Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v1 0/2] libxl: add PV display device driver interface

[Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Oleksandr Grytsov writes ("Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v1 0/2] libxl: add PV display 
device driver interface"):
> On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 5:28 PM, Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Who starts the display backend ?  I'm obviously missing some of the
> > plumbing.  Sorry again for asking all these daft questions.
> 
> Currently it is launched in the host startup script. I guess it will
> be normal case.

OK.  You said it put the virtual display on the local Wayland or MIR
display.  How does it know which local display to display on, and
how to interact with the windowing system, and so on ?

> > I didn't find the protocol in tree when I looked.  If you need to
> > repost the patches, you can combine them into the same series.
> 
> Actually the protocol patch is submitted by Oleksandr Andrushchenko
> (we are working together on protocol/backend/frontend).

I'm very sorry that I didn't notice the difference in your surnames!
How embarrassing!  My apologies!

> And it has passed review process already and about to be committed. I
> can add link to the protocol patch in following reposts.

Sure.

Ian.

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