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authorAlex Zeffertt <alex.zeffertt@eu.citrix.com>2009-01-07 18:07:11 -0800
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2009-01-08 08:30:59 -0800
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xen: add xenfs to allow usermode <-> Xen interaction
The xenfs filesystem exports various interfaces to usermode. Initially this exports a file to allow usermode to interact with xenbus/xenstore. Traditionally this appeared in /proc/xen. Rather than extending procfs, this patch adds a backward-compat mountpoint on /proc/xen, and provides a xenfs filesystem which can be mounted there. Signed-off-by: Alex Zeffertt <alex.zeffertt@eu.citrix.com> Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@citrix.com> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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@@ -17,3 +17,27 @@ config XEN_SCRUB_PAGES
is not accidentally visible to other domains. Is it more
secure, but slightly less efficient.
If in doubt, say yes.
+
+config XENFS
+ tristate "Xen filesystem"
+ depends on XEN
+ default y
+ help
+ The xen filesystem provides a way for domains to share
+ information with each other and with the hypervisor.
+ For example, by reading and writing the "xenbus" file, guests
+ may pass arbitrary information to the initial domain.
+ If in doubt, say yes.
+
+config XEN_COMPAT_XENFS
+ bool "Create compatibility mount point /proc/xen"
+ depends on XENFS
+ default y
+ help
+ The old xenstore userspace tools expect to find "xenbus"
+ under /proc/xen, but "xenbus" is now found at the root of the
+ xenfs filesystem. Selecting this causes the kernel to create
+ the compatibilty mount point /proc/xen if it is running on
+ a xen platform.
+ If in doubt, say yes.
+