On 3/6/08, Avi Kivity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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.
Excellent, thanks! Just 1 question: Above is the instruction for guest. How about the host? Dont we need to install anything?? I suppose that qemu in the latest kvm package already supported virtio, but I think we need some support from host kernel as well? J ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ kvm-devel mailing list kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-devel
