[Python-Dev] python issue27584 AF_VSOCK support

Christian Heimes christian at python.org
Thu Aug 17 17:38:00 EDT 2017


On 2017-08-17 14:21, Cathy Avery wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a python pull request https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/2489
> that introduces AF_VSOCK to the python C socket module.  Unfortunately
> things have gone quiet for several weeks. Since I am new to this process
> I am unclear on what to expect as the next steps. I believe I have
> addressed all issues. If I am mistaken please let me know. A real
> functioning test setup is a bit painful and I would be happy to help in
> anyway I can. The Microsoft Hyper V team is now introducing support of
> vsock in the upstream linux kernel so its adoption is spreading amongst
> the various hypervisors.
> 
> Any guidance on the basic timelines would be very helpful.

Hi Cathy,

thanks for your contribution! Your patch looks mostly fine. I pointed
out some minor issues in my review.

Regards,
Christian




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