Re: [RFC] Xen Virtual Framebuffer

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

Gerd Knorr wrote:

>> 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.
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>
> 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.

http://hg.codemonkey.ws/vncfb/

Is my first pass at a VNC server btw.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

>> Installing multiple keyboards, USB audio devices, mice and multiple
>> video cards is one way to achieve multiuser computing.
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> It's kida silly though to assign a domain some physical keyboard and a 
> virtual framebuffer.
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> 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
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