KVM PCI Passthrough

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This is something awesome that scanf did. He will expand upon this article as he sees fit and will grace us all with his knowledge.

Basic setup procedure

  • Setup KVM
  • Recompile kernel to enable IOMMU optimizations and pcistub
  • Blacklist $hardware_to_passthru
  • Turn off the to-be-passthrud-pci-ports with pcistub
  • Boot said kernel
  • Install $windows in a VM
    • Leave cirrus VGA enabled until you install the Radeon drivers and virtio.