Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xen: write information about supported backends

[David Vrabel <david.vrabel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 30/03/16 15:10, Juergen Gross wrote:
> Add a Xenstore directory for each supported pv backend. This will allow
> Xen tools to decide which backend type to use in case there are
> multiple possibilities.
> 
> The information is added under
> /local/domain/<backend-domid>/device-model/<domid>/backends
> before the "running" state is written to Xenstore. Using a directory
> for each directory enables us to add parameters for specific backends
> in the future.

"Using a directory for each backend..."?
> 
> In order to reuse the Xenstore directory creation already present in
> hw/xen/xen_devconfig.c move the related functions to
> hw/xen/xen_backend.c where they fit better.

Why Xenstore and not QMP?

David

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