[one-ecosystem] Update to KVM SR-IOV Driver

[Javier Fontan]

This is great! Thanks for the contribution. I'll publicise it a bit.

On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 10:08 AM, David Macleod <dmacleod at csir.co.za> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have updated the KVM SR-IOV driver to support new features enabled in the
> current version of the Mellanox OFED 2. I have also added a HPC mode to
> improve KVM VM performance.
>
> New features:
>
> Added driver mode to program IP address directly into VF GUID's
> Added HPC mode to improve VM CPU and memory performance
> Enabled Infiniband network isolation through IB partitions and the Open
> vSwitch VNM
>
> Project data is unchanged:
>
> Name: KVM SR-IOV VMM Driver for Infiniband
> URL: http://wiki.chpc.ac.za/acelab:opennebula_sr-iov_vmm_driver
> Description:
> A VMM driver to enable Infiniband in VMs through SR-IOV. Mellanox ConnectX-3
> HCAs and OFED 2.0 are required to enable Infiniband VFs. The driver is also
> compatible with Ethernet VFs.
> Type: VMM Driver
> Licence: Apache 2.0
> OpenNebula Version: 4.2
> Author: David Macleod (CHPC)
> Email: dmacleod at csir.co.za
>
> Regards,
> David
>
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