How to Run a Linux Kernel vmlinux in QEMU: Direct ELF Boot & Debug in QEMU
This mega-guide shows how to run a linux kernel vmlinux in qemu from scratch, moving step-by-step from “What even is vmlinux?” to a full, debuggable guest that boots in under a second on modern hardware. We cover tool-chain setup, kernel compilation, QEMU invocation for x86-64 and arm64, serial-only boots, initrd/rootfs strategies, PVH-enabled ELF loading, and … Read more