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Existing browser based emulators such as v86 [0], jslinux [1], and qemu.js [2] recompile guest code to WASM at runtime, similar to QEMU's TCG. These emulators currently only support 32-bit x86 without 64-bit extensions, likely because amd64 introduces additional complexity and makes SSE mandatory, none of which is necessary for PoC emulation in the browser. Introduce a 32-bit virtio-x86 device type solely to support virtio devices and emulation in the browser. [0] https://github.com/copy/v86 [1] https://bellard.org/jslinux/ [2] https://github.com/atrosinenko/qemujs Changelog-entry: Create virtio-x86 device type for emulation Signed-off-by: Joseph Kogut <[email protected]>
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Existing browser based emulators such as v86 [0], jslinux [1], and qemu.js [2] recompile guest code to WASM at runtime, similar to QEMU's TCG. These emulators currently only support 32-bit x86 without 64-bit extensions, likely because amd64 introduces additional complexity and makes SSE mandatory, none of which is necessary for PoC emulation in the browser.
Introduce a 32-bit virtio-x86 device type solely to support virtio devices and emulation in the browser.
[0] https://github.com/copy/v86
[1] https://bellard.org/jslinux/
[2] https://github.com/atrosinenko/qemujs
Changelog-entry: Create virtio-x86 device type for emulation
Signed-off-by: Joseph Kogut [email protected]