Network Interface Controller DriversΒΆ
July 04, 2016
Contents
- 1. Driver for VM Emulated Devices
- 2. IXGBE Driver
- 3. I40E/IXGBE/IGB Virtual Function Driver
- 4. MLX4 poll mode driver library
- 5. Poll Mode Driver for Emulated Virtio NIC
- 6. Poll Mode Driver for Paravirtual VMXNET3 NIC
- 7. Libpcap and Ring Based Poll Mode Drivers
Figures
Figure 1. Virtualization for a Single Port NIC in SR-IOV Mode
Figure 2. SR-IOV Performance Benchmark Setup
Figure 3. Fast Host-based Packet Processing
Figure 4. SR-IOV Inter-VM Communication
Figure 5. Virtio Host2VM Communication Example Using KNI vhost Back End
Figure 6. Virtio Host2VM Communication Example Using Qemu vhost Back End