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Host device management
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======================
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.. contents::
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Libvirt provides management of both physical and virtual host devices
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(historically also referred to as node devices) like USB, PCI, SCSI, and network
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devices. This also includes various virtualization capabilities which the
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aforementioned devices provide for utilization, for example SR-IOV, NPIV, MDEV,
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DRM, etc.
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The node device driver provides means to list and show details about host
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devices (``virsh nodedev-list``, ``virsh nodedev-info``, and
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``virsh nodedev-dumpxml``), which are generic and can be used with all devices.
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It also provides the means to manage virtual devices. Persistently-defined
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virtual devices are only supported for mediated devices, while transient devices
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are supported by both mediated devices and NPIV (`more info about
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NPIV) <https://wiki.libvirt.org/page/NPIV_in_libvirt>`__).
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Persistent virtual devices are managed with ``virsh nodedev-define`` and
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``virsh nodedev-undefine``. Persistent devices can be configured to start
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manually or automatically using ``virsh nodedev-autostart``. Inactive devices
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can be made active with ``virsh nodedev-start``.
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Transient virtual devices are started and stopped with the commands
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``virsh nodedev-create`` and ``virsh nodedev-destroy``.
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Devices on the host system are arranged in a tree-like hierarchy, with the root
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node being called ``computer``. The node device driver supports udev backend
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(HAL backend was removed in ``6.8.0``).
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Details of the XML format of a host device can be found
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`here <formatnode.html>`__. Of particular interest is the ``capability``
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element, which describes features supported by the device. Some specific device
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types are addressed in more detail below.
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Basic structure of a node device
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--------------------------------
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::
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<device>
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<name>pci_0000_00_17_0</name>
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<path>/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:17.0</path>
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<parent>computer</parent>
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<driver>
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<name>ahci</name>
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</driver>
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<capability type='pci'>
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...
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</capability>
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</device>
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PCI host devices
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----------------
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``capability``
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When used as top level element, the supported values for the ``type``
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attribute are ``pci`` and ``phys_function`` (see `SR-IOV capability`_ below).
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::
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<device>
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<name>pci_0000_04_00_1</name>
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<path>/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:06.0/0000:04:00.1</path>
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<parent>pci_0000_00_06_0</parent>
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<driver>
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<name>igb</name>
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</driver>
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<capability type='pci'>
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<domain>0</domain>
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<bus>4</bus>
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<slot>0</slot>
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<function>1</function>
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<product id='0x10c9'>82576 Gigabit Network Connection</product>
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<vendor id='0x8086'>Intel Corporation</vendor>
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<iommuGroup number='15'>
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<address domain='0x0000' bus='0x04' slot='0x00' function='0x1'/>
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</iommuGroup>
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<numa node='0'/>
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<pci-express>
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<link validity='cap' port='1' speed='2.5' width='2'/>
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<link validity='sta' speed='2.5' width='2'/>
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</pci-express>
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</capability>
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</device>
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The XML format for a PCI device stays the same for any further capabilities it
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supports, a single nested ``<capability>`` element will be included for each
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capability the device supports.
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SR-IOV capability
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Single root input/output virtualization (SR-IOV) allows sharing of the PCIe
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resources by multiple virtual environments. That is achieved by slicing up a
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single full-featured physical resource called physical function (PF) into
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multiple devices called virtual functions (VFs) sharing their configuration with
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the underlying PF. Despite the SR-IOV specification, the amount of VFs that can
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be created on a PF varies among manufacturers.
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Suppose the NIC above in `PCI host devices`_ was also SR-IOV capable, it would
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also include a nested ``<capability>`` element enumerating all virtual
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functions available on the physical device (physical port) like in the example
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below.
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::
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<capability type='pci'>
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...
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<capability type='virt_functions' maxCount='7'>
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<address domain='0x0000' bus='0x04' slot='0x10' function='0x1'/>
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<address domain='0x0000' bus='0x04' slot='0x10' function='0x3'/>
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<address domain='0x0000' bus='0x04' slot='0x10' function='0x5'/>
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<address domain='0x0000' bus='0x04' slot='0x10' function='0x7'/>
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<address domain='0x0000' bus='0x04' slot='0x11' function='0x1'/>
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<address domain='0x0000' bus='0x04' slot='0x11' function='0x3'/>
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<address domain='0x0000' bus='0x04' slot='0x11' function='0x5'/>
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</capability>
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...
