linux-kernel - Re: [Pv-drivers] [PATCH 0/6] VSOCK for Linux upstreaming

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Message-ID: <783561822.12637564.1352139592543.JavaMail.root@vmware.com>
Date:	Mon, 5 Nov 2012 10:19:52 -0800 (PST)
From:	Andy King <acking@...are.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	pv-drivers@...are.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, georgezhang@...are.com
Subject: Re: [Pv-drivers] [PATCH 0/6] VSOCK for Linux upstreaming

Hi David,

> The big and only question is whether anyone can actually use any of
> this stuff without your proprietary bits?

Do you mean the VMCI calls?  The VMCI driver is in the process of being
upstreamed into the drivers/misc tree.  Greg (cc'd on these patches) is
actively reviewing that code and we are addressing feedback.

Also, there was some interest from RedHat into using vSockets as a unified
interface, routed over a hypervisor-specific transport (virtio or
otherwise, although for now VMCI is the only one implemented).

Thanks!
- Andy
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