On 07/02/13 16:03, Paul Durrant wrote: > This patch introduces a new PCI device which will act as the binding point > for Citrix branded PV drivers for Xen. > The intention is that Citrix Windows PV drivers will be available on Windows > Update and thus using the existing Xen platform PCI device as an anchor > point is not desirable as that device has been ubiquitous in HVM guests for > a long time and thus existing HVM guests running Windows would start > automatically downloading drivers from Windows Update when this may not be > desired by either the host or guest admin. This device therefore acts as > an opt-in for those wishing to deploy Citrix PV drivers.
How does this differ from the xen platform pci device, except for the fact that it has a different PCI ID? cheers, Gerd