linux-kernel - Re: Plan 9 Resource Sharing Support

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Message-ID: <20070723161550.GJ21668@ftp.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:15:50 +0100
From:	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, ericvh@...il.com,
	rminnich@...l.gov, lucho@...kov.net,
	v9fs-developer@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: Plan 9 Resource Sharing Support - what is it?

On Mon, Jul 23, 2007 at 09:54:34AM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
>   Plan 9 Resource Sharing Support (9P2000) (Experimental) (NET_9P)
> [N/m/y/?] (NEW) ?
> 
> If you say Y here, you will get experimental support for
> Plan 9 resource sharing via the 9P2000 protocol.
> 
> See <http://v9fs.sf.net> for more information.
> 
> If unsure, say N.
> 
> What is "plan 9 resource sharing"? Some kind of mosix-like process
> migration? Could you explain it in two lines in Kconfig?

9P is the protocol used by Plan 9 remote/userland filesystem servers.
FUSE is its considerably more bloated and less sane analog.
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