netdev - Re: Host<->guest channel interface advice needed

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Message-ID: <20081126130701.GB8921@ioremap.net>
Date:	Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:07:01 +0300
From:	Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@...emap.net>
To:	Gleb Natapov <gleb@...hat.com>
Cc:	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Host<->guest channel interface advice needed

Hi Gleb.

On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 02:39:19PM +0200, Gleb Natapov (gleb@...hat.com) wrote:
> The interfaces that are being considered are netlink socket (only datagram
> semantics, linux specific), new socket family or character device with
> different minor number for each channel. Which one better suits for
> the purpose?  Is there other kind of interface to consider? New socket
> family looks like a good choice, but it would be nice to hear other
> opinions before starting to work on it.

What about X (or whatever else) protocol running over host-guest network
device, which are in the kernel already?

-- 
	Evgeniy Polyakov
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