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Re: [Xen-devel] problem with netfront.c

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Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] problem with netfront.c
From: Jacob Gorm Hansen <jacobg@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2005 20:06:09 -0700
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Ian Pratt wrote:

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 A Rough Introduction to Using Grant Tables
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                                              Christopher Clark, March, 2005.


This looks quite interesting. Is there anything written up about the motivations for this design, and how it compares to other similar mechanisms, say, L4's grant-via-IPC system?

Are the grant references capabilities, or how do you prevent domains from inventing their own? Who takes care of garbage-collecting them when a domain exists or dies? Can a domain DoS a Xen-system by allocating all the grant refs in the system?

best,
Jacob

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