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Apple has Hypervisor.framework which has been updated for ARM Mac[1].

Xhyve and HyperKit (used by Docker for Mac) uses Hypervisor.framework exclusively. The last time I tried Hypervisor.framework on x86-64, the CPU performance was quite fine (matches that of VMware/VirtualBox), but I/O was pretty abysmal. Emulating x86-64 on ARM is probably going to be a role of something similar to QEMU.

[1]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/hypervisor/apple_s...

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Parallels already announced they’re going to have an option. TBD on what it looks like.

https://www.parallels.com/blogs/apple-silicon-wwdc/

They showed it running Debian in the keynote, but it was ARM Debian. It’s gonna be awhile, if ever, til we get x86 support on Apple Silicon.

Cool! Does docker no longer use virtual box on macOS?

Depends on whether you install Docker for Mac (uses HyperKit) or Docker Toolbox (uses VirtualBox)

Based on this article, it now uses Hypervisor.framework: https://www.quora.com/What-hypervisor-does-Docker-use

> In Linux, Docker uses kernel features. It does not use any hypervisor. > In Windows, Docker desktop uses Hyper-V. > In Mac, Docker desktop uses Apple Hypervisor.framework.

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