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Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC] Xen Virtual Framebuffer

To: Jon Smirl <jonsmirl@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC] Xen Virtual Framebuffer
From: Anthony Liguori <aliguori@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 19:09:23 -0600
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Hi Jon,

The basic problem is running something like gdm or nautilus which want to own the root X window. You'd have to use something like Xnest. It doesn't help much with VT switching either which would be a really nice feature to has.

However, using remote X is a good option for a number of use-cases so it's certainly appropriate for certain environments.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

Jon Smirl wrote:

I haven't tried playing with X and Xen, but why doesn't it work to
just treat the multiple domains like a network? You run X in dom0 and
give it full access to the video hardware. Then you ssh into each
domain and start X apps, just like you do when using X remotely.
OpenGL will even work this way and be accelerated (as soon as X fixes
indirect acceleration). This model should let you get apps up from
each domain simultaneously on the X display in dom0.

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Jon Smirl
jonsmirl@xxxxxxxxx



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