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VFIO PCI passthrough

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Linux VFIO driver-based PCI passthrough: the host OS binds a PCI device (typically a GPU) to vfio-pci so Linux leaves it alone, then QEMU/KVM gives it directly to the guest. Enables running GPU-heavy games inside virtual machines with near-native performance; multiple guests can run simultaneously if the host has multiple graphics cards, keyboards and mice.

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VFIO PCI passthrough concept
Technique central to the talk — binding GPUs to vfio-pci and giving them to guests.

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