[PATCH 5/9] new idea

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+For more demanding emulation I thought it might be a neat idea if
+DOSBox could use the KVM virtualization driver in Linux (and eventually,
+equivalent interfaces in other OSes) which could then be selectable
+by setting core=vmx.
+
+To explain: Almost all modern CPUs have virtualization extensions
+built in (Intel VMX and AMD AMD-V). In cases where a DOS or Windows
+game is very demanding, why not code DOSBox to allow using those
+virtualization extensions? If done right, the game could run at
+almost native speed of the processor. It would also open the
+possibility of running more modern OSes under DOSBox (ones that
+would normally run too slow in the full and dynamic cores).
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