hvm tap vs vif

hvm tap vs vif


PV虚机只有一个vifX.N,而HVM虚机不安装PV Driver的时候会有两个网络接口vifX.N和tapX.N,而且实际上使用的是tapX.N。

HVM虚机安装PV Driver并重启后,tapX.N会消失,使用vifX.N(若不重启还是使用tapX.N)

tap interfaces -> qemu-emulated NICs (realtek model by default), used 
when no PV drivers installed (using OS' own driver for that model) 

vif interfaces (the one that you can rename) -> xen network frontend 
NICs, used when you have PV drivers installed (like GPLPV, 
http://meadowcourt.org/downloads/
原文地址:https://www.cnblogs.com/feisky/p/2325955.html