RE: [RFC qemu 0/4] A PV solution for live migration optimization

From: Li, Liang Z
Date: Thu Mar 10 2016 - 03:36:26 EST


> > Could provide more information on how to use virtio-serial to exchange
> data? Thread , Wiki or code are all OK.
> > I have not find some useful information yet.
>
> See this commit in the Linux sources:
>
> 108fc82596e3b66b819df9d28c1ebbc9ab5de14c
>
> that adds a way to send guest trace data over to the host. I think that's the
> most relevant to your use-case. However, you'll have to add an in-kernel
> user of virtio-serial (like the virtio-console code
> -- the code that deals with tty and hvc currently). There's no other non-tty
> user right now, and this is the right kind of use-case to add one for!
>
> For many other (userspace) use-cases, see the qemu-guest-agent in the
> qemu sources.
>
> The API is documented in the wiki:
>
> http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Virtio-serial_API
>
> and the feature pages have some information that may help as well:
>
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/VirtioSerial
>
> There are some links in here too:
>
> http://log.amitshah.net/2010/09/communication-between-guests-and-
> hosts/
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
> Amit

Thanks a lot !!

Liang