[pve-devel] [PATCH docs] virtiofs: add a description of how to install virtiofsd
Markus Frank
m.frank at proxmox.com
Tue Apr 8 18:19:35 CEST 2025
Signed-off-by: Markus Frank <m.frank at proxmox.com>
---
qm.adoc | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/qm.adoc b/qm.adoc
index 39cf492..44e2436 100644
--- a/qm.adoc
+++ b/qm.adoc
@@ -1269,6 +1269,12 @@ Linux VMs with kernel >=5.4 support virtiofs by default
(https://www.kernelconfig.io/CONFIG_VIRTIO_FS[virtiofs kernel module]), but some
features require a newer kernel.
+To use virtiofs, ensure that virtiofsd is installed on the {pve} host:
+
+----
+apt install virtiofsd
+----
+
There is a
https://github.com/virtio-win/kvm-guest-drivers-windows/wiki/Virtiofs:-Shared-file-system[guide]
available on how to utilize virtiofs in Windows VMs.
--
2.39.5
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