linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] xen: do not disable netfront in dom0

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Message-Id: <20120522.151354.2131168749992255398.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 22 May 2012 15:13:54 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	marmarek@...isiblethingslab.com
Cc:	xen-devel@...ts.xen.org, virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	konrad.wilk@...cle.com, jeremy@...p.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] xen: do not disable netfront in dom0

From: Marek Marczykowski <marmarek@...isiblethingslab.com>
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 13:45:10 +0200

> Netfront driver can be also useful in dom0, eg when all NICs are assigned to
> some domU (aka driver domain). Then using netback in domU and netfront in dom0
> is the only way to get network access in dom0.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marek Marczykowski <marmarek@...isiblethingslab.com>

Someone please review this and I can merge it in via the 'net' tree if
it looks OK to XEN folks.
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