+def get_kvm_binary():
+ """Returns the path to the kvm binary and some extra arguments if needed"""
+
+ uname = get_command('uname')
+ which = get_command('which')
+
+ machine = str(uname('-m')).strip()
+ if re.match('i[3-6]86', machine):
+ machine = 'i386'
+
+ binary = which('qemu-system-%s' % machine)
+
+ needed_args = "--enable-kvm",
+
+ if binary is None:
+ return which('kvm'), tuple()
+
+ return binary, needed_args
+
+