Android Virtualization Framework (AVF)

Android Virtualization Framework (AVF) provides secure and private execution environments for executing code. AVF is ideal for security-oriented use cases that require stronger isolation assurances over those offered by Android’s app sandbox.

Visit our public doc site to learn more about what AVF is, what it is for, and how it is structured. This repository contains source code for userspace components of AVF.

If you want a quick start, see the getting started guideline and follow the steps there.

For in-depth explanations about individual topics and components, visit the following links.

AVF components:

• pVM firmware
• Android Boot Loader (ABL)
• Microdroid
• Microdroid kernel
• Microdroid payload
• vmbase
• Encrypted Storage

AVF APIs:

• Java API
• VM Payload API

How-Tos:

• Building and running a demo app in Java
• Building and running a demo app in C++
• Debugging
• Using custom VM
• Device assignment
• Microdroid vendor modules
• Huge Pages