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[RFC] Design changes for bidirectional interface compatibility.

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From: Martin Harvey <martin.harvey@xxxxxxxxxx>

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Thread-topic: [RFC] Design changes for bidirectional interface compatibility.

I have a request for comments on some design changes which would considerably ease our support load, and work towards solving VM upgrade issues with PV drivers installed. Since it was originally a wiki, I’ve had to convert it to PDF, which I hope is a format that most readers of this list find acceptable.

Design doc v1 in PDF format:

https://citrix.sharefile.com/d-s722cae4e280f4148ae689f972a2cea10

Paul, there is further documentation concerning details of shortcomings of the current system which I shall send to you separately.

MH.