From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.30) id 1BL8KB-0001Wq-TM for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 04 May 2004 18:23:39 -0400 Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.30) id 1BL8Jc-0001Qf-GE for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 04 May 2004 18:23:36 -0400 Received: from [193.252.22.22] (helo=mwinf0903.wanadoo.fr) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BL87F-0007Wb-NJ for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 04 May 2004 18:10:17 -0400 Received: from bellard.org (ATuileries-112-1-1-148.w80-11.abo.wanadoo.fr [80.11.167.148]) by mwinf0903.wanadoo.fr (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id B305118000D3 for ; Wed, 5 May 2004 00:10:16 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <4098154B.1050804@bellard.org> Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 00:12:27 +0200 From: Fabrice Bellard MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] Host <-> guest interface port? References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Reply-To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org List-Id: qemu-devel.nongnu.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org Matthew Mastracci wrote: > Would it be possible to add a host/guest interface port, akin to how > VMWare handles this? It's a convenient way to get/set various > properties from the host while running the guest operating system. This > also allows a smoother mouse interface - ie: auto capture/release of the > mouse as it hits the screen boundaries, clipboard synchronization as > well as synchronization of the guest's clock with the host's. > > Some more info on the VMWare port is here: > http://chitchat.at.infoseek.co.jp/vmware/backdoor.html Of course it is possible to add that, but first we must define the features we want and implement the necessary support in the guest OSes, which seems to be the most difficult AFAIK. Clipboard support would be interesting. Does anyone know how to implement it for Linux and Windows guests ? Fabrice.