From: Andy King <ack...@vmware.com> Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 16:23:55 -0800
> In an effort to improve the out-of-the-box experience with Linux kernels for > VMware users, VMware is working on readying the VM Sockets (VSOCK, formerly > VMCI Sockets) (vsock) kernel module for inclusion in the Linux kernel. The > purpose of this post is to acquire feedback on the vsock kernel module. > > Unlike previous submissions, where the new socket family was entirely reliant > on VMware's VMCI PCI device (and thus VMware's hypervisor), VM Sockets is now > completely[1] separated out into two parts, each in its own module: > > o Core socket code, which is transport-neutral and invokes transport > callbacks to communicate with the hypervisor. This is vsock.ko. > o A VMCI transport, which communicates over VMCI with the VMware hypervisor. > This is vmw_vsock_vmci_transport.ko, and it registers with the core module > as a transport. > > This should provide a path to introducing additional transports, for example > virtio, with the ultimate goal being to make this new socket family > hypervisor-neutral. Applied, thanks. _______________________________________________ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
