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From: Paul Durrant <paul.durrant@citrix.com>
Subject: Re: Q on ioctl support in netfront/netback
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:40:01 +0000
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ravi kerur wrote:
> 
> Our network driver support ioctl calls from applications for register 
> reads/writes. I am wondering can ioctl calls be supported from domU to 
> dom0? i.e call flow will be
> 
> application invokes ioctl ---> netfront ioctl ----->via xenbus ------> 
> netback ioctl ------> to actual driver in dom0
> 
> with the return path in similar fashion.
> 

I'm wondering precisely what register in netback you wish to access?

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