feature-request: Hardware Virtualization GUI Info Utility

[Technologov]

Hi,

In continuing to the bug #1240, and other VT-x related bugs, I can say from personal experience, that hardware virtualization is not always transparent enough.

That is: Hardware virtualization becomes more and more sophisticated, but I'we not seen any "user-friendly" utility (either CLI or GUI), that shows that hosts VT capabilities.

I request either making a separate cross-platform utility for that purpose, or additional GUI Info Dialog within VBox GUI.

It must show the following:

• Intel VT-x
• Intel VT-d
• Intel Extended Page Tables (EPT)
• Intel FlexPriority
• AMD-V
• AMD Nested Page Tables (NPT)
• Whenever all the CPUs support all the features
• Whenever other virtualizer already uses those features currently (so they are not accessible to VBox)
• Whenever BIOS enables/disables those features.

Now, Linux has some limited capabilities in this field, and other platforms, provide even less info to the end-user.

It will really make life easier for lots of people.

-Technologov, 17.06.2008.