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Re: [Xen-devel] inputs on porting network(nic) drivers from Linux to Xe

To: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] inputs on porting network(nic) drivers from Linux to Xen
From: ravi kerur <rkerur@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:25:04 -0800
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Nopes, I need this driver to run in dom0 and domU via netback and netfront. My main confusion is what changes to be done such that existing DMA Tx/Rx rings in native driver starts talking via netfront/netback between domU's, dom0 and NIC. Inputs appreciated.

Thanks
-RK

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 09:41:43PM -0800, ravi kerur wrote:
> I am looking for inputs to port an existing pci nic driver from Linux to
> Xen, I understand nic driver needs netback and netfront functionality in

As in you want to drive the NIC in the hypervisor?

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