On 03/08/2011 06:38 PM, Eric Blake wrote: > * docs/formatdomain.html.in: Document virtio backend selection. > --- > > How about I help out? :) > > docs/formatdomain.html.in | 14 +++++++++++++- > 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.html.in b/docs/formatdomain.html.in > index 0c7c965..8307a0d 100644 > --- a/docs/formatdomain.html.in > +++ b/docs/formatdomain.html.in > @@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ qemu-kvm -net nic,model=? /dev/null > <source network='default'/> > <target dev='vnet1'/> > <model type='virtio'/> > - <b><driver txmode='iothread'/></b> > + <b><driver name='vhost' txmode='iothread'/></b> > </interface> > </devices> > ...</pre> > @@ -1401,6 +1401,18 @@ qemu-kvm -net nic,model=? /dev/null > </p> > > <dl> > + <dt><code>name</code></dt> > + <dd> > + The optional <code>name</code> attribute forces which type of > + backend driver to use. The value can be either 'qemu' (a > + user-space backend) or 'vhost' (a kernel backend, which > + requires the vhost module to be provided by the kernel); an > + attempt to require the vhost driver without kernel support > + will be rejected. If this attribute is not present, then the > + domain defaults to 'vhost' if present, but silently falls back > + to 'qemu' without error. > + <span class="since">Since 0.8.8 (QEMU and KVM only)</span> > + </dd> > <dt><code>txmode</code></dt> > <dd> > The <code>txmode</code> attribute specifies how to handle ACK - Cole -- libvir-list mailing list libvir-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list