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</capability>
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A SR-IOV child device on the other hand, would then report its top level
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capability type as a ``phys_function`` instead:
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::
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<device>
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...
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<capability type='phys_function'>
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<address domain='0x0000' bus='0x04' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
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</capability>
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...
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</device>
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MDEV capability
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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A device capable of creating mediated devices will include a nested capability
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``mdev_types`` which enumerates all supported mdev types on the physical device,
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along with the type attributes available through sysfs. A detailed description
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of the XML format for the ``mdev_types`` capability can be found
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`here <formatnode.html#mdev-types-capability>`__.
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The following example shows how we might represent an NVIDIA GPU device that
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supports mediated devices. See below for more info on
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`Mediated devices (MDEVs)`_.
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<device>
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...
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<driver>
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<name>nvidia</name>
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</driver>
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<capability type='pci'>
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...
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<capability type='mdev_types'>
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<type id='nvidia-11'>
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<name>GRID M60-0B</name>
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<deviceAPI>vfio-pci</deviceAPI>
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<availableInstances>16</availableInstances>
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</type>
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<!-- Here would come the rest of the available mdev types -->
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</capability>
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...
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</capability>
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</device>
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VPD capability
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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A device that exposes a PCI/PCIe VPD capability will include a nested capability
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``vpd`` which presents data stored in the Vital Product Data (VPD). VPD provides
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a device name and a number of other standard-defined read-only fields (change
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level, manufacture id, part number, serial number) and vendor-specific read-only
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fields. Additionally, if a device supports it, read-write fields (asset tag,
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vendor-specific fields or system fields) may also be present. The VPD capability
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is optional for PCI/PCIe devices and the set of exposed fields may vary
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depending on a device. The XML format follows the binary format described in
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"I.3. VPD Definitions" in PCI Local Bus (2.2+) and the identical format in PCIe
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4.0+. At the time of writing, the support for exposing this capability is only
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present on Linux-based systems (kernel version v2.6.26 is the first one to
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expose VPD via sysfs which Libvirt relies on). Reading the VPD contents requires
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root privileges, therefore, ``virsh nodedev-dumpxml`` must be executed
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accordingly. A description of the XML format for the ``vpd`` capability can be
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found `here <formatnode.html#vpd-capability>`__.
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The following example shows a VPD representation for a device that exposes the
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VPD capability with read-only and read-write fields. Among other things, the VPD
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of this particular device includes a unique board serial number.
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<device>
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<name>pci_0000_42_00_0</name>
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<capability type='pci'>
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<class>0x020000</class>
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<domain>0</domain>
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<bus>66</bus>
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<slot>0</slot>
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<function>0</function>
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<product id='0xa2d6'>MT42822 BlueField-2 integrated ConnectX-6 Dx network controller</product>
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<vendor id='0x15b3'>Mellanox Technologies</vendor>
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<capability type='virt_functions' maxCount='16'/>
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<capability type='vpd'>
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<name>BlueField-2 DPU 25GbE Dual-Port SFP56, Crypto Enabled, 16GB on-board DDR, 1GbE OOB management, Tall Bracket</name>
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<fields access='readonly'>
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<change_level>B1</change_level>
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<manufacture_id>foobar</manufacture_id>
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<part_number>MBF2H332A-AEEOT</part_number>
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<serial_number>MT2113X00000</serial_number>
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<vendor_field index='0'>PCIeGen4 x8</vendor_field>
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<vendor_field index='2'>MBF2H332A-AEEOT</vendor_field>
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<vendor_field index='3'>3c53d07eec484d8aab34dabd24fe575aa</vendor_field>
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<vendor_field index='A'>MLX:MN=MLNX:CSKU=V2:UUID=V3:PCI=V0:MODL=BF2H332A</vendor_field>
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</fields>
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<fields access='readwrite'>
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<asset_tag>fooasset</asset_tag>
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<vendor_field index='0'>vendorfield0</vendor_field>
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<vendor_field index='2'>vendorfield2</vendor_field>
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<vendor_field index='A'>vendorfieldA</vendor_field>
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<system_field index='B'>systemfieldB</system_field>
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<system_field index='0'>systemfield0</system_field>
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</fields>
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</capability>
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<iommuGroup number='65'>
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<address domain='0x0000' bus='0x42' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
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</iommuGroup>
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<numa node='0'/>
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<pci-express>
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<link validity='cap' port='0' speed='16' width='8'/>
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<link validity='sta' speed='8' width='8'/>
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</pci-express>
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</capability>
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</device>
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Mediated devices (MDEVs)
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------------------------
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Mediated devices ( :since:`Since 3.2.0` ) are software devices defining resource
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allocation on the backing physical device which in turn allows the parent
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physical device's resources to be divided into several mediated devices, thus
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sharing the physical device's performance among multiple guests. Unlike SR-IOV
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however, where a PCIe device appears as multiple separate PCIe devices on the
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host's PCI bus, mediated devices only appear on the mdev virtual bus. Therefore,
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no detach/reattach procedure from/to the host driver procedure is involved even
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though mediated devices are used in a direct device assignment manner. A
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detailed description of the XML format for the ``mdev`` capability can be found
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`here <formatnode.html#mdev>`__.
