Package Details: linux-vfio 6.12.5-1

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/linux-vfio.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: linux-vfio
Description: The Linux kernel and modules (ACS override and i915 VGA arbiter patches)
Upstream URL: https://www.kernel.org
Keywords: acs arbiter assignment gpu i915 kvm override passthrough pci qemu vfio vga
Licenses: GPL-2.0-or-later
Provides: KSMBD-MODULE, VIRTUALBOX-GUEST-MODULES, WIREGUARD-MODULE
Submitter: zman0900
Maintainer: xiota
Last Packager: xiota
Votes: 73
Popularity: 0.000154
First Submitted: 2015-01-30 06:41 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2024-12-18 23:01 (UTC)

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xiota commented on 2024-01-09 18:43 (UTC) (edited on 2024-01-11 16:53 (UTC) by xiota)

  • Leaving eclairvoyant's comment pinned because it contains some useful information.
  • Patch policy is different, but similar.
    • Primary purpose of this package are the ACS override and i915 VGA arbiter patches.
    • Upstream Arch patches will be applied to maintain parity with the standard kernel.
    • No other patches will be added.
  • Package does have options that can be changed, like building with clang or disabling Arch patches.
    • Defaults will match Arch packages, except when incompatible with this package's primary patches.
    • Options are subject to change. Read PKGBUILD for details.
  • Avoid commenting and flagging at the same time for the same issue.
    • Flag for common issues with standard solutions, like new releases, key changes, etc.
    • Comment for issues requiring explanation or debugging.
      • Use a pastebin for blocks of text more than a few lines.

eclairevoyant commented on 2023-04-06 21:24 (UTC) (edited on 2023-04-06 21:31 (UTC) by eclairevoyant)

This package exists for the specific purpose of adding ported patches based on those originally created by Alex Williamson for:

Arbitrary patches will not be added.

Refer to the wiki on PCI passthrough and this blog post on IOMMU groups for risks/caveats before using this package.

Regular AUR etiquette applies as well (knowledge of makepkg and searching the wiki/Arch forums is expected, and AUR helpers or Arch-based distros that are not Arch Linux are unsupported).

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slowbro commented on 2020-03-16 05:53 (UTC)

Got 5.5.9 out; note that this kernel is compiled w/ gcc 9.3.0; you may need to pacman -Syu before building the new version (I'm not entirely sure since I did a roundabout way). Either way, the pre-compiled version is available on my repo.

osakasys commented on 2020-03-15 15:09 (UTC) (edited on 2020-03-15 15:10 (UTC) by osakasys)

And now my graphics card I've attached for use with VFIO isn't initializing correctly. Looking deeper it seems like this is a kernel issue, but I don't know the cause. Looking through dmesg, I get this: pci-stub 0000:07:00.0: Invalid PCI ROM header signature: expecting 0xaa55, got 0xffff and some message saying it couldn't turn on the device. Is anyone else having these problems? I'm building the LTS version of this kernel in the hopes it fixes my problems. I'll edit my post as I find more information.

EDIT: I should mention that it's not the card itself since I booted into Windows 10 briefly with it and it appears to work fine.

osakasys commented on 2020-03-14 18:51 (UTC)

Seems my build wasn't working. If I use slowbro's build it works fine.

markzz commented on 2020-03-14 18:31 (UTC)

Did you try the regular arch kernel? This patchset does not touch anything regarding disk mounts.

osakasys commented on 2020-03-14 14:51 (UTC) (edited on 2020-03-15 15:13 (UTC) by osakasys)

Getting an error when using fusermount: fuse: missing mountpoint parameter

Everything I can find points to this being a kernel issue.

EDIT: This may be fixed in 5.6 due to this commit
EDIT2: This problem seems to have been fixed by using slowbro's build. I think my gcc and gcc-libs versions may have been to blame.

scootz commented on 2020-03-08 19:03 (UTC)

Thanks slowbro for providing the updated version. much appreciated.

markzz commented on 2020-02-27 01:59 (UTC)

When I get back to Michigan this weekend, I'll be making a build for my repository as well.

slowbro commented on 2020-02-26 23:21 (UTC) (edited on 2020-02-26 23:22 (UTC) by slowbro)

Like markzz was, I'm providing updated builds in my (unofficial) user repository, if you don't want to build this yourself.

Info here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Unofficial_user_repositories#slowbro

Signing key: 85186206

Details on importing a key for pacman are here.

slowbro commented on 2020-02-23 00:52 (UTC)

Thanks, markzz. I just published a better version of 5.5.5 now, with updated kernel config - so if you already installed 5.5.5.arch1-1 from below, be sure to update to 5.5.5.arch1-2 from aur. Same kernel, just matches the 'linux' package's config.

I'll keep my eye out for upstream updates and try to get them released ASAP.

markzz commented on 2020-02-22 14:53 (UTC)

I have just added slowbro as a co-maintainer to assist me in keeping this up to date when I get into busy seasons like I have been trying to crawl out of. Sorry about the lack of updates and hopefully the two of us can keep this up to date more effectively than I can alone.

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