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SR-IOV Networking in Xen: Architecture, Design and Implementation

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SR-IOV Networking in Xen: Architecture, Design and Implementation
SR-IOV capable network devices offer the benefits of direct I/O throughput and reduced CPU utilization while greatly increasing the scalability and sharing capabilities of the device. SR-IOV allows the benefits of the paravirtualized driver's throughput increase and additional CPU usage reductions in HVMs (Hardware Virtual Machines). SR-IOV uses direct I/O assignment of a network device to multiple VMs, maximizing the potential for using the full bandwidth capabilities of the network device, as well as enabling unmodified guest OS based device drivers which will work for different underlying VMMs. Drawing on our recent experience in developing an SR-IOV capable networking solution for the Xen hypervisor we discuss the system level requirements and techniques for SR-IOV enablement on the platform. We discuss PCI configuration considerations, direct MMIO, interrupt handling and DMA into an HVM using an IOMMU (I/O Memory Management Unit). We then explain the architectural, design and...
Yaozu Dong, Zhao Yu, Greg Rose
Added 03 Dec 2009
Updated 03 Dec 2009
Type Conference
Year 2008
Where OSDI
Authors Yaozu Dong, Zhao Yu, Greg Rose
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