Re: [RFC] Xen Virtual Framebuffer

[Gerd Knorr <kraxel@suse.de>]

>>   * I would create two different input devices for mouse/keyboard
>>     (although strictly seen it isn't really needed) to avoid confusing
>>     userspace apps.
> 
> Another strategy for input would be to use USB input devices and the
> USB over IP stack (or Xen USB support) to shift the devices between
> domains.

To handle remote display you need a xenconsoled-like helper application 
in domain0 anyway (which for example could export the display via vnc). 
That gives you remote input (via vnc or whatever protocol) almost for 
free as well, and I think application-wise it is much more convinient to 
take this route instead of using hid-over-virtualusb-over-ip.

> Installing multiple keyboards, USB audio devices, mice and multiple
> video cards is one way to achieve multiuser computing.

It's kida silly though to assign a domain some physical keyboard and a 
virtual framebuffer.

It might suddenly make much more sense once we can assign pci devices to 
domU's again, so you can setup a domU with both real display and 
keyboard, but thats completely unrelated to the virtual framebuffer ;)

cheers,

   Gerd