Host kernel accelerator for virtio net
modulename: vhost_net.ko
configname: CONFIG_VHOST_NET
Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Device Drivers
└─>VHOST drivers
└─>Host kernel accelerator for virtio net
In linux kernel since version 3.1 (release Date: 2011-10-24)
This kernel module can be loaded in host kernel to accelerate
guest networking with virtio_net. Not to be confused with virtio_net
module itself which needs to be loaded in guest kernel.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
be called vhost_net.
guest networking with virtio_net. Not to be confused with virtio_net
module itself which needs to be loaded in guest kernel.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
be called vhost_net.