On 11/20/2015 01:18 PM, Marc-André Lureau wrote: > Hi > > ----- Original Message ----- >>>> Hash ivshmem been used in anger? If yes, how? >> >> Still the question to answer. > > I don't expect users to read this ML everyday (anybody actually). Personally, > I have no clue how widespread ivshmem usage is.
We (Hewlett Packard Enterprise) are using ivshmem as a part of a project that is set to go public in the next few days: https://github.com/FabricAttachedMemory Sorry for the premature announcement; I wanted to declare our interest in ivshmem itself. QEMU 2.1 through 2.4.1 have worked well for our use-case. >> Why is this a single device model? > > No idea, but I agree it would make sense to have two different devices. FWIW, I support splitting the device into memdev and doorbell varieties as long as a compatibility device is available too. Thanks, -- Andrew James