Re: [PATCH v4] Add virtio-input driver.

From: Rusty Russell
Date: Wed Mar 25 2015 - 22:07:01 EST


Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@xxxxxxxx> writes:
> On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 01:51:43PM +1030, Rusty Russell wrote:
>> Imagine a future virtio standard which incorporates this. And a Windows
>> or FreeBSD implementation of the device and or driver. How ugly would
>> they be?
>
> A windows translation layer is fairly easy, people porting software from
> Windows to Linux told me numerous times that adapting isn't hard. I also
> believe that at least one of the BSD's has a compatible implementation
> these days based on the fact that I was asked to allow copying the
> headers in the past.

Thanks Vojtech, that answers my questions.

I figure we apply this and see where it leads...

Cheers,
Rusty.
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