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674	Implement virtio-net driver	Jakub Jermář		"Virtio is a [http://docs.oasis-open.org/virtio/virtio/v1.0/cs04/virtio-v1.0-cs04.html specification] for virtual I/O devices that allows to use paravirtualized drivers with an otherwise fully-virtualized guest OS, leading to more efficient I/O.

Virtio network device (virtio-net) is currently supported by KVM and !VirtualBox.

HelenOS might need a virtio network device driver if we want to run it in a KVM-hosting and serve some web content (e.g. microkernel.info) to the public from it.

  * [http://docs.oasis-open.org/virtio/virtio/v1.0/cs04/virtio-v1.0-cs04.html specification Virtio network device]"	enhancement	new	major	0.7.1	helenos/net/other	mainline		virtio net