Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Citrix PV Bus device

[Gerd Hoffmann]

On 07/02/13 16:03, Paul Durrant wrote:
> This patch introduces a new PCI device which will act as the binding point
> for Citrix branded PV drivers for Xen.
> The intention is that Citrix Windows PV drivers will be available on Windows
> Update and thus using the existing Xen platform PCI device as an anchor
> point is not desirable as that device has been ubiquitous in HVM guests for
> a long time and thus existing HVM guests running Windows would start
> automatically downloading drivers from Windows Update when this may not be
> desired by either the host or guest admin. This device therefore acts as
> an opt-in for those wishing to deploy Citrix PV drivers.

How does this differ from the xen platform pci device, except for the
fact that it has a different PCI ID?

cheers,
  Gerd