Making Xen's dom0 I/O path NUMA aware

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Author: virtio_vixen

Date: 7/22/2026

Article Summary:
This article discusses the technical details of optimizing the performance of a Xen dom0 I/O path, specifically focusing on NUMA (Non-Uniform Memory Access) awareness and the challenges it poses in a multi-vnode environment.