Re: [libvirt] adding a new libvirt xml element for File Descriptor backed memory for use with vhost-user

2016-05-12 Thread Mooney, Sean K
> -Original Message- > From: Daniel P. Berrange [mailto:berra...@redhat.com] > Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 5:28 PM > To: Mooney, Sean K > Cc: libvir-list@redhat.com > Subject: Re: [libvirt] adding a new libvirt xml element for File > Descriptor backed memory fo

Re: [libvirt] adding a new libvirt xml element for File Descriptor backed memory for use with vhost-user

2016-05-12 Thread Daniel P. Berrange
On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 04:00:29PM +, Mooney, Sean K wrote: > > > Today it is possible to use Libvirt to spawn a vm without hugepage > > > memory and a file descriptor backed memdev Via the use of the > > qemu:commandline element. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Re: [libvirt] adding a new libvirt xml element for File Descriptor backed memory for use with vhost-user

2016-05-12 Thread Mooney, Sean K
a new libvirt xml element for File > Descriptor backed memory for use with vhost-user > > On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 09:01:20PM +, Mooney, Sean K wrote: > > Today the only native way to request Libvirt to create a vm who's > > memory is backed by a memdev which can be Acce

Re: [libvirt] adding a new libvirt xml element for File Descriptor backed memory for use with vhost-user

2016-05-11 Thread Daniel P. Berrange
On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 09:01:20PM +, Mooney, Sean K wrote: > Today the only native way to request Libvirt to create a vm who's memory is > backed by a memdev which can be > Accessed via a file descriptor is to request hugepage backed memory. This > requires the operator to > Manage and con

[libvirt] adding a new libvirt xml element for File Descriptor backed memory for use with vhost-user

2016-05-10 Thread Mooney, Sean K
Hi I work mostly in OpenStack on enabling ovs with dpdk. When deploying vms on host running ovs with dpdk vms are booted utilizing Vhost-user interfaces. Qemu support creating vms with vhost-user network interfaces as of v2.1. Libvirt currently has support for requesting the use of vhost-user int