Re: [virtio-dev] [RFC] Upstreaming virtio-wayland (or an alternative)

[Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>]

  Hi,

> > > Can you provide more detail about the envisioned scope of this
> > > framework?
> >
> > The scope is "generic message+FD passing" interface, which is pretty
> > much what virtio-wl provides.
> 
> I think that scope is too broad. A socket is a 'generic message+FD'
> interface. Unless there's the expectation that the interface should
> eventually be as flexible as a regular domain socket, I think it would
> be a good idea to frame the scope of the interface more precisely.

Yes, sure, we need to exactly specify the different kinds of file
handles / resources.  I think it makes sense to have a virtio feature
flag for each of them, so guest+host can easily negotiate what they are
able to handle and what not.

cheers,
  Gerd