[ANNOUNCE] kvm-guest-drivers-linux-1

[Avi Kivity <avi@qumranet.com>]

This is the first release of block and network drivers for Linux guests 
running on a kvm host.  The drivers are intended for guest kernels 
2.6.18-2.6.24.  Newer kernels include the drivers; older kernels may not 
work.  kvm-61 or later is needed in the host.

Network throughput is around 1 Gbit/sec; latency is currently a less 
than stellar 0.3 msec.  Both these figures will be improved in the future.

The drivers are available from the download page of the kvm website, below.

To use, download the drivers into the guest (using one of the emulated 
network cards), unpack the package, and type

  make
  sudo make install

You will need the kernel development package installed.

To use the drivers, reboot with '-net nic,model=virtio' instead of the 
usual setting, and 'modprobe virtio_net' to load the module.  Similarly 
use '-drive ...,if=virtio' for the block device, and the corresponding 
virtio_blk.ko.

Initial release:
- virtio pci driver (Anthony Liguori, Rusty Russell, Dor Laor)
- virtio network driver (Anthony Liguori, Rusty Russell, Dor Laor)
- virtio block driver (Anthony Liguori, Rusty Russell, Dor Laor)
- backports to Linux 2.6.18-2.6.24 (Anthony Liguori, Rusty Russell, Dor 
Laor)

http://kvm.qumranet.com/

-- 
Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic.


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