On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 02:29:49PM -0600, Alan Schilla wrote: > Is IPv6 a standard protocol? Should z/VM physical and virtual layers support > standard protocols? Across all guest OS? Where do you draw the line$$$?
I think David's point was actually: > Better yet, enhance it to accept a complete layer 2 802.3 Ethernet or > SNAP frame from the guest, and let us decide what we put in the layer 2 > frame. That would give us SNA, IPX, NETBIOS, or any other protocol > currently supported in Linux that we might want without having to > involve IBM in coding support for this protocol or that protocol -- it > currently supported in Linux that we might want without having to > involve IBM in coding support for this protocol or that protocol -- it > doesn't make sense to have you guys in the middle. In other words, simply pass the frame and let the guest figure out the protocol details. And don't involve IBM in writing the multiprotocol support, since that code already exists in Linux. I bet Alan is going say that zSeries CPU cycles are too expensive to waste on letting the guest figure out the protocol. Adam
