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==RPC Mode==
==RPC Mode==
RPC Mode moves instruction information across a virtual function interface (VF) using [https://infogalactic.com/info/Remote_procedure_call Remote Procedure Calls] generally by way of [https://infogalactic.com/info/Interrupt soft interrupt] (IOCTLs).
RPC Mode moves instruction information across a virtual function interface (VF) using [https://infogalactic.com/info/Remote_procedure_call Remote Procedure Calls] generally by way of [https://infogalactic.com/info/Interrupt soft interrupt] (IOCTLs).
[[File:Mediated Device Access.png|thumb|A slide from Neo Gia's presentation at KVM forum.]]
==SR-IOV Mode==
==SR-IOV Mode==
SR-IOV Mode involves the communication of instructions from a virtual function (VF) though direct communication to the [https://infogalactic.com/info/PCI_configuration_space PCI BAR].
SR-IOV Mode involves the communication of instructions from a virtual function (VF) though direct communication to the [https://infogalactic.com/info/PCI_configuration_space PCI BAR].

Revision as of 20:21, 21 April 2022

The following document will attempt to detail the internals of a Virtual Function IO (VFIO) driven Mediated Device (Mdev).


Requirements:

Sensitive Instruction List.

Instruction Shim/Binary Translator.

HPA<->GPA Boundary Enforcement.

RPC Mode

RPC Mode moves instruction information across a virtual function interface (VF) using Remote Procedure Calls generally by way of soft interrupt (IOCTLs).

File:Mediated Device Access.png
A slide from Neo Gia's presentation at KVM forum.

SR-IOV Mode

SR-IOV Mode involves the communication of instructions from a virtual function (VF) though direct communication to the PCI BAR.