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From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
To: "Peter Huang(Peng)" <peter.huangpeng@huawei.com>
Cc: xiaohui.xin@intel.com, kvm@vger.kernel.org,
	netdev@vger.kernel.org,
	virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org, avi@redhat.com,
	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
Subject: Re: [Question]About KVM network zero-copy  feature!
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:18:44 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120813071843.GC14081@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <50285766.50307@huawei.com>

Last patchset version was this:
[PATCH v16 00/17] Provide a zero-copy method on KVM virtio-net

IIRC the main issue was the need to integrate the patchset with
macvtap (as opposed to using a separate device).

On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 09:24:54AM +0800, Peter Huang(Peng) wrote:
> Hi, Michael
> 
> IIt will be usefull if we can implement rx zero-copy, could you give
>  me some help if you know some technical details or some
> references on the internet?
> 
> I am wondering may be I can take a deep look on it first then decide
> if I can take it over or not.
> 
> Thanks a lot.
> 
> On 2012/8/12 17:37, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > 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.
> >

  reply	other threads:[~2012-08-13  7:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ 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
2012-08-12  0:42     ` Robert Vineyard
2012-08-12  9:37       ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2012-08-13  1:24         ` Peter Huang(Peng)
2012-08-13  7:18           ` Michael S. Tsirkin [this message]
2012-08-13  3:45         ` Robert Vineyard
2012-08-13  5:59           ` Robert Vineyard

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