From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Sting Zax Subject: frontend and backend devices and different types of hw - pci for example Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 03:28:10 -0400 Message-ID: <3a0f1c6205082800287beb089@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com To: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org Hello,=20 In the sparse tree , under drivers/xen, there are frontend and backend dri= vers for network (netback and netfront), for block devices (blkfront and blkback), and for usb devices (usbfront and usbback).=20 What about other devices ? let's say a PCI sound card (or any other PCI dev= ice). Where is the software that should handle it ? I remember I saw somewhere s= ome discussion about PCI configuration space, but I don't remember where. TIA, Sting