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virtio

Virtio is a standardized paravirtualized interface for virtual machines to access host devices such as block storage and network interfaces, enhancing performance by reducing I/O latency and increasing throughput near bare-metal levels. It is maintained by Red Hat and OASIS and used primarily in KVM virtualization environments.
Latest: 0.1.285
Last checked: Jun 9, 2026 12:10am
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License: FreewareWinget: Available

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Current: 0.1.285 Oldest supported: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.9 Avg cadence: Every 343 days

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Virtio drivers are included in the virtio package and are automatically loaded on supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions starting from 3.9 and newer. Manual installation is required for RHEL 3.9 and above. Supports block and network devices.

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Virtio consists of a control plane and data plane for efficient device access. It supports live migration with virtio-net failover technology. The virtio specification is maintained by OASIS and continues to evolve with new versions such as virtio 1.2.