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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 7150adeaa8..e064411d4e 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -1077,8 +1077,9 @@ is requested, for instance via @code{guix build}, the daemon attempts to offload it to one of the machines that satisfy the constraints of the derivation, in particular its system types---e.g., @code{x86_64-linux}. A single machine can have multiple system types, either because its -architecture natively supports it, via emulation (@pxref{Transparent -Emulation with QEMU}), or both. Missing prerequisites for the build are +architecture natively supports it, via emulation +(@pxref{transparent-emulation-qemu, Transparent Emulation with QEMU}), +or both. Missing prerequisites for the build are copied over SSH to the target machine, which then proceeds with the build; upon success the output(s) of the build are copied back to the initial machine. The offload facility comes with a basic scheduler that @@ -24992,13 +24993,14 @@ an HTTP audio streaming output. @node Virtualization Services -@subsection Virtualization services +@subsection Virtualization Services The @code{(gnu services virtualization)} module provides services for the libvirt and virtlog daemons, as well as other virtualization-related services. @subsubheading Libvirt daemon + @code{libvirtd} is the server side daemon component of the libvirt virtualization management system. This daemon runs on host servers and performs required management tasks for virtualized guests. @@ -25699,7 +25701,8 @@ Maximum number of backup files to keep. Defaults to @samp{3} @end deftypevr -@node Transparent Emulation with QEMU + +@anchor{transparent-emulation-qemu} @subsubheading Transparent Emulation with QEMU @cindex emulation |