[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2 0/3] Add support for NetBSD gntdev
On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 10:43:21AM +0000, Ian Campbell wrote: > On Fri, 2012-11-30 at 10:38 +0000, Manuel Bouyer wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 10:32:32AM +0000, Ian Campbell wrote: > > > libxl only selects the backend itself if the caller doesn't provide one. > > > If the caller sets the backend field != UNKNOWN then libxl will (try) > > > and use it. This field is exposed by xl via the backendtype= key in the > > > disk configuration > > > http://xenbits.xen.org/docs/unstable/misc/xl-disk-configuration.txt > > > > thanks for pointing this out. > > I guess qdisk is the qemu backend, and tap would be the in-kernel backend ? > > qdisk == qemu, tap == blktap, phy == in kernel. OK; but then, how does the script called by xenbackendd know what setup is should do ? With xm, it would get a string in the form phy:/dev/wd0e or file:/domains/foo.img but from what I've understant, this syntax is deprecated now ? > > > Is there a way to specify in a config file which default xl should use ? > > backendtype=phy in your disk configure string will do it. Or did you > mean globally? In that case no (or not AFAIK). Yes, I mean globally. > > That's not to say it couldn't be made configurable, but someone would > have to figure out a sensible looking patch. You'd probably want a > per-format setting? I guess so, but I've not played with the new tools yet. -- Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference -- _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel
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