/* Returns a short identifier for the various VM implementations */
Virtualization detect_vm(void) {
static thread_local Virtualization cached_found = _VIRTUALIZATION_INVALID;
- bool other = false;
+ bool other = false, hyperv = false;
int xen_dom0 = 0;
Virtualization v, dmi;
v = detect_vm_cpuid();
if (v < 0)
return v;
- if (v == VIRTUALIZATION_VM_OTHER)
+ if (v == VIRTUALIZATION_MICROSOFT)
+ /* QEMU sets the CPUID string to hyperv's, in case it provides hyperv enlightenments. Let's
+ * hence not return Microsoft here but just use the other mechanisms first to make a better
+ * decision. */
+ hyperv = true;
+ else if (v == VIRTUALIZATION_VM_OTHER)
other = true;
else if (v != VIRTUALIZATION_NONE)
goto finish;
return v;
finish:
- if (v == VIRTUALIZATION_NONE && other)
- v = VIRTUALIZATION_VM_OTHER;
+ /* None of the checks above gave us a clear answer, hence let's now use fallback logic: if hyperv
+ * enlightenments are available but the VMM wasn't recognized as anything yet, it's probably
+ * Microsoft. */
+ if (v == VIRTUALIZATION_NONE) {
+ if (hyperv)
+ v = VIRTUALIZATION_MICROSOFT;
+ else if (other)
+ v = VIRTUALIZATION_VM_OTHER;
+ }
cached_found = v;
log_debug("Found VM virtualization %s", virtualization_to_string(v));