Hi, I have a box with an AMD Phenom II X4 920 CPU Reading http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/FAQ#What_do_I_need_to_use_KVM.3F, I've verified with 'cat /proc/cpuinfo' that the CPU has the AMD-V "svm" extension. I'm specifically interested in whether or not this CPU's capabilities will allow PCI PassThrough of hardware from the Host to the Guest. I've read the KVM 'ToDo' & 'FAQ', and tbh am unclear if everything I need is actually in KVM already. It's just that I don't get all the terminology yet. I've read that VideoCards are still a no-go. NP for me, atm. The cards I'm interested in are: -- a SiliconImage 3124 (sil24 module) based SATA card -- RAID capable, but I'm only using it to attach drives, and doing the RAID with Linux's 'md', and, -- A number of Gigabit NICs, including an Intel e1000 card. I'm thoroughly confused as to whether or not I can PassThrough these cards using this CPU, &/or if I need AMD-Vi/IOMMU in hardware. I can't figure out if I do or don't ... AMD's "product sheets" have me baffled -- and I haven't figured out if /proc/cpuinfo etc 'shows' me definitively. So, let's just ask this: *can* I do hardware PassThrough of these PCI cards from KVM Host to a fully virtualized KVM guest? and, if 'yes', is there a specific/minimum kernel version I need? Thanks! BenDJ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
