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+title: Kernel modules for virtualization
+description: List of Linux kernel modules related to virtualization
+published: true
+date: 2021-08-12T12:50:48.233Z
+tags: 
+editor: markdown
+dateCreated: 2021-08-12T12:50:48.233Z
+---
+
+# List
+
+## Kernel modules on a guest-hypervisor
+
+This list is only concerned about kernel modules that relates to virtualization. Their description is fetched using the `modinfo` command.
+
+```
+kvm_intel # "" 
+kvm_amd # ""
+kvm # Kernel virtual machine module for Linux
+```
+
+```
+vfio_pci # "VFIO PCI - User Level meta-driver"
+vfio_virqfd # "IRQFD support for VFIO bus drivers"
+vfio_iommu_type1 # "Type1 IOMMU driver for VFIO"
+vfio # "VFIO - User Level meta-driver"
+vfio_mdev # "VFIO based driver for Mediated device"    
+```
+
+```
+mdev # "Mediated device Core Driver"
+```
+
+```
+vhost_net # "Host kernel accelerator for virtio net"
+vhost # "Host kernel accelerator for virtio"
+vhost_iotlb # "VHOST IOTLB"
+```
+
+```
+tap # ""
+tun # "Universal TUN/TAP device driver"
+```
+
+```
+virtio_net # "Virtio network driver"
+virtio_balloon # "Virtio balloon driver"
+virtio_blk # "Virtio block driver"
+virtio_console # "Virtio console driver"
+virtio_scsi # "Virtio SCSI HBA driver"
+virtio_gpu # "Virtio GPU driver"
+virtio_dma_buf #
+```
+
+```
+qemu_fw_cfg # "QEMU fw_cfg sysfs support"
+irqbypass # "IRQ bypass manager utility module"
+net_failover # "Failover driver for Paravirtual drivers"
+failover # "Generic failover infrastructure/interface"
+```