Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v3 1/3] docs: add a document describing the 'channels' mechanism

[Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David Scott writes ("[PATCH v3 1/3] docs: add a document describing the 
'channels' mechanism"):
> A channel is a low-bandwidth private byte stream similar to a serial
> link. Typical uses of channels are
...
> +From the frontend's point of view, a channel is a PV console with a
> +name, a where the name can be used to locate the correct device. The
> +name is stored in the frontend xenstore directory:
> +
> +  /local/domain/$DOMID/device/console/$DEVID/name

I forgot to ask: what will a guest do that doesn't understand these
special-purpose "console"s ?

Ian.

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