Re: [Xen-users] Re: IOMMU capable hardware

["Joop Boonen" <joop_boonen@xxxxxx>]

This has been on this mailing list before.

I don't know what the status is:
http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-users/2007-05/msg00717.html

I hope it's useful.

On Thu, December 13, 2007 9:04 am, Igor Chubin wrote:
> On Do, Dez 13, 2007 at 08:49:26 +0100, Joop Boonen wrote:
>> Is this the IO-MMU in the form:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOMMU
>>
>> http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/34434.pdf
>> http://www.intel.com/business/technologies/idc_virtualization_wp.pdf
>
>
> I'm aware of the links, but there is no information
> about models, chipsets and so on.
> Only common information.
>
>>
>> I've always understood that this form is not available yet. Only some
>> time
>> in around 2009. Is this correct?
>>
>
> I had opinion like yours, but after I have googled about IOMMU,
> I have found many posts in different forums and mail lists,
> in which people discuss how to disable IOMMU in their hardware
> how to bypass problems related to it, and so on,
>
> and now I think,
> may be IOMMU is available already?
>
>
>> On Thu, December 13, 2007 5:39 am, Mark Williamson wrote:
>> >> Mark you have written
>> >>
>> >> [cut]
>> >>
>> >> > domains).  Also, unless you have IOMMU capable hardware (most
>> people
>> >> > don't)
>> >>
>> >> [/cut]
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Is this hardware available on the market today?
>> >> And if it is, where can we read the list of this hardware?
>> >
>> > Intel's VT-d technology includes and IOMMU.  I *think* you can now
>> > purchase
>> > motherboards which include it but I'm not 100% sure.  I wouldn't know
>> > which
>> > models either, too be honest.  Xen-unstable already has preliminary
>> > support
>> > for this and uses it to do PCI passthrough to HVM guests.  VT-d for PV
>> > guests
>> > is not yet supported.
>> >
>> > Knowing Intel there probably is / will be a list of VT-d boards on
>> their
>> > website at some point.
>> >
>> >> Or may be plans about release of such a hardware?
>> >
>> > AMD are also bringing out IOMMU hardware but I know less about this.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > Mark
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Dave: Just a question. What use is a unicyle with no seat?  And no
>> pedals!
>> > Mark: To answer a question with a question: What use is a skateboard?
>> > Dave: Skateboards have wheels.
>> > Mark: My wheel has a wheel!
>> >
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>
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