vfio-tools Archives - The Passthrough POST https://passthroughpo.st/tag/vfio-tools/ Your baremetal source for virtual news Wed, 10 Jan 2018 21:50:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 140179014 Xlevus Moves Virsh-Patcher to TPP Repos https://passthroughpo.st/xlevus-moves-virsh-patcher-tpp-repos/ https://passthroughpo.st/xlevus-moves-virsh-patcher-tpp-repos/#disqus_thread Fri, 29 Dec 2017 22:39:36 +0000 https://passthroughpo.st/?p=1254 Xlevus, an active member of /r/VFIO and developer, moved his virsh-patcher to The Passthrough POST's repos on github, marking a significant milestone for our VFIO automation project. Read Also: vfioselect Makes Binding Devices Easy virsh-patcher makes it easy to apply common adjustments, like error 43 fixes, or hugepages, via the CLI. It's available on all [...]

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]]> https://passthroughpo.st/xlevus-moves-virsh-patcher-tpp-repos/feed/ 0 1254 Vfioselect Makes Binding Devices to Your VM a Cinch https://passthroughpo.st/vfioselect-makes-gpu-passthrough-easy/ https://passthroughpo.st/vfioselect-makes-gpu-passthrough-easy/#disqus_thread Thu, 28 Dec 2017 23:44:02 +0000 https://passthroughpo.st/?p=1180 GPU passthrough is probably is the coolest thing I've stumbled across lately, and it's all made possible with vfio-pci. However, vfio is in its infancy, and binding your GPU with vfio-pci can be confusing. This step presents a significant barrier to entry for newcomers. Enter vfioselect, our new tool for automatic device binding. Read also: [...]

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]]> https://passthroughpo.st/vfioselect-makes-gpu-passthrough-easy/feed/ 0 1180 Howto: Libvirt Automation Using VFIO-Tools Hook Helper https://passthroughpo.st/simple-per-vm-libvirt-hooks-with-the-vfio-tools-hook-helper/ https://passthroughpo.st/simple-per-vm-libvirt-hooks-with-the-vfio-tools-hook-helper/#disqus_thread Fri, 22 Dec 2017 16:04:21 +0000 https://passthroughpo.st/?p=997 If you've been using Libvirt for a while, you might have found yourself needing to run a command on startup or shutdown of a VM. Libvirt has a hook system which allows you to do just this, but it is fairly complicated to get to work, not to mention it isn't very modular. We've created [...]

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]]> https://passthroughpo.st/simple-per-vm-libvirt-hooks-with-the-vfio-tools-hook-helper/feed/ 3 997 Hands Free Monitor Input Switching for VFIO using DDC https://passthroughpo.st/switching-monitor-inputs-software-ddc/ https://passthroughpo.st/switching-monitor-inputs-software-ddc/#disqus_thread Fri, 22 Dec 2017 16:04:21 +0000 https://passthroughpo.st/?p=935 If Looking Glass doesn’t fit your needs, but you still want a seamless experience with VFIO, then this trick might be up your street. Using a little known program called ddcutil and a DDC/CI enabled monitor, you can switch your monitor inputs through software, without ever touching those finicky monitor OSD (On Screen Display) controls [...]

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