On Thu, 12 Jun 2014 08:48:04 +0200 Markus Armbruster <arm...@redhat.com> wrote:
> Vincent JARDIN <vincent.jar...@6wind.com> writes: > > > On 10/06/2014 18:48, Henning Schild wrote:> Hi, > >> In a first prototype i implemented a ivshmem[2] device for the > >> hypervisor. That way we can share memory between virtual machines. > >> Ivshmem is nice and simple but does not seem to be used anymore. > >> And it > >> does not define higher level devices, like a console. > > > > FYI, ivhsmem is used here: > > http://dpdk.org/browse/memnic/tree/ > > > > http://dpdk.org/browse/memnic/tree/pmd/pmd_memnic.c#n449 > > > > There are some few other references too, if needed. > > It may be used, but that doesn't mean it's maintained, or robust > against abuse. My advice is to steer clear of it. Could you elaborate on why you advice against it? Henning
