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Re: [PATCH v4 0/8] Introduce the microvm machine type
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David Hildenbrand |
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Re: [PATCH v4 0/8] Introduce the microvm machine type |
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Wed, 25 Sep 2019 09:41:09 +0200 |
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On 24.09.19 14:44, Sergio Lopez wrote:
> Microvm is a machine type inspired by both NEMU and Firecracker, and
> constructed after the machine model implemented by the latter.
>
> It's main purpose is providing users a minimalist machine type free
> from the burden of legacy compatibility, serving as a stepping stone
> for future projects aiming at improving boot times, reducing the
> attack surface and slimming down QEMU's footprint.
>
> The microvm machine type supports the following devices:
>
> - ISA bus
> - i8259 PIC
> - LAPIC (implicit if using KVM)
> - IOAPIC (defaults to kernel_irqchip_split = true)
> - i8254 PIT
> - MC146818 RTC (optional)
> - kvmclock (if using KVM)
> - fw_cfg
> - One ISA serial port (optional)
> - Up to eight virtio-mmio devices (configured by the user)
So I assume also no ACPI (CPU/memory hotplug), correct?
@Pankaj, I think it would make sense to make virtio-pmem play with
virtio-mmio/microvm.
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Thanks,
David / dhildenb
Re: [PATCH v4 0/8] Introduce the microvm machine type, Peter Maydell, 2019/09/24
Re: [PATCH v4 0/8] Introduce the microvm machine type,
David Hildenbrand <=
- Re: [PATCH v4 0/8] Introduce the microvm machine type, Pankaj Gupta, 2019/09/25
- Re: [PATCH v4 0/8] Introduce the microvm machine type, Sergio Lopez, 2019/09/25
- Re: [PATCH v4 0/8] Introduce the microvm machine type, Paolo Bonzini, 2019/09/25
- Re: [PATCH v4 0/8] Introduce the microvm machine type, Sergio Lopez, 2019/09/25
- Re: [PATCH v4 0/8] Introduce the microvm machine type, David Hildenbrand, 2019/09/25
- when to use virtio (was Re: [PATCH v4 0/8] Introduce the microvm machine type), Paolo Bonzini, 2019/09/25
- Re: when to use virtio (was Re: [PATCH v4 0/8] Introduce the microvm machine type), David Hildenbrand, 2019/09/25
- Re: when to use virtio (was Re: [PATCH v4 0/8] Introduce the microvm machine type), Paolo Bonzini, 2019/09/25