Re: [patch 21/21] Xen-paravirt: Add the Xen virtual network device driver.
From: Eric W. Biederman <hidden>
Date: 2007-02-14 20:41:56
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Jeremy Fitzhardinge [off-list ref] writes:
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+++ b/drivers/xen/Kconfig.net@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +menu "Xen network device drivers" + depends on NETDEVICES && XEN + +config XEN_NETDEV_FRONTEND + tristate "Network-device frontend driver" + depends on XEN + default y + help + The network-device frontend driver allows the kernel to access + network interfaces within another guest OS. Unless you are building a + dedicated device-driver domain, or your master control domain + (domain 0), then you almost certainly want to say Y here.
Am I reading this correctly I can directly use the network interface of another guest OS (no protection)? I think this description is misleading, and probably say something about virtual hardware. Eric