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Re: [Xen-devel] blktap for HVM guests without PV-on-HVM drivers

To: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] blktap for HVM guests without PV-on-HVM drivers
From: Muli Ben-Yehuda <muli@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:57:54 +0200
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On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 01:53:06PM +0000, Keir Fraser wrote:

> Currently qemu cannot access the PV backend driver data path. So PV
> backends are only accessible using PV-on-HVM drivers within the HVM
> guest.

Thanks, good to know I wasn't missing something obvious. Are there any
particular obstacles to fixing it, or is it a simple matter of
programming?

Cheers,
Muli

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