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# vCPU Creation Behavior

An enumeration representing the default creation options for virtual CPUs.

## Topics

### Constants

[`var HV_VCPU_DEFAULT: Int`](/documentation/Hypervisor/HV_VCPU_DEFAULT)

The default vCPU creation behavior.

[`var HV_VCPU_ACCEL_RDPMC: Int`](/documentation/Hypervisor/HV_VCPU_ACCEL_RDPMC)

Instructs the kernel, when set, to handle RDPMC VM exits directly rather than passing them to user space.

[`var HV_VCPU_TSC_RELATIVE: Int`](/documentation/Hypervisor/HV_VCPU_TSC_RELATIVE)

The value that represents the relative offset the system should add to the hypervisor TSC clock.


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