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From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
To: Robert Vineyard <vineyard@tuffmail.com>
Cc: xiaohui.xin@intel.com, kvm@vger.kernel.org,
	netdev@vger.kernel.org,
	"Peter Huang(Peng)" <peter.huangpeng@huawei.com>,
	virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org, avi@redhat.com,
	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
Subject: Re: [Question]About KVM network zero-copy  feature!
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 12:37:31 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120812093730.GD1421@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5026FC04.6080108@tuffmail.com>

On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 08:42:44PM -0400, Robert Vineyard wrote:
> (adding Xin Xiaohui to the conversation for comment)
> 
> According to the NetworkingTodo page on the KVM wiki, zero-copy RX
> for macvtap is in fact on the roadmap, assigned to Xin:
> 
> http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/NetworkingTodo

AFAIK Xin left Intel and is not working on it.
Contributions are welcome.

> The Release Notes for RHEL 6.2 (originally published on 12/06/2011)
> also specifically mention macvtap/vhost zero-copy capabilities as
> being included as a Technology Preview:
> 
> http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.2_Release_Notes/virtualization.html
> 
> Since I've been unable to find much information on the current
> status of this development, can anyone confirm if this functionality
> is still in the works? If so, is there any planned ETA?
> 
> Thanks,
> Robert Vineyard

I think this means TX.

-- 
MST

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From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
To: Robert Vineyard <vineyard@tuffmail.com>
Cc: xiaohui.xin@intel.com, kvm@vger.kernel.org,
	netdev@vger.kernel.org,
	"Peter Huang\(Peng\)" <peter.huangpeng@huawei.com>,
	virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org, avi@redhat.com,
	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
Subject: Re: [Question]About KVM network zero-copy  feature!
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 12:37:31 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120812093730.GD1421@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5026FC04.6080108@tuffmail.com>

On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 08:42:44PM -0400, Robert Vineyard wrote:
> (adding Xin Xiaohui to the conversation for comment)
> 
> According to the NetworkingTodo page on the KVM wiki, zero-copy RX
> for macvtap is in fact on the roadmap, assigned to Xin:
> 
> http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/NetworkingTodo

AFAIK Xin left Intel and is not working on it.
Contributions are welcome.

> The Release Notes for RHEL 6.2 (originally published on 12/06/2011)
> also specifically mention macvtap/vhost zero-copy capabilities as
> being included as a Technology Preview:
> 
> http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.2_Release_Notes/virtualization.html
> 
> Since I've been unable to find much information on the current
> status of this development, can anyone confirm if this functionality
> is still in the works? If so, is there any planned ETA?
> 
> Thanks,
> Robert Vineyard

I think this means TX.

-- 
MST

  reply	other threads:[~2012-08-12  9:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-08-10  3:34 [Question]About KVM network zero-copy feature! Peter Huang(Peng)
2012-08-11 20:55 ` Stephen Hemminger
2012-08-11 21:54   ` Robert Vineyard
2012-08-11 21:54   ` Robert Vineyard
2012-08-12  0:42     ` Robert Vineyard
2012-08-12  0:42       ` Robert Vineyard
2012-08-12  9:37       ` Michael S. Tsirkin [this message]
2012-08-12  9:37         ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2012-08-13  1:24         ` Peter Huang(Peng)
2012-08-13  7:18           ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2012-08-13  3:45         ` Robert Vineyard
2012-08-13  3:45           ` Robert Vineyard
2012-08-13  5:59           ` Robert Vineyard
2012-08-13  5:59           ` Robert Vineyard
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2012-08-10  3:34 Peter Huang(Peng)

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