Since there we no objections, the case is now closed and approved. Thanks, Michael
Michael Speer wrote: > Michael Speer wrote: >> Folks: >> >> It has been pointed that when this was submitted that it was >> submitted without >> the proper amount of detail in the initial message about the case. I >> am sending >> out the the proper detail now for your review. Please review by noon >> pacific >> time 4/25/08. If there are no objections, I will leave the case in >> the closed approved >> fast-track state. >> >> Overview >> ----------- >> >> The pluggable vnet resources interface allows for the dynamic >> re-plumbing >> of the I/O portion of the vnet driver while not requiring the >> re-plumbing >> of the IP stack above the vnet deivce. Hence, the switching between >> virtual >> I/O operation and Hybrid I/O operation of the vnet is handled cleanly >> and >> smoothly with the upper layers not being aware of the switch in >> operations. >> The Hybrid I/O pluggability of this interfaces offers guest domains >> direct >> access to a portion of a network device plumbed directly under the vnet. >> >> Operation of the interface is rather simple. The client (vnet) >> registers >> with the providers each of the resources (LDC channels or the Hybrid I/O >> NIU client domain driver). Each provider is a GLDv3 device that >> provides >> a GLDv3 compliant device interface. >> >> See case directory for even greater detail >> >> Thanks, >> Michael >> >> >
