Re: [PATCH v11] vsock: add vsock device

[Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>]

On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 10:22:23AM -0500, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 09:19:33AM +0000, Stefan Hajnoczi 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>
> > ---
> > v11:
> >  * Fix bogus \begin{description} with missing \item [Michael]
> 
> I applied already doing this fix manually - is this the only change?

Yes, it is.

Stefan

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