Hypervisor.framework
A low-level virtualization framework provided by Apple in macOS that allows applications to use hardware virtualization capabilities without kernel extensions. It is the underlying foundation of Virtualization.framework.
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Apple Virtualization.framework directly calls the low-level virtualization capabilities provided by Hypervisor.framework, letting third-party apps create and run virtual machines without bundling kernel extensions.
Apple's virtualization technology is divided into three layers: the bottom layer of hardware virtualization extensions (ARM EL2 on Apple Silicon), the middle layer Hypervisor.framework, and the top layer Virtualization.framework.
Apple first introduced the Virtualization Framework at WWDC 2020; it is a high-level Swift API framework that relies on Hypervisor.framework at its lower level.
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Apple Virtualization.framework directly calls the low-level virtualization capabilities provided by Hypervisor.framework, letting third-party apps create and run virtual machines without bundling kernel extensions.
50%UnverifiedApple's virtualization technology is divided into three layers: the bottom layer of hardware virtualization extensions (ARM EL2 on Apple Silicon), the middle layer Hypervisor.framework, and the top layer Virtualization.framework.
50%UnverifiedApple first introduced the Virtualization Framework at WWDC 2020; it is a high-level Swift API framework that relies on Hypervisor.framework at its lower level.
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