[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-devel] [rfc/patch] pv-on-hvm: make netfront grab PCI ressources.
Petersson, Mats wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of >> Gerd Hoffmann >> Sent: 08 February 2007 16:51 >> To: Xen devel list >> Subject: [Xen-devel] [rfc/patch] pv-on-hvm: make netfront >> grab PCI ressources. >> >> Hi, >> >> This patch makes netfront grab the rtl8139 PCI ressources when running >> as paravirtualized driver in a HVM domain. If the driver >> fails to grab >> the ressources it refuses to load. If it succeeds grabbing the >> ressources this shoulld prevent any other driver from taking >> the device. > > What if someone has configured the network card type to something other > than 8139? Then it doesn't work. Can you do that in xen? I had the impression you'll have to use the qemu default nic ... > Or is the rtl8139 in the above example just another word for "some > network card in QEMU"? No, it matches the 8139 pci id. For other cards it needs simliar code (and qemu a patch to add the xensource subsystem id ...). cheers, Gerd -- Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@xxxxxxx> _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
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