hardware-assisted virtualization features (Intel VT-d, SR-IOV)
• Memory ballooning and page sharing between VMs
• Virtual TPM support for secure boot and attestation

• Hardware-assisted memory encryption using Intel TME/MKTME
• Secure VM isolation using Intel TDX technology
• Security violation detection and reporting with machine learning
• Advanced intrusion prevention system with real-time monitoring
• Secure memory deduplication with side-channel attack prevention
• Trusted execution environment integration
• VM-level encryption for data at rest and in transit
• Fine-grained access control and privilege management
• Security audit logging and compliance reporting
• Zero-trust security model implementation

• Web-based management interface with responsive design
• Real-time performance monitoring with customizable dashboards
• Advanced debugging tools with source-level debugging support
• Resource usage analytics with predictive scaling
• RESTful API for automation and integration
• Command-line interface for scripting
• Event notification system with customizable alerts
• Performance profiling and bottleneck detection
• Historical data analysis and trending
• Integration with popular monitoring platforms

• Live patching support for security updates
• Hot-plug device emulation for dynamic hardware changes
• Cross-platform compatibility (Windows/Linux)
• Containerization support with OCI compatibility
• Storage integration with popular backends
• Network integration with SDN controllers
• Backup and disaster recovery integration
• Cloud provider integration (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Configuration management integration
• API gateway integration for microservices

• Comprehensive API documentation with interactive examples
• Automated testing framework with CI/CD integration
• Performance benchmarking suite with industry-standard tests
• Development guidelines and best practices documentation
• SDK for custom extension development
• Plugin architecture for third-party integrations
• Development environment containers
• Code quality and security scanning tools
• API versioning and compatibility testing
• Integration testing framework

• Windows 10 22H2 (tested version)
• Intel CPU with VMX support

• Preemption timer control
• Unrestricted mode support

• Configurable host and guest stack sizes
• Huge pages support (optional)

• TLB flush optimization
• Caching controls
• MSR bitmap optimization

• Debug exception monitoring
• Invalid MSR access trapping
• CR access monitoring

• NX enforcement
• SMAP/SMEP support

• Intel Manual Volume 3
• Hypervisor From Scratch
• Daax's 5 days to virtualization series
• Felix Cloutiers x86 instruction reference
• VMware paper on minimising hardware VM exits
• FreeBSD vmx.c
• FreeBSD TPR shadowing patch

This module implements advanced virtualization features for the hypervisor, providing enhanced resource management, device emulation, and security capabilities.

• Configurable CPU, memory, I/O, and network quotas
• Priority-based resource allocation
• Minimum guarantees and maximum limits
• Quality of Service (QoS) enforcement

• Flexible device creation and configuration
• Support for various bus types
• Device passthrough capabilities
• Vendor and device ID configuration

• Intel VT-d support
• SR-IOV configuration
• Virtual function management
• Posted interrupt handling

• Dynamic memory ballooning
• Page sharing capabilities
• Configurable balloon speeds
• Memory deflation control

• TPM 2.0 emulation
• Attestation capabilities
• Secure key storage
• Version and family configuration

Detailed API documentation can be found in API.md.

The module can be built using the standard build system. Ensure you have the required dependencies installed.

• Windows 10 or later
• Intel VT-x/AMD-V support
• Sufficient system resources for virtualization
• Administrator privileges for configuration

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.