</dd>
<dt><code>queues</code></dt>
<dd>
- The optional <code>queues</code> attribute controls the number of
- queues to be used for the<a href="http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Multiqueue">
- Multiqueue virtio-net</a> feature. If the interface has <code><model
- type='virtio'/></code>, multiple packet processing queues can be
- created; each queue will potentially be handled by a different
+ The optional <code>queues</code> attribute controls the number
+ of queues to be used for either
+ <a href="http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Multiqueue"> Multiqueue
+ virtio-net</a> or <a href="#elementVhostuser">vhost-user</a> network
+ interfaces. Use of multiple packet processing queues requires the
+ interface having the <code><model type='virtio'/></code>
+ element. Each queue will potentially be handled by a different
processor, resulting in much higher throughput.
- <span class="since">Since 1.0.6 (QEMU and KVM only)</span>
+ <span class="since">virtio-net since 1.0.6 (QEMU and KVM only)</span>
+ <span class="since">vhost-user since 1.2.17 (QEMU and KVM only)</span>
</dd>
<dt><code>host</code> offloading options</dt>
<dd>
<devices>
<interface type='vhostuser'>
<mac address='52:54:00:3b:83:1a'/>
- <source type='unix' path='/tmp/vhost.sock' mode='server'/>
+ <source type='unix' path='/tmp/vhost1.sock' mode='server'/>
<model type='virtio'/>
</interface>
+ <interface type='vhostuser'>
+ <mac address='52:54:00:3b:83:1b'/>
+ <source type='unix' path='/tmp/vhost2.sock' mode='client'/>
+ <model type='virtio'/>
+ <driver queues='5'/>
+ </interface>
</devices>
...</pre>
{
virBuffer chardev_buf = VIR_BUFFER_INITIALIZER;
virBuffer netdev_buf = VIR_BUFFER_INITIALIZER;
+ unsigned int queues = net->driver.virtio.queues;
char *nic = NULL;
if (!qemuDomainSupportsNetdev(def, qemuCaps, net)) {
virBufferAsprintf(&netdev_buf, "type=vhost-user,id=host%s,chardev=char%s",
net->info.alias, net->info.alias);
+ if (queues > 1) {
+ if (!virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_VHOSTUSER_MULTIQ)) {
+ virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
+ _("multi-queue is not supported for vhost-user "
+ "with this QEMU binary"));
+ goto error;
+ }
+ virBufferAsprintf(&netdev_buf, ",queues=%u", queues);
+ }
+
virCommandAddArg(cmd, "-chardev");
virCommandAddArgBuffer(cmd, &chardev_buf);
virCommandAddArg(cmd, "-netdev");
virCommandAddArgBuffer(cmd, &netdev_buf);
- if (!(nic = qemuBuildNicDevStr(def, net, -1, bootindex, 0, qemuCaps))) {
+ if (!(nic = qemuBuildNicDevStr(def, net, -1, bootindex,
+ queues, qemuCaps))) {
virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
"%s", _("Error generating NIC -device string"));
goto error;
--- /dev/null
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
+/usr/bin/qemu -S -M \
+pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -nodefaults -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait \
+-no-acpi -boot c -usb -hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 \
+-chardev socket,id=charnet0,path=/tmp/vhost0.sock,server \
+-netdev type=vhost-user,id=hostnet0,chardev=charnet0 \
+-device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:ee:96:6b,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 \
+-chardev socket,id=charnet1,path=/tmp/vhost1.sock \
+-netdev type=vhost-user,id=hostnet1,chardev=charnet1 \
+-device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hostnet1,id=net1,mac=52:54:00:ee:96:6c,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4 \
+-netdev socket,listen=:2015,id=hostnet2 \
+-device rtl8139,netdev=hostnet2,id=net2,mac=52:54:00:95:db:c0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5 \
+-chardev socket,id=charnet3,path=/tmp/vhost2.sock \
+-netdev type=vhost-user,id=hostnet3,chardev=charnet3,queues=4 \
+-device virtio-net-pci,mq=on,vectors=10,netdev=hostnet3,id=net3,mac=52:54:00:ee:96:6d,\
+bus=pci.0,addr=0x6
--- /dev/null
+<domain type='qemu'>
+ <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
+ <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
+ <memory unit='KiB'>219136</memory>
+ <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219136</currentMemory>
+ <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
+ <os>
+ <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+ <boot dev='hd'/>
+ </os>
+ <clock offset='utc'/>
+ <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+ <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+ <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+ <devices>
+ <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu</emulator>
+ <disk type='block' device='disk'>
+ <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
+ <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
+ <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
+ <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/>
+ </disk>
+ <controller type='usb' index='0'/>
+ <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
+ <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
+ <interface type='vhostuser'>
+ <mac address='52:54:00:ee:96:6b'/>
+ <source type='unix' path='/tmp/vhost0.sock' mode='server'/>
+ <model type='virtio'/>
+ </interface>
+ <interface type='vhostuser'>
+ <mac address='52:54:00:ee:96:6c'/>
+ <source type='unix' path='/tmp/vhost1.sock' mode='client'/>
+ <model type='virtio'/>
+ </interface>
+ <interface type='server'>
+ <mac address='52:54:00:95:db:c0'/>
+ <source port='2015'/>
+ <model type='rtl8139'/>
+ </interface>
+ <interface type='vhostuser'>
+ <mac address='52:54:00:ee:96:6d'/>
+ <source type='unix' path='/tmp/vhost2.sock' mode='client'/>
+ <model type='virtio'/>
+ <driver queues='4'/>
+ </interface>
+ <memballoon model='none'/>
+ </devices>
+</domain>
DO_TEST("misc-uuid", QEMU_CAPS_NAME, QEMU_CAPS_UUID);
DO_TEST_PARSE_ERROR("vhost_queues-invalid", NONE);
DO_TEST("net-vhostuser", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE, QEMU_CAPS_NETDEV);
+ DO_TEST("net-vhostuser-multiq",
+ QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE, QEMU_CAPS_NETDEV, QEMU_CAPS_VHOSTUSER_MULTIQ);
+ DO_TEST_FAILURE("net-vhostuser-multiq", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE, QEMU_CAPS_NETDEV);
DO_TEST("net-user", NONE);
DO_TEST("net-virtio", NONE);
DO_TEST("net-virtio-device",