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From: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
Subject: Re: HVM-PV & xenbus: how to load the proper
 xen-XXXfront modules?
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 11:24:01 +0100
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On 04/04/13 07:38, AL13N wrote:
> Hi,
>
> in HVM installation: xenbus is compiled in kernel and xen-netfront and xen-
> blkfront are compiled as module...
>
> is there some kind of way that xenbus via udev loads the proper xen-netfront 
> and xen-blkfront modules?
>
> how does this system work?
>
> should udev query the xenbus like it does the usb or pci bus? to load modules?

xenbus is built in because it is a pre-req for xenstore which is a
pre-req for all xen-{net,blk,etc}{front,back} drivers.  It used to be a
module, but was causing too many problems.

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