Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] /sys/hypervisor/uuid

[Jeremy Katz <katzj@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 10:57 -0500, Anthony Liguori wrote:
> Jeremy Katz wrote:
> > I really think the "do transactions via xenstore in domU" is going to
> > have as much or more of a fight involved.
> >
> > Having the UUID easily accessible via sysfs definitely seems like it
> > would be advantageous to more than just me based on the comments here.  
>
> What will you be using the UUID for?
> 
> I know we wished to use it to replace the UUID normally available in 
> SMBIOS.  If that is the case, then perhaps we should reconsider the 
> location of the UUID attribute since it could be available even when a 
> hypervisor isn't around.

Generally speaking, the UUID is used to be able to uniquely identify a
host for management (and other types) of apps.  So yes, this is
basically the extension of the SMBIOS side to paravirt guests.  

And I had entertained the thought of throwing together the patch to make
the UUID more generically available, I just haven't really had time to
try to track gregkh down and talk him into it

Jeremy


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