18–20 Sept 2024
Europe/Vienna timezone

Beneath the Surface: Analyzing Nested CVM Performance on KVM/QEMU and Linux Root Partition for Microsoft Hyper-V/Cloud-Hypervisor

20 Sept 2024, 12:00
20m
"Room 1.15 - 1.16" (Austria Center)

"Room 1.15 - 1.16"

Austria Center

106
Confidential Computing MC Confidential Computing MC

Speakers

Jinank Jain (Microsoft)Mr Muminul Islam (Microsoft)

Description

As cloud technologies continue to advance at a rapid pace, there arises a critical need to assess the performance disparities among various virtualization stacks. This presentation aims to shed light on the comparative performance, scalability, and efficiency of two prominent hypervisor technologies—KVM/QEMU and Linux as Root Partition for Microsoft Hyper-V with Cloud-Hypervisor as VMM —within the realm of nested virtualization . Through a comprehensive evaluation, we will scrutinize diverse performance metrics encompassing CPU utilization, memory consumption, I/O throughput, and latency across varying workloads and configurations . Also, we try to examine the guest attestation process and the security aspects within these distinct hypervisor stacks. By delving into these key aspects, we seek to offer valuable insights into the operational characteristics and suitability of each hypervisor technology for nested confidential guest environments.

Primary authors

Jinank Jain (Microsoft) Mr Muminul Islam (Microsoft)

Presentation materials