[LEDE-DEV] [PATCH] block: support /dev/xvd* nodes

[W. Michael Petullo]

>> Xen provides paravirtualized block devices which most often appear as
>> /dev/xvd*. This patch adds this pattern to those known to the block
>> utilitiy. These devices require a kernel compiled with the xen-blkfront
>> driver.

> Having a closer look I just noticed that there are no XEN options set
> for x86/64 kernel. Maybe this should be changed, or is the the x86/64
> subtarget useful as a Xen domU right now?
> If not, it'd be great if you can test and suggest the necessary config
> changes to achieve this as well.

For some information, see the recent thread on lede-dev with the subject
"Xen PVHVM drivers." x86/64 is indeed useful as a DomU domain, but its
performance suffers from the lack of PVHVM driver support.

-- 
Mike

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