Re: [RFC] Xen Virtual Framebuffer

[Anthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com>]

Hi Jon,

The basic problem is running something like gdm or nautilus which want 
to own the root X window.  You'd have to use something like Xnest.  It 
doesn't help much with VT switching either which would be a really nice 
feature to has.

However, using remote X is a good option for a number of use-cases so 
it's certainly appropriate for certain environments.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

Jon Smirl wrote:

>I haven't tried playing with X and Xen, but why doesn't it work to
>just treat the multiple domains like a network? You run X in dom0 and
>give it full access to the video hardware. Then you ssh into each
>domain and start X apps, just like you do when using X remotely.
>OpenGL will even work this way and be accelerated (as soon as X fixes
>indirect acceleration). This model should let you get apps up from
>each domain simultaneously on the X display in dom0.
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>Jon Smirl
>jonsmirl@gmail.com
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