---
schema-version: v1.2.8
id: OASISVIRTIO-v1.2-CS01
title:
- content: Virtual I/O Device (VIRTIO) Version 1.2
  language:
  - en
  script:
  - Latn
  format: text/plain
  type: main
link:
- content: https://docs.oasis-open.org/virtio/virtio/v1.2/cs01/tex/
  type: src
- content: https://docs.oasis-open.org/virtio/virtio/v1.2/cs01/virtio-v1.2-cs01.html
  type: src
- content: https://docs.oasis-open.org/virtio/virtio/v1.2/cs01/virtio-v1.2-cs01.pdf
  type: pdf
type: standard
docid:
- id: OASIS VIRTIO-v1.2-CS01
  type: OASIS
  primary: true
docnumber: VIRTIO-v1.2-CS01
date:
- type: issued
  value: '2022-07-01'
contributor:
- organization:
    name:
    - content: OASIS
    contact:
    - uri: https://www.oasis-open.org/
  role:
  - description:
    - content: Standards Development Organization
    type: authorizer
  - type: publisher
- organization:
    name:
    - content: Virtual I/O Device (VIRTIO) TC
    contact:
    - uri: https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/virtio/
  role:
  - description:
    - content: Committee
    type: authorizer
- person:
    name:
      given:
        forename:
        - content: Michael
          language:
          - en
          script:
          - Latn
      surname:
        content: S
        language:
        - en
        script:
        - Latn
  role:
  - type: editor
language:
- en
script:
- Latn
abstract:
- content: Describes the specifications of the “virtio” family of devices. These devices
    are found in virtual environments, yet by design they look like physical devices
    to the guest within the virtual machine – and this document treats them as such.
    This similarity allows the guest to use standard drivers and discovery mechanisms.
    The purpose of virtio and this specification is that virtual environments and
    guests should have a straightforward, efficient, standard and extensible mechanism
    for virtual devices, rather than boutique per-environment or per-OS mechanisms.
  language:
  - en
  script:
  - Latn
  format: text/plain
doctype:
  type: specification
editorialgroup:
- name: Virtual I/O Device (VIRTIO) TC
ext:
  schema-version: v1.0.1
technology_area:
- Virtualization