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Virtual Networking in KVM
Arnd Bergmann
KVM Forum 2010
Virtual Networking in KVM
802.1Qbg and 802.1Qbh
Performance
Open vSwitch
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802.1Qbg VEPA
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802.1Qbh Port Extender
VM 1 VM 2 VM 3 VM 4 VM 5
Hypervisor
S-VLAN Port Extender Slave
External switch
S-VLAN Port Extender Master
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802.1Qbg Multichannel VEPA
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802.1Qbg protocols
LLDP: Link-layer discovery protocol, new TLVs
EVB: Edge Virtual Bridging
CDCP: Channel Discovery and Conguration Protocol
VDP: VSI discovery protocol
Draft: http://www.ieee802.org/1/files/public/
docs2010/bg-joint-evb-0410v1.pdf
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Virtual Station Interface Discovery Protocol
VSl State Machine Station
(One lnstance per VSl)
localChange-PreAssoc
PreAssoc_NAK_Rx ll
ACKTimeout || DeAssocAck Rx
vsiError ||
localChange-DeAssoc
localChange-Assoc
"
vsiLocalTLV = NULL
vsiState = UNASSOCATED
PREA88OC_PROCE88NG
TxTLV(PreASSOC)
StartACKTimer()
PREA88OCATED
vsiError = ProcRxAndSetCf g
(vsiRemoteTLV,vsiLocalTLV,vsiState);
f (!vsiError)
vsiState = PREASSOCATED
localChange-PreAssoc
||
ACllVlTY_TlMER_Event
PreAssoc_ACK_Rx
DEA88OC_ PROCE88
NG
TxTLV(DeASSOC)
StartACKTimer()
A88OC_PROCE88NG
TxTLV(ASSOC)
StartACKTimer()
A88OCATED
vsiError = ProcRxAndSetCf g
(vsiRemoteTLV,vsiLocalTLV,vsiState);
f (!vsiError)
vsiState = ASSOCATED
(Assoc_NAK_Rx && VsiState == !Assoc)
ll ACKTimeout || DeAssocAck Rx
Assoc_ACK_Rx ||
(Assoc_NAK_Rx &&
VsiState == Assoc) localChange - Assoc ||
ACllVlTY_TlMER_Event
localChange - PreAssoc
localChange - Assoc
ACKTimeout || DeAssoc Rx
vsiError ||
localChange-
DeAssoc
Local VSl-START
EXlT
vsiError || DeAssocAck Rx
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Network stack alternatives
Guest user space
Guest kernel
Host kernel (KVM)
Host User (qemu)
Host kernel (tap)
Host kernel (bridge)
Device driver
NIC Hardware
Guest user space
Guest kernel
Host kernel (KVM)
vhost-net
macvtap
Device driver
NIC Hardware
Classic Current
Guest user space
Guest kernel
Device driver
NIC Hardware
Passthrough
IOMMU
Guest user space
Guest kernel
vhost-net
macvtap
Device driver
NIC Hardware
My Goal
Host kernel (KVM)
missing
features...
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Open vSwitch
http://www.openvswitch.org/
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Open vSwitch
OpenFlow standard based
Alternative to bridge, macvlan/macvtap
Use cases:
Distributed Layer 3 switch
Security Appliance
drivers/staging
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