Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC] Xen Virtual Framebuffer

[Anthony Liguori <aliguori@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jon,

The basic problem is running something like gdm or nautilus which want 
to own the root X window.  You'd have to use something like Xnest.  It 
doesn't help much with VT switching either which would be a really nice 
feature to has.
However, using remote X is a good option for a number of use-cases so 
it's certainly appropriate for certain environments.
Regards,

Anthony Liguori

Jon Smirl wrote:

> I haven't tried playing with X and Xen, but why doesn't it work to
> just treat the multiple domains like a network? You run X in dom0 and
> give it full access to the video hardware. Then you ssh into each
> domain and start X apps, just like you do when using X remotely.
> OpenGL will even work this way and be accelerated (as soon as X fixes
> indirect acceleration). This model should let you get apps up from
> each domain simultaneously on the X display in dom0.
>
> --
> Jon Smirl
> jonsmirl@xxxxxxxxx
>
>  

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