From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Arnd Bergmann Subject: Re: vhost-net todo list Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:08:47 +0200 Message-ID: <200909171708.47853.arnd@arndb.de> References: <20090916100438.GA30036@redhat.com> <200909171414.06527.arnd@arndb.de> <20090917122547.GA19089@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: anthony@codemonkey.ws, virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org, kvm@vger.kernel.org, Rusty Russell To: "Michael S. Tsirkin" Return-path: Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de ([212.227.126.177]:58004 "EHLO moutng.kundenserver.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752537AbZIQPJs (ORCPT ); Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:09:48 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20090917122547.GA19089@redhat.com> Sender: kvm-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Thursday 17 September 2009, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: > Well, we could have a char device with an ioctl that gives you back a socket, > or maybe even have it give you back a socket when you open it. > Will that make you happy? Well, that would put is in the exact same spot as the tun/tap driver patch you're working on or my (still unfinished, I need to spend some time on it again) macvtap driver. As I said, either one addresses the problem but is unrelated to the raw socket interface. Arnd <><