Understanding the Contrast Between Intel’s SR-IOV and VirtIO

Understanding the Contrast Between Intel’s SR-IOV and VirtIO

Intel’s silicon-based virtualization technology optimizes the performance of software-defined vehicles (SDVs) by efficiently navigating through the hardware, similar to an electric vehicle (EV) on a road trip from Point A to Point B. However, deviations to alternative locations (Point C) can result in energy consumption and longer journey times, similar to the performance degradation seen … Read more

Intel’s Xe Driver Gears Up for SR-IOV Support and Adds Lunar Lake Code in Linux 6.11

Intel’s Xe Driver Gears Up for SR-IOV Support and Adds Lunar Lake Code in Linux 6.11

Intel has made progress in supporting Lunar Lake in the Linux kernel graphics driver, but the functionality is not fully connected yet. Lunar Lake will be the first generation to use the Intel Xe driver by default instead of the i915 Direct Rendering Manager driver. The goal is to have Lunar Lake support reach a … Read more