Extended Page Tables (EPT)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Extended_Page_Tables_(EPT)
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:hardware-assisted_virtualization_technology
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Second Level Address Translation (SLAT)
gptkbp:compatibleWith older Intel processors without EPT feature
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Intel
gptkbp:enables nested paging
hardware-level memory virtualization
gptkbp:features gptkb:Intel_VT-x
gptkbp:improves virtual machine performance
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Intel_Nehalem_microarchitecture
gptkbp:provides second level of address translation
gptkbp:purpose improve virtualization performance
gptkbp:reduces need for shadow page tables
overhead of virtual to physical address translation
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:KVM
gptkb:Xen
gptkb:VMware_ESXi
gptkb:Microsoft_Hyper-V
Intel processors with VT-x and EPT support
gptkbp:usedBy hypervisors
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Intel_VT-x
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Intel_VT-x
gptkb:Intel_Virtualization_Technology
gptkb:Intel_Virtualization_Technology_(VT-x)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Extended Page Tables (EPT)