Package Details: linux-vfio 6.9.6-1

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/linux-vfio.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: linux-vfio
Description: The Linux kernel and modules (ACS override and i915 VGA arbiter patches)
Upstream URL: https://www.kernel.org
Keywords: acs arbiter assignment gpu i915 kvm override passthrough pci qemu vfio vga
Licenses: GPL-2.0-or-later
Provides: KSMBD-MODULE, VIRTUALBOX-GUEST-MODULES, WIREGUARD-MODULE
Submitter: zman0900
Maintainer: xiota
Last Packager: xiota
Votes: 73
Popularity: 0.005884
First Submitted: 2015-01-30 06:41 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2024-06-23 02:54 (UTC)

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xiota commented on 2024-01-09 18:43 (UTC) (edited on 2024-01-11 16:53 (UTC) by xiota)

  • Leaving eclairvoyant's comment pinned because it contains some useful information.
  • Patch policy is different, but similar.
    • Primary purpose of this package are the ACS override and i915 VGA arbiter patches.
    • Upstream Arch patches will be applied to maintain parity with the standard kernel.
    • No other patches will be added.
  • Package does have options that can be changed, like building with clang or disabling Arch patches.
    • Defaults will match Arch packages, except when incompatible with this package's primary patches.
    • Options are subject to change. Read PKGBUILD for details.
  • Avoid commenting and flagging at the same time for the same issue.
    • Flag for common issues with standard solutions, like new releases, key changes, etc.
    • Comment for issues requiring explanation or debugging.
      • Use a pastebin for blocks of text more than a few lines.

eclairevoyant commented on 2023-04-06 21:24 (UTC) (edited on 2023-04-06 21:31 (UTC) by eclairevoyant)

This package exists for the specific purpose of adding ported patches based on those originally created by Alex Williamson for:

Arbitrary patches will not be added.

Refer to the wiki on PCI passthrough and this blog post on IOMMU groups for risks/caveats before using this package.

Regular AUR etiquette applies as well (knowledge of makepkg and searching the wiki/Arch forums is expected, and AUR helpers or Arch-based distros that are not Arch Linux are unsupported).

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zman0900 commented on 2015-02-12 05:04 (UTC)

My intention with this kernel is for it to be as close as possible to the main arch kernel, but with any necessary patches added to support the use of VFIO with KVM to pass through real GPUs and other PCI/PCIe things to VMs. This is very similar to the kernel available at https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=162768, but based off the main arch kernel package instead of the aur linux-mainline package. Sometimes I might get the PKGBUILD ready earlier for a new version, but I won't upload it here until sometime after arch releases that version. You can get it ahead of time from my github repo: https://github.com/zman0900/linux-vfio-aur Currently 3.19 is ready there, based off of what is in arch testing right now.

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