[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] RE: [Xen-devel] Support for mii_xxx functions?
> From: xen-devel-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:xen-devel-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Keir Fraser > Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 5:16 AM > > You will have to change it. Any function which will access the packet > data must use map_domain_mem(), as the data pointer within the skbuff > is not usable directly by Xen. > > Note that some skb_* functions already do the map_domain_mem() for you > --- any skb copying function based on skb_copy_bits() is safe. I had figured that out, and just wanted to know about the (lack) of the other interfaces. > Note also that we hope fairly soon (within the next few months) to > move all device drivers into "I/O domains" running outside of Xen in > ring 1. At that point we will hopefully be able to run Linux device > drivers unmodified, so this porting pain will no longer be necessary > :-) OK. Is this work being done in the BK repository? Is there a roadmap for the work? Basically, how does one get involved in that effort? My only real goal with porting the 8139too was to learn Xen from the inside out? paul ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: The SF.net Donation Program. Do you like what SourceForge.net is doing for the Open Source Community? Make a contribution, and help us add new features and functionality. Click here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xen-devel
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