Re: problem using xenbus interface

[aq <aquynh@gmail.com>]

On 8/8/05, Dan Smith <danms@us.ibm.com> wrote:
> 
> > err = xenbus_scanf("/", "restart_mode", "%s", mode);
> 
> This will try to read //restart_mode, not /domain/<DOM>/restart_mode,
> which I assume is not what you want.
> 
> Also, there is no way to access keys in the /domain/<DOM> directly,
> only keys in subfolders.  For example, you should be using something
> like /domain/<DOM>/control/restart_mode, like this:
> 
> err = xenbus_scanf("control", "restart_mode", "%s", mode);
> 
> Note the absence of the leading '/' in the directory parameter.  This
> means the location is relative to the "home directory" of the domain.
> 
> > err = xenbus_mkdir("/", "test");
> 
> As I understand it, the plan is to remove the xenbus_mkdir() kernel
> interface.  Directories should be created by the tools.  You should
> have Xend (or something else) do the creation before the kernel needs
> it.

I have another idea on this: if directories must be created by tools,
we (or somebody desires) will have to patch Xend (or whatever)
everytime we have a new kernel module. Imagine that we have 100 third
party drivers in the future, are we willing to patch Xend 100 times?

Let domU create xenstore nodes itself is a good thing: new kernel
drivers can be self-contained.

I hope we will not remove xenbus_mkdir(), or if we do, replace it with
another equally.


regards,
aq