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diff --git a/README b/README
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--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -28,13 +28,14 @@ For discussion please use the fedora-virt mailing list:
 Requirements
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-- recent QEMU with vmchannel support
+- recent QEMU >= 0.10 with vmchannel support
+  http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2009-02/msg01042.html
 
 - febootstrap >= 1.5
 
 - XDR, rpcgen
 
-- Augeas (http://augeas.net/)
+- (Optional) Augeas (http://augeas.net/)
 
 - perldoc (pod2man, pod2text) to generate the manual pages and
 other documentation.
@@ -81,6 +82,26 @@ these commands as root:
   make install
 
 
+Note on using KVM
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+If you are using x86-64, then by default the configure script will
+look for qemu-kvm (KVM support).  You will need a reasonably recent
+processor for this to work.  KVM is much faster than using plain QEMU.
+
+You may also need to enable KVM support for non-root users, by following
+these instructions:
+
+  http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/FAQ#How_can_I_use_kvm_with_a_non-privileged_user.3F
+
+On some systems, this will work too:
+
+  chmod o+rw /dev/kvm
+
+On some systems, the chmod will not survive a reboot, and you will
+need to make edits to the udev configuration.
+
+
 Notes on cross-architecture support
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