In KVM, can a VM CPU use the same architecture as the physical CPU?

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Issue

  • What CPU architectures are available and/or supported in KVM?.
  • Can a virtual CPU inherit the architecture of the physical CPU?.
  • What options are allowed for virtual CPU architecture?.

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0

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