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VirtIO Vsock Performance To Improve With Linux 6.12


The VirtIO Vsock guest/host communication interface using virtual sockets will see better performance with the in-development Linux 6.12 kernel.

The VirtIO Vsock guest/host communication interface using virtual sockets will see better performance with the in-development Linux 6.12 kernel. Luigi Leonardi authored the change to vsock/virtio to avoid queuing packets when the intermediate queue is empty. This VirtIO Vsock change can make a significant impact to lowering the latency and boosting the throughput as shown in the prior patch comments:

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