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Example of a mediated device
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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<device>
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<name>mdev_4b20d080_1b54_4048_85b3_a6a62d165c01</name>
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<path>/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/4b20d080-1b54-4048-85b3-a6a62d165c01</path>
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<parent>pci_0000_06_00_0</parent>
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<driver>
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<name>vfio_mdev</name>
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</driver>
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<capability type='mdev'>
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<type id='nvidia-11'/>
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<uuid>4b20d080-1b54-4048-85b3-a6a62d165c01</uuid>
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<iommuGroup number='12'/>
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</capability>
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</device>
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The support of mediated device's framework in libvirt's node device driver
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covers the following features:
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- list available mediated devices on the host ( :since:`Since 3.4.0` )
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- display device details ( :since:`Since 3.4.0` )
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- create transient mediated devices ( :since:`Since 6.5.0` )
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- define persistent mediated devices ( :since:`Since 7.3.0` )
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Because mediated devices are instantiated from vendor specific templates, simply
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called 'types', information describing these types is contained within the
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parent device's capabilities (see the example in `PCI host devices`_).
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To list all devices capable of creating mediated devices, the following command
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can be used.
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$ virsh nodedev-list --cap mdev_types
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To see the supported mediated device types on a specific physical device use the
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following:
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$ virsh nodedev-dumpxml <device>
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Before creating a mediated device, unbind the device from the respective device
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driver, eg. subchannel I/O driver for a CCW device. Then bind the device to the
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respective VFIO driver. For a CCW device, also unbind the corresponding
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subchannel of the CCW device from the subchannel I/O driver and then bind the
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subchannel (instead of the CCW device) to the vfio_ccw driver. The below example
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shows the unbinding and binding steps for a CCW device.
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device="0.0.1234"
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subchannel="0.0.0123"
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echo $device > /sys/bus/ccw/devices/$device/driver/unbind
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echo $subchannel > /sys/bus/css/devices/$subchannel/driver/unbind
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echo $subchannel > /sys/bus/css/drivers/vfio_ccw/bind
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To instantiate a transient mediated device, create an XML file representing the
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device. See above for information about the mediated device xml format.
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$ virsh nodedev-create <xml-file>
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Node device '<device-name>' created from '<xml-file>'
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If you would like to persistently define the device so that it will be
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maintained across host reboots, use ``virsh nodedev-define`` instead of
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``nodedev-create``:
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::
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$ virsh nodedev-define <xml-file>
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Node device '<device-name>' defined from '<xml-file>'
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To start an instance of this device definition, use the following command:
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$ virsh nodedev-start <device-name>
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Active mediated device instances can be stopped using
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``virsh nodedev-destroy``, and persistent device definitions can be
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removed using ``virsh nodedev-undefine``.
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If a mediated device is defined persistently, it can also be set to be
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automatically started whenever the host reboots or when the parent device
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becomes available. In order to autostart a mediated device, use the following
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command:
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$ virsh nodedev-autostart <device-name>
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