VIRTIO(4D) Devices VIRTIO(4D)

NAME

virtio - virtio framework driver

DESCRIPTION

The virtio driver provides a framework for other device drivers that
implement specific types of virtio devices (network, block, etc.). The
driver takes care of feature negotiation, virtqueue management, used
and available rings, interrupts, and more. The driver provides support
for both direct and indirect descriptors inside of virtqueues.

ARCHITECTURE

The virtio driver is only supported on x86.

FILES

/kernel/drv/amd64/virtio x86 device driver.

SEE ALSO

vioblk(4D), vioif(4D), vioscsi(4D)

Virtual I/O Device (VIRTIO) Version 1.1,
https://docs.oasis-open.org/virtio/virtio/v1.1/virtio-v1.1.html, April,
2019.

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