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From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org>
Subject: Re: Linux unmodified drivers upstream
Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:30:15 -0700
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Keir Fraser wrote:
> On 8/9/08 04:09, "Todd Deshane" <deshantm@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> I was just wondering if the unmodified drivers are in upstream Linux
>> or if there are any plans for that?
>>
>> If they do exist upstream, where should I look to build them?
>>     
>
> Jeremy intended to make the frontend drivers in upstream Linux bimodal -- so
> they could be used whether running as a PV guest or an HVM guest. I don't
> know whether he got round to implementing it yet though.

I have patches to do that, but it's not quite working properly.  I
haven't had time to debug it yet.

    J