From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758198AbZIRSCR (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:02:17 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1758180AbZIRSCO (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:02:14 -0400 Received: from qw-out-2122.google.com ([74.125.92.24]:34693 "EHLO qw-out-2122.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758179AbZIRSCN (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:02:13 -0400 Message-ID: <4AB3CB25.2080808@codemonkey.ws> Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:02:13 -0500 From: Anthony Liguori User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090825) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "H. Peter Anvin" CC: Alan Cox , Amit Shah , rusty@rustcorp.com.au, virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] virtio_console: Add support for multiple ports for generic guest and host communication References: <1252678386-17404-1-git-send-email-amit.shah@redhat.com> <1252678386-17404-2-git-send-email-amit.shah@redhat.com> <20090911170010.34c80f2d@linux.intel.com> <20090911163806.GB25535@amit-x200.redhat.com> <4AAA8838.1080106@codemonkey.ws> <20090911173307.GB27046@amit-x200.redhat.com> <4AAA8A56.3040707@codemonkey.ws> <20090916112332.6bf981a5@linux.intel.com> <4AB164A0.8000402@codemonkey.ws> <20090918170048.53ba8cf6@linux.intel.com> <4AB3C988.2040303@codemonkey.ws> <4AB3CA27.1040307@zytor.com> In-Reply-To: <4AB3CA27.1040307@zytor.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org H. Peter Anvin wrote: > On 09/18/2009 10:55 AM, Anthony Liguori wrote: > >> I fail to see how this is at all relevant. This is a virtual machine, >> we're presenting virtual hardware that behaves like a serial device. >> Where web servers fit in is completely beyond me. >> >> > > s/virtio_console/virtio_serial/ > > There is a fairly noticeable difference between a "console device" and a > "serial device". However, something that can be extended and exported > to a physical serial port is definitely the latter. > Indeed. I think part of the confusion here is that virtio_console started as just as console and hence it used hvc. As part of the current reworking, I think it makes sense to rename the driver virtio_serial. Regards, Anthony Liguori > -hpa > >