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Subject: Re: [virtio-dev] [PATCH v10] vsock: add vsock device
On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 18:16:59 +0000 Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com> wrote: > The virtio vsock device is a zero-configuration socket communications > device. It is designed as a guest<->host management channel suitable > for communicating with guest agents. > > vsock is designed with the sockets API in mind and the driver is > typically implemented as an address family (at the same level as > AF_INET). Applications written for the sockets API can be ported with > minimal changes (similar amount of effort as adding IPv6 support to an > IPv4 application). > > Unlike the existing console device, which is also used for guest<->host > communication, multiple clients can connect to a server at the same time > over vsock. This limitation requires console-based users to arbitrate > access through a single client. In vsock they can connect directly and > do not have to synchronize with each other. > > Unlike network devices, no configuration is necessary because the device > comes with its address in the configuration space. > > The vsock device was prototyped by Gerd Hoffmann and Asias He. I picked > the code and design up from them. > > Fixes: https://github.com/oasis-tcs/virtio-spec/issues/27 > Cc: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> > Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com> I have not reviewed it in detail; but in general, the spec looks good to me.
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