PCI Device Assignment without VT-d?
Hi all,
I've "only" a core2duo with VT, is it somehow possible to use the PCI device assignment without VT-d? That would be great because I cannot upgrade the Mainboard for my system.
If yes, what other prerequisites must be fulfilled?
Thanks!
Best regards,
Erik
Quoted 4 lines · Erik Rull
Hi all,
I've "only" a core2duo with VT, is it somehow possible to use the PCI device assignment without VT-d? That would be great because I cannot upgrade the Mainboard for my system.
Not really. There was some work to allow a single unmodified guest to be assigned PCI devices, and for multiple modified guests as well, but neither have been merged. Both exposed the host to a malicious guest.
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Quoted 8 lines · Erik Rull
Hi all,
I've "only" a core2duo with VT, is it somehow possible to use the PCI device assignment without VT-d?
That would be great because I cannot upgrade the Mainboard for my system.If yes, what other prerequisites must be fulfilled?
KVM doesn't support PCI passthrough without VT-d.
Xen supports (and has supported for years) PCI passthrough without VT-d to PV (paravirtual) guests.
-- Pasi