There is unfortunately no documentation on HGCM right now. HGCM (which stands for host-guest communication manager) consists of two components: - guest client (e.g. clipboard: src\VBox\Additions\winnt\VBoxTray\VBoxClipboard.cpp - host server (e.g. clipboard: src\VBox\HostServices\SharedClipboard)
The host server must register itself in the HGCM name space. The supported host services are currently hard coded in src\VBox\Main\VMMDevInterface.cpp (VMMDev::drvConstruct). We could make this more generic if required, but it's enough to start with. The guest client talks to the VBox guest additions driver to connect to the host service. Once connected they can talk to each other. Communication can be done using copying or sharing guest physical addresses. Hope that helps to get you started, Sander Nev wrote: > The following, is a post I made on the VirtualBox user forum. And > "sandervl" from Sun Microsystems, suggest I redirect my question here. > > I have an application that requires very fast communications between the > guest application and host application. Host is Linux, Centos 5, Guest > is XP. Current implementation is based on VMware workstation 6.0 using > VMCI shared memory interface, but this interface has been removed in > workstation 6.5 and replaced with a socket interface, which is way too > slow. I have searched, but unable to find any such interface in > VirtualBox. Is it possible to share memory with an existing interface, > that I have missed? > > sandervl suggested the HGCM interface is appropriate (with some > coding?), I have been unable to find any documentation on this > interface. Is it documented, or do I need to refer to the source? > > I have downloaded the source, but have not yet been able to satisfy the > Prerequisites. Current issue is missing PulseAudio. > > Any help would be appreciated > > Thank you > > > > _______________________________________________ > vbox-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev > -- Kind regards / Mit freundlichen Gruessen / Met vriendelijke groet -- Sun Microsystems GmbH Sander van Leeuwen Werkstrasse 24 Senior Staff Engineer, VirtualBox 71384 Weinstadt, Germany mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================ Sitz der Gesellschaft: Sun Microsystems GmbH, Sonnenallee 1, 85551 Kirchheim-Heimstetten Amtsgericht Muenchen: HRB 161028 Geschaeftsfuehrer: Thomas Schroeder, Wolfgang Engels, Dr. Roland Boehmer Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates: Martin Haering ================================================ _______________________________________________ vbox-dev mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev
