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[Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH] Virtual console driver on /dev/xvc0 (take two)

To: Jimi Xenidis <jimix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Amos Waterland <apw@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH] Virtual console driver on /dev/xvc0 (take two)
From: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 20:23:26 +0100
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On 4/8/06 6:22 pm, "Jimi Xenidis" <jimix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> diff -r 17aa29a18b08 drivers/xen/console/console.c
>> --- a/drivers/xen/console/console.c Thu Jul 27 18:57:20 2006 -0400
>> +++ b/drivers/xen/console/console.c Fri Aug 04 13:04:06 2006 -0400
>> @@ -63,13 +63,20 @@
>>   *  'xencons=off'  [XC_OFF]:     Console is disabled.
>>   *  'xencons=tty'  [XC_TTY]:     Console attached to '/dev/tty[0-9]
>> +'.
>>   *  'xencons=ttyS' [XC_SERIAL]:  Console attached to '/dev/ttyS
>> [0-9]+'.
>> + *  'xencons=xvc'  [XC_XVC]:     Console attached to '/dev/xvc[0-9]
>> +'.
>>   *                 [XC_DEFAULT]: DOM0 -> XC_SERIAL ; all others ->
>> XC_TTY.
> 
> 
> Can't we switch the DomU's to XVC as well?

Once the patch is applied and tested out, making xvc the default (or maybe
the only choice) probably does make sense.

 -- Keir



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