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		nn3 on Nov 22, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Deterministic Linux for controlled testing and sof... > that KVM requires root privileges to run It doesn't. It only requires privileges to access /dev/kvm

jasonwhite on Nov 23, 2022 [–]

Oops, yes, you are correct and it's not too hard to get around that by adding the user to a group that has access. Still, nested virtualization isn't always enabled, which I think limits the number of places we can run.

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