[vfio-users] choosing motherboard/chipset, hardware compatibility lists

[Alex Williamson]

On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 5:33 AM, Daniel Pocock <daniel at pocock.pro> wrote:

>
>
> After the problems with the Intel 55x0 chipset, I've been looking at how
> to choose something that is more likely to work
>
> I came across some lists maintained in various places:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IOMMU-supporting_hardware
>   (mentions the C612 chipset but not the earlier C602?)
>
>
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LnGpTrXalwGVNy0PWJDURhyxa3sgqkGXmvNCIvIMenk/edit?pref=2&pli=1#gid=0
>
> http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX131385
> (this says HP Z800 is supported, but maybe they were testing one with
> the newer 5520 C2 chipset)
>
> https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?deviceCategory=io
>
> http://www.odin.com/support/extreme/
>    (mentions a few chipsets)
>
> Are there any others that people consider useful for KVM VGA passthrough?
>

 http://vfio.blogspot.com/2015/10/intel-processors-with-acs-support.html

VT-d is more in the processor than the chipset these days.  Picking the
right processor will automatically pick the right chipset, which will be
X79/X99 (or equivalent C-series) based.

Alex
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