# strongtz/i915-sriov-dkms

dkms module of Linux i915 driver with SR-IOV support

Repository: https://github.com/strongtz/i915-sriov-dkms
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/i915-sriov-dkms
Language: C
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: dkms, intel, linux
Last push: 2026-08-12T15:55:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 97, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1438, "days_push": 21, "days_rel": 21, "gap_med": 5.0, "n_releases_24m": 27}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2499, forks 240 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:56.846380+00:00)

## What it is
A DKMS kernel module packaging the Linux i915 and xe Intel graphics drivers with SR-IOV support, enabling an Intel iGPU to expose multiple virtual functions for passthrough to VMs. It is a community port of mainline kernel driver code and is explicitly experimental.

## Use cases
- share one Intel iGPU among multiple VMs via SR-IOV virtual functions
- passthrough Intel UHD graphics to Proxmox or KVM guests
- enable GPU acceleration in virtual machines on Intel integrated graphics
- create up to 7 virtual functions on an Intel iGPU for containers and VMs
- use Intel graphics in LXC containers via render node passthrough

## When to choose
- you run Linux with an Intel iGPU and want SR-IOV GPU virtualization
- you need multiple VMs sharing a single Intel integrated GPU
- you are comfortable building DKMS kernel modules and tuning kernel parameters

## When to avoid
- you need a stable, officially supported Intel driver
- your kernel version is outside the supported range
- you require Secure Boot without module signing setup
- you use Meteor Lake or Lunar Lake with the xe driver

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: experimental
- function: graphics
- domain: operating-systems, hardware
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: dkms, sriov, intel-graphics, gpu-passthrough, kernel-module, vfio, proxmox, igpu, virtualization, kernel-driver, linux

## Member repositories
- strongtz/i915-sriov-dkms (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:56.846380+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:27:00.482451+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/strongtz/i915-sriov-dkms (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:56.846380+00:00, sha 90b3daaa06ac)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.