Hi, Thanks, it is actually a good idea to start with. I will write a spec based on an improved version of what I have already implemented. I think I will have some time this week, I will keep you updated soon.
Best regards, Fabien. 2012/11/19 Stefan Hajnoczi <stefa...@gmail.com>: > On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 02:05:29PM +0100, lementec fabien wrote: >> Actually, I wanted to be independant of the QEMU event loop. Plus, >> some proprietary simulation environment provides a closed socket >> based interface to 'stimulate' the emulated device, at the PCIE level >> for instance. These environments are sometimes installed on cluster >> not running QEMU. The socket based approach fits quite well. >> >> Not knowing about QEMU internals, I spent some hours trying to find >> out the best way to plug into QEMU, and did not find ivhsmem appropriate. >> Honestly, I wanted to have a working solution asap, and it did not take >> long before I opted for the socket based approach. Now that it is working, >> I can take time to reconsider stuffs according to others need, and ideally >> an integration to QEMU. > > I suggest writing up a spec for the socket protocol. It can be put in > docs/specs/ (like the ivshmem spec). > > This is both a good way to increase discussion and important for others > who may wish to make use of this feature. > > Stefan