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From: Mike Wray <mike.wray@hp.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Block device bringup using Xenstore
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 11:45:38 +0100
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To: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
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Rusty Russell wrote:
> This megapatch updates the xenstore daemon, updates the xenbus code, and
> hacks the block devices to use the store rather than control messages
> for initialization.
> 
> We just got this to bring a block device up; tomorrow we'll be cleaning
> it up, getting destroy, suspend and resume working.
> 
> You'll need Anthony's experimental store-enabled vm-tools: he's sending
> email about it now.
> 
> Rusty.


Block device and network interface setup has been working in the control
tools CVS for several days, and is fully integrated with the xend tools.
It would be more helpful if you would integrate with that code instead
of going off on your own.

Mike