Re: [Xen-devel] Virtualization project idea

[Michal Novotny <minovotn@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 08/27/2010 03:34 PM, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 06:59:55PM +0530, Dhananjay Goel wrote:
>    
> >     I don't think USB protocol has been designed for *sharing*.
> >     I'm pretty certain only one computer/device/VM can use USB device at a
> >     time.
> >     --Please check:*[1]http://spice-space.org/*They're trying similar thing.
> >
> >      
> I think SPICE protocol allows you to *transport* (aka connect) single
> USB device to single desktop OS. It's not USB sharing.
>
> It's basicly USB-over-IP.. replacing the physical USB cable with IP connection.
>
> -- Pasi
>
>    
Yeah, I think so. I think this is basically the USB over IP interface 
which makes the impression of sharing and it even may be called sharing 
but one device is being still physically connected to one slot/device 
and not multiple at once.
Michal

--
Michal Novotny<minovotn@xxxxxxxxxx>, RHCE
Virtualization Team (xen userspace), Red Hat


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