linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 18/18] xen: introduce a Kconfig option to enable the pvcalls backend

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Date:   Tue, 13 Jun 2017 08:02:24 +0200
From:   Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
To:     Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>,
        xen-devel@...ts.xen.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com,
        Stefano Stabellini <stefano@...reto.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 18/18] xen: introduce a Kconfig option to enable the
 pvcalls backend

On 02/06/17 21:31, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> Also add pvcalls-back to the Makefile.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano@...reto.com>
> CC: boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com
> CC: jgross@...e.com
> ---
>  drivers/xen/Kconfig  | 12 ++++++++++++
>  drivers/xen/Makefile |  1 +
>  2 files changed, 13 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/xen/Kconfig b/drivers/xen/Kconfig
> index f15bb3b7..bbdf059 100644
> --- a/drivers/xen/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/xen/Kconfig
> @@ -196,6 +196,18 @@ config XEN_PCIDEV_BACKEND
>  
>  	  If in doubt, say m.
>  
> +config XEN_PVCALLS_BACKEND
> +	bool "XEN PV Calls backend driver"
> +	depends on INET && XEN

depends on XEN_BACKEND?


Juergen

> +	default n
> +	