Re: [uml-devel] uml FB

[Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@bytesex.org>]

Antoine Martin wrote:
> This would allow the guest to have a framebuffer and if we need to
> actually see its contents, it could easily be exposed using shared
> memory. This would completely de-couple the framebuffer from the host,
> allowing us to attach/detach as needed: start session, detach, log out
> of X, log in, attach to guest framebuffer (although this doesn't address
> the mouse/keyboard issue).
Havn't looked at it for ages.  Should be doable though.  Note just some
shared memory area isn't enougth, you need also some channel for screen
updates (guest->host) and mouse/kbd events (host->guest).  One possible
approach would be coding up a vnc server, so you can use any vnc client
to see the uml framebuffer and talk to the virtual machine.  This would
also allow remote access to the display.  uml-x11-fb never worked with a
remote display, probably because it grooks when it can't write to the
X11 socket buffer, which quickly happens without the MIT-SHM extention.

cheers,
  Gerd


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