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[doc] ivshmem_kvmfr: Cleanup

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Jonathan Rubenstein
2026-11-05 09:23:33 +02:00
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.. _ivshmem_kvmfr:
IVSHMEM with the KVMFR module (Recommended)
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ Then switch to the ``module/`` directory
.. _ivshmem_kvmfr_dkms:
Installing
~~~~~~~~~~
----------
To install the module into DKMS, run
@@ -39,11 +38,11 @@ To install the module into DKMS, run
.. _ivshmem_kvmfr_loading:
Loading
~~~~~~~
-------
Using the value you should have already calculated as per
:ref:`Determining Memory <libvirt_determining_memory>`, simply use
``modprobe`` with the parameter ``static_size_mb``, for example:
Using the IVSHMEM size from :ref:`Determining Memory
<libvirt_determining_memory>`, simply use ``modprobe`` with the parameter
``static_size_mb``, for example:
.. code:: bash
@@ -68,8 +67,8 @@ required.
systemd-modules-load
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For convenience, you may load the KVMFR module when starting your computer.
We can use the ``systemd-modules-load.service(8)`` service for this task.
You can use the ``systemd-modules-load.service(8)`` service to load KVMFR when
you start your computer.
Create the file ``/etc/modules-load.d/kvmfr.conf`` with the following
contents::
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ This will now run the next time you start your machine.
.. _ivshmem_kvmfr_verification:
Verification
~~~~~~~~~~~~
------------
If everything has been done correctly you should see the following output in
dmesg:
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.. _ivshmem_kvmfr_libvirt:
libvirt
~~~~~~~
-------
Using the module in libvirt requires adding a ``<qemu:commandline>`` block to
your libvirt XML configuration. That block, in turn, requires modifying the
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ to start.
and configured by default by most distributions when you install libvirt.
AppArmor
^^^^^^^^
~~~~~~~~
Create ``/etc/apparmor.d/local/abstractions/libvirt-qemu`` if it doesn't exist
and add the following:
@@ -199,7 +198,7 @@ and add the following:
/dev/kvmfr0 rw,
cgroups
^^^^^^^
~~~~~~~
Edit the file ``/etc/libvirt/qemu.conf`` and uncomment the
``cgroup_device_acl`` block, adding ``/dev/kvmfr0`` to the list. Restart
@@ -212,7 +211,7 @@ Edit the file ``/etc/libvirt/qemu.conf`` and uncomment the
.. _ivshmem_kvmfr_qemu:
QEMU
~~~~
----
If you are using QEMU directly without libvirt, add the following arguments to your
``qemu`` command line::