Re: [Qemu-devel] [PULL 00/48] ivshmem series

[Paolo Bonzini]

On 09/10/2015 15:02, Pavel Fedin wrote:
>> It is needed for use with vhost-user.  If the file descriptor you
>> pass to the vhost-user server is mapped with MAP_PRIVATE, the
>> vhost-user server will not get the guest's memory contents.  At
>> least I think so. :)
>
> Aha, so it actually tested only when file descriptor is passed from
> outside, and not file name, isn't it?

When it's passed _to_ outside (via SCM_RIGHTS).  But yes, the file name
doesn't matter in this case.

Thanks,

Paolo