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Re: [Xen-devel] HVM guest sees two NICs even though just one vif configu

To: "Fischer, Anna" <anna.fischer@xxxxxx>, Stefano Stabellini <Stefano.Stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] HVM guest sees two NICs even though just one vif configured
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:25:13 +0100
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On 06/08/2009 12:12, "Fischer, Anna" <anna.fischer@xxxxxx> wrote:

>> I more recent qemu allows the pv drivers in the guest to disconnect the
>> emulated devices to avoid these problems.
> 
> I am not too confident with having to rely on the guest to make such a
> disconnect happen. Is there no way to do this in Xen/Dom0?

The disconnect would be triggered by the PV drivers you need in order to be
able to use the PV devices. You generally want to disconnect the emulated
devcies only when the PV drivers are ready, so it's the sensibel place to
trigger disconnect.

 -- Keir



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