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=== example command line === | === example command line === | ||
To start a guest with vhost: | To start a guest with vhost: | ||
* /usr/bin/kvm -netdev type=tap,id=guest0,script=kvm-ifup,vhost=on -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=guest0,mac=00:16:3e:00:00:01 ..other options.. | * /usr/bin/kvm -netdev type=tap,id=guest0,script=kvm-ifup,'''vhost=on''' -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=guest0,mac=00:16:3e:00:00:01 ..other options.. | ||
=== Caveats === | === Caveats === | ||
Some DHCP clients have problems with this implementation, more [http://www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg37660.html details here]. | Some DHCP clients have problems with this implementation, more [http://www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg37660.html details here]. | ||
Revision as of 05:11, 24 February 2011
As of September 2010, vhost is not included in any released tarballs, so you need the git version.
VhostNet provides better latency (10% less than e1000 on my system) and greater throughput (8x the normal virtio, around 7~8 Gigabits/sec here) for network.
Obtaining the code
you need the at least qemu-kvm-0.13.0 (http://sourceforge.net/projects/kvm/files/qemu-kvm/)
kernel requirements
On the host you need a kernel with CONFIG_VHOST_NET=y and in the guest you need a kernel with CONFIG_PCI_MSI=y
example command line
To start a guest with vhost:
- /usr/bin/kvm -netdev type=tap,id=guest0,script=kvm-ifup,vhost=on -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=guest0,mac=00:16:3e:00:00:01 ..other options..
Caveats
Some DHCP clients have problems with this implementation, more details here.