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From: Andy Ross <andy-DKCljQvcl/LNLxjTenLetw@public.gmane.org>
To: kvm-devel <kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [announce] KVM/NET, paravirtual network device
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:39:31 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <45A67653.9000406@plausible.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <45A5F382.7050207-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>

Avi Kivity wrote:
 > Ingo Molnar wrote:
 > >   | Qemu via RTL-8029 emulation            :    2.84 MB/sec |
 > >   | KVM via RTL-8029 emulation             :    7.41 MB/sec |
 > >   | KVM-para via KVM/NET device (mtu=1500) :  303.35 MB/sec |
 >
 > That's about a 5000% improvement :)
 >
 > Amazing, both the bandwidth results and the speed in which it was
 > reached.  I'm really at a loss for words.

Is maybe a better question to ask what it is that makes the Qemu
hardware emulation so slow?

Andy

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2007-01-11 17:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-01-11  0:10 [announce] KVM/NET, paravirtual network device Ingo Molnar
     [not found] ` <20070111001010.GA28779-X9Un+BFzKDI@public.gmane.org>
2007-01-11  1:27   ` Rusty Russell
     [not found]     ` <1168478834.19646.230.camel-bi+AKbBUZKY6gyzm1THtWbp2dZbC/Bob@public.gmane.org>
2007-01-11  1:38       ` Ingo Molnar
2007-01-11  9:57       ` Dor Laor
2007-01-11  8:21   ` Avi Kivity
     [not found]     ` <45A5F382.7050207-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2007-01-11 17:39       ` Andy Ross [this message]
     [not found]         ` <45A67653.9000406-DKCljQvcl/LNLxjTenLetw@public.gmane.org>
2007-01-11 17:49           ` Avi Kivity

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