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4 Commits

Author SHA1 Message Date
Amey Narkhede
dc9c12518e docs/iommu: Update cpu and memory option parameters
Use of backing file is deprecated hence use the `hugepages` field.
Also use the `boot` field for specifying number of cpus

Signed-off-by: Amey Narkhede <ameynarkhede02@gmail.com>
2020-08-24 08:49:47 +02:00
Sebastien Boeuf
a3342bdb25 docs: Replace every mention of ClearLinux with Ubuntu
Now that our CI has transitioned from ClearLinux to Ubuntu images
exclusively, let's update the documentation to refer to Ubuntu images
instead of ClearLinux's ones.

Signed-off-by: Sebastien Boeuf <sebastien.boeuf@intel.com>
2020-07-03 14:37:09 +02:00
Sebastien Boeuf
defc33927f docs: iommu: Improve VM boot time and performance
This patch extends the existing virtual IOMMU documentation, explaining
how the use of huge pages can drastically improve the VM boot time.

Particularly, how in case of nested VFIO, the impact is significant and
the rationales behind it.

Signed-off-by: Sebastien Boeuf <sebastien.boeuf@intel.com>
2019-10-18 07:21:40 +02:00
Sebastien Boeuf
2c50c963f5 docs: Explain how to use the virtual IOMMU
This patch introduces a specific documentation for the virtual IOMMU
device. This is important to understand what the use cases are for this
new device and how to properly use it with virtio devices.

Signed-off-by: Sebastien Boeuf <sebastien.boeuf@intel.com>
2019-10-07 10:12:07 +02:00