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From: David Vrabel <david.vrabel@citrix.com>
To: David Scott <dave.scott@citrix.com>, xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
Cc: wei.liu2@citrix.com, ian.jackson@eu.citrix.com,
	ian.campbell@citrix.com, stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] add support for libvirt-like channels
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 15:22:02 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <53D65C8A.8040905@citrix.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1406041520-561-1-git-send-email-dave.scott@citrix.com>

On 22/07/14 16:05, David Scott wrote:
> 
> Note: I've seen a problem with some Linux console frontends which attempt
> to overwrite the read-only key 'type' (= xenconsoled|ioemu) in the frontend
> directory. [ this key is already present, it's not added by these patches ]
> Since 'type' refers to the toolstack's choice of implementation service
> (which is none of the guest's business) I think the read/only permissions
> are right. The location of the key is not ideal (it should be in the
> backend directory IMHO) but this is the case with several other keys located
> in the frontend such as 'limit' and 'tty'. I think this is a Linux frontend
> bug which should be fixed there. These patches work with Mirage VMs and
> with Linux if I workaround the permissions by giving the guest read/write
> to the 'type' key. 

Which Linux frontends?

David

  parent reply	other threads:[~2014-07-28 14:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-06-23  8:28 [PATCH v3] add support for libvirt-like channels David Scott
2014-06-23  8:28 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] docs: add a document describing the 'channels' mechanism David Scott
2014-06-23 14:38   ` Ian Jackson
2014-06-23 14:53   ` Ian Jackson
2014-06-23 17:45     ` Dave Scott
2014-06-24 10:43       ` Ian Jackson
2014-06-24 11:15         ` Dave Scott
2014-07-02 15:29           ` Ian Campbell
2014-06-23  8:29 ` [PATCH v3 2/3] libxl: add support for channels David Scott
2014-06-23 14:52   ` Ian Jackson
2014-06-23 17:43     ` Dave Scott
2014-06-24 10:41       ` Ian Jackson
2014-06-24 11:09         ` Dave Scott
2014-06-23  8:29 ` [PATCH v3 3/3] xl: " David Scott
2014-06-23 10:02   ` Wei Liu
2014-06-23 10:47     ` Dave Scott
2014-06-23 14:57   ` Ian Jackson
2014-07-02 15:33     ` Ian Campbell
2014-07-03  8:51       ` Dave Scott
2014-07-22 15:05 ` [PATCH v4] add support for libvirt-like channels David Scott
2014-07-22 15:05   ` [PATCH v4 1/3] libxl IDL: the name of a KeyedUnion descriminator need not be 'type' David Scott
2014-07-24 15:52     ` Ian Campbell
2014-07-22 15:05   ` [PATCH v4 2/3] libxl: add support for 'channels' David Scott
2014-09-10 14:41     ` Ian Campbell
2014-09-11 13:12       ` Dave Scott
2014-07-22 15:05   ` [PATCH v4 3/3] xl: " David Scott
2014-07-28 14:22   ` David Vrabel [this message]
2014-08-07 13:37     ` [PATCH v4] add support for libvirt-like channels Dave Scott
2014-08-07 14:12       ` David Vrabel
2014-08-07 14:26         ` Stefano Stabellini
2014-08-11  9:35           ` Dave Scott
2014-08-11 11:49             ` Stefano Stabellini
2014-09-10 13:07     ` Ian Campbell
2014-09-10 13:45       ` Dave Scott
2014-09-10 14:04         ` David Vrabel
2014-09-10 14:13         ` Ian Campbell

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