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SubjectRe: [patch 21/21] Xen-paravirt: Add the Xen virtual network device driver.
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Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org> writes:

> +++ b/drivers/xen/Kconfig.net
> @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
> +menu "Xen network device drivers"
> + depends on NETDEVICES && XEN
> +
> +config XEN_NETDEV_FRONTEND
> + tristate "Network-device frontend driver"
> + depends on XEN
> + default y
> + help
> + The network-device frontend driver allows the kernel to access
> + network interfaces within another guest OS. Unless you are building a
> + dedicated device-driver domain, or your master control domain
> + (domain 0), then you almost certainly want to say Y here.

Am I reading this correctly I can directly use the network interface
of another guest OS (no protection)?

I think this description is misleading, and probably say something
about virtual hardware.

Eric
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