On 24.09.19 14:44, Sergio Lopez wrote: > Microvm is a machine type inspired by both NEMU and Firecracker, and > constructed after the machine model implemented by the latter. > > It's main purpose is providing users a minimalist machine type free > from the burden of legacy compatibility, serving as a stepping stone > for future projects aiming at improving boot times, reducing the > attack surface and slimming down QEMU's footprint. > > The microvm machine type supports the following devices: > > - ISA bus > - i8259 PIC > - LAPIC (implicit if using KVM) > - IOAPIC (defaults to kernel_irqchip_split = true) > - i8254 PIT > - MC146818 RTC (optional) > - kvmclock (if using KVM) > - fw_cfg > - One ISA serial port (optional) > - Up to eight virtio-mmio devices (configured by the user) Just out of curiosity. What is the reason for not going virtio-pci? Is the PCI bus really that expensive and complicated? FWIW, I do not complain. When people start using virtio-mmio more often this would also help virtio-ccw (which I am interested in) as this forces people to think beyond virtio-pci.
