linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] VSOCK: Introduce VM Sockets

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Message-ID: <89189590.1119233.1360725782323.JavaMail.root@vmware.com>
Date:	Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:23:02 -0800 (PST)
From:	Andy King <acking@...are.com>
To:	Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	pv-drivers@...are.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] VSOCK: Introduce VM Sockets

Hi Gerd,

> > +/* Option name for socket's service label.  Use as the option name in
> > + * setsockopt(3) or getsockopt(3) to set or get the service label for a
> > socket.
> > + * The service label is a C-style NUL-terminated string.  Only available
> > for
> > + * hypervisor endpoints.
> > + */
> > +
> > +#define SO_VM_SOCKETS_SERVICE_LABEL 4
> > +
> 
> What is this and how does it work?

Oops, that's specific to ESX.  Thankfully it's only in the header and not
in anything under net/vmw_vsock, so removing it is easy.  I'll send out a
patch in the morning.

Thanks!
- Andy
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