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[Xen-devel] RE: [PATCH] Paravirtual framebuffer use xvc for xenconsole [

To: Ian Pratt <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] RE: [PATCH] Paravirtual framebuffer use xvc for xenconsole [4/6]
From: Jeremy Katz <katzj@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:24:18 -0400
Cc: Anthony Liguori <aliguori@xxxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Amos Waterland <apw@xxxxxxxxxx>, Markus Armbruster <armbru@xxxxxxxxxx>, Ian Pratt <ian.pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Christian Limpach <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On Fri, 2006-08-18 at 22:22 +0100, Ian Pratt wrote:
> > This is the patch from Amos Waterland for the xenconsole to
> > use /dev/xvc0 instead of taking over ttys.  I've fixed a few places
> > which needed to check for XVC mode in addition to serial mode.  Also,
> > until LANANA responds with an official minor, I've adjusted it to use
> > char 250/187 (in the experimental range) as opposed to 204/187
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Jeremy Katz <katzj@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> If we're going down the xvc0 route, wouldn't we want to change the default 
> behaviour too? I believe the current patch registers as ttyS0 for dom0 and 
> xvc0 for other doms. Wouldn't we want to register as xvc0 regardless?

This does change the default behavior.  And I think that the behavior
being different between dom0 and domU actually makes some degree of
sense -- on dom0, you still have the real console and that's a highly
positive thing.

> Any idea when we're hear from LANANA?

It took ~ a month when I submitted the xvd devices

Jeremy


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