[packages/VirtualBox] - blacklist kvm_* Intel VT-x/AMD-V extensions kernel modules for host

baggins baggins at pld-linux.org
Sat Nov 1 12:59:27 CET 2025


commit e699a03f040d7b238616105bf7114472930dbafc
Author: Jan Rękorajski <baggins at pld-linux.org>
Date:   Sat Nov 1 12:57:24 2025 +0100

    - blacklist kvm_* Intel VT-x/AMD-V extensions kernel modules for host
    
    VBox will not start VMs when these modules are present:
    
    VirtualBox can't operate in VMX root mode.
    Please disable the KVM kernel extension,
    recompile your kernel and reboot (VERR_VMX_IN_VMX_ROOT_MODE).

 VirtualBox-virtualbox-host-modules-load.conf | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
---
diff --git a/VirtualBox-virtualbox-host-modules-load.conf b/VirtualBox-virtualbox-host-modules-load.conf
index b2856e5..74ca76b 100644
--- a/VirtualBox-virtualbox-host-modules-load.conf
+++ b/VirtualBox-virtualbox-host-modules-load.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 vboxdrv
 vboxnetadp
 vboxnetflt
+# VirtualBox can't operate in VMX root mode.
+# Please disable the KVM kernel extension (VERR_VMX_IN_VMX_ROOT_MODE).
+blacklist kvm_amd
+blacklist kvm_intel
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