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authorcaavery <cavery@redhat.com>2017-09-06 22:18:10 (GMT)
committerChristian Heimes <christian@python.org>2017-09-06 22:18:10 (GMT)
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bpo-27584: New addition of vSockets to the python socket module (#2489)
* bpo-27584: New addition of vSockets to the python socket module Support for AF_VSOCK on Linux only * bpo-27584: Fixes for V2 Fixed syntax and naming problems. Fixed #ifdef AF_VSOCK checking Restored original aclocal.m4 * bpo-27584: Fixes for V3 Added checking for fcntl and thread modules. * bpo-27584: Fixes for V4 Fixed white space error * bpo-27584: Fixes for V5 Added back comma in (CID, port). * bpo-27584: Fixes for V6 Added news file. socket.rst now reflects first Linux introduction of AF_VSOCK. Fixed get_cid in test_socket.py. Replaced PyLong_FromLong with PyLong_FromUnsignedLong in socketmodule.c Got rid of extra AF_VSOCK #define. Added sockaddr_vm to sock_addr. * bpo-27584: Fixes for V7 Minor cleanup. * bpo-27584: Fixes for V8 Put back #undef AF_VSOCK as it is necessary when vm_sockets.h is not installed.
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Ammar Askar
Chris AtLee
Aymeric Augustin
+Cathy Avery
John Aycock
Donovan Baarda
Arne Babenhauserheide
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+``AF_VSOCK`` has been added to the socket interface which allows
+communication between virtual machines and their host.