Re: Re: [Xen-devel] netfront module

[Zhiyi Huang <zhiyi6@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> > Hi, I found netfront is compiled as a module in Linux. When and how is it
> > loaded into the guest Linux? Thanks.
> 
> Are you sure?  The Kconfig script doesn't appear to allow building as a 
> module 
> for netfront.  The module code includes some calls to module APIs but these 
> can also be used by statically compiled drivers - like this one.

Thanks for correction. I was confused by the module APIs used in netfront.
By the way, could you please explain a little how netfront and netback work 
together to achieve packet delivery and transmission? 

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Zhiyi from EPFL Switzerland



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