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[Xen-devel] Re: [patch 21/21] Xen-paravirt: Add the Xen virtual network
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Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx> |
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[Xen-devel] Re: [patch 21/21] Xen-paravirt: Add the Xen virtual network device driver. |
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ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Eric W. Biederman) |
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Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:40:01 -0700 |
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Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Ian Pratt <ian.pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Chris Wright <chrisw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxx>, virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
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Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx> writes:
> +++ b/drivers/xen/Kconfig.net
> @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
> +menu "Xen network device drivers"
> + depends on NETDEVICES && XEN
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> +config XEN_NETDEV_FRONTEND
> + tristate "Network-device frontend driver"
> + depends on XEN
> + default y
> + help
> + The network-device frontend driver allows the kernel to access
> + network interfaces within another guest OS. Unless you are building a
> + dedicated device-driver domain, or your master control domain
> + (domain 0), then you almost certainly want to say Y here.
Am I reading this correctly I can directly use the network interface
of another guest OS (no protection)?
I think this description is misleading, and probably say something
about virtual hardware.
Eric
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