Re: [Xen-devel] XenStore as a data transfer path?

[James Harper <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> Can the XenStore database be accessed by domU's?
> 

Yes. That is how the frontend/backend devices set up their communication 
channels.

> 
> If so, could it be used to pass small amounts of data back and forth between
> dom0 and domU's using XenStore key entries?  If this is possible, it would
> seem that this could eliminate the need to create a "device" driver for a
> simple communication path.
> 

Yes, for certain values of "small". Can you say more about the sort of data you 
would be passing? In particular the throughput and latency requirements?

James

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