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* * * In an effort to improve the out-of-the-box experience with Linux kernels for VMware users, VMware is working on readying the Virtual Machine Communication Interface (vmw_vmci) and VMCI Sockets (vmw_vsock) kernel modules for inclusion in the Linux kernel. The purpose of this post is to acquire feedback on the vmw_vmci kernel module. The vmw_vsock kernel module will be presented in a later

* * * In an effort to improve the out-of-the-box experience with Linux kernels for VMware users, VMware is working on readying the Virtual Machine Communication Interface (vmw_vmci) and VMCI Sockets (vmw_vsock) kernel modules for inclusion in the Linux kernel. The purpose of this post is to acquire feedback on the vmw_vmci kernel module. The vmw_vsock kernel module will be presented in a later

...ontext. + */ +static uint8_t *data_buffer; +static u32 data_buffer_size = VMCI_MAX_DG_SIZE; + +/* + * If the VMCI hardware supports the notification bitmap, we allocate + * and register a page with the device. + */ +static uint8_t *notification_bitmap; + +/* + * Per-instance host state + */ +struct vmci_linux { + struct vmci_ctx *context; + int userVersion; + enum vmci_obj_type ctType; + struct mutex lock; /* Mutex lock for vmci context access */ +}; + +/* + * Static driver state. + */ +struct vmci_linux_state { + struct miscdevice misc; + char buf[1024]; + atom...

...ontext. + */ +static uint8_t *data_buffer; +static u32 data_buffer_size = VMCI_MAX_DG_SIZE; + +/* + * If the VMCI hardware supports the notification bitmap, we allocate + * and register a page with the device. + */ +static uint8_t *notification_bitmap; + +/* + * Per-instance host state + */ +struct vmci_linux { + struct vmci_ctx *context; + int userVersion; + enum vmci_obj_type ctType; + struct mutex lock; /* Mutex lock for vmci context access */ +}; + +/* + * Static driver state. + */ +struct vmci_linux_state { + struct miscdevice misc; + char buf[1024]; + atom...

Second revision of the VMware VMCI RFC patchset. It incorperates fixes for all the feedback about the comment blocks and style and now passes checkpatch with 0 errors and 0 warnings. Thanks to all who have reviewed the code thus far. * * * In an effort to improve the out-of-the-box experience with Linux kernels for VMware users, VMware is working on readying the Virtual Machine Communication

Second revision of the VMware VMCI RFC patchset. It incorperates fixes for all the feedback about the comment blocks and style and now passes checkpatch with 0 errors and 0 warnings. Thanks to all who have reviewed the code thus far. * * * In an effort to improve the out-of-the-box experience with Linux kernels for VMware users, VMware is working on readying the Virtual Machine Communication

In an effort to improve the out-of-the-box experience with Linux kernels for VMware users, VMware is working on readying the Virtual Machine Communication Interface (vmw_vmci) and VMCI Sockets (vmw_vsock) kernel modules for inclusion in the Linux kernel. The purpose of this post is to acquire feedback on the vmw_vmci kernel module. The vmw_vsock kernel module will be presented in a later post.

In an effort to improve the out-of-the-box experience with Linux kernels for VMware users, VMware is working on readying the Virtual Machine Communication Interface (vmw_vmci) and VMCI Sockets (vmw_vsock) kernel modules for inclusion in the Linux kernel. The purpose of this post is to acquire feedback on the vmw_vmci kernel module. The vmw_vsock kernel module will be presented in a later post.

In an effort to improve the out-of-the-box experience with Linux kernels for VMware users, VMware is working on readying the Virtual Machine Communication Interface (vmw_vmci) and VMCI Sockets (vmw_vsock) kernel modules for inclusion in the Linux kernel. The purpose of this post is to acquire feedback on the vmw_vmci kernel module. The vmw_vsock kernel module will be presented in a later post.

In an effort to improve the out-of-the-box experience with Linux kernels for VMware users, VMware is working on readying the Virtual Machine Communication Interface (vmw_vmci) and VMCI Sockets (vmw_vsock) kernel modules for inclusion in the Linux kernel. The purpose of this post is to acquire feedback on the vmw_vmci kernel module. The vmw_vsock kernel module will be presented in a later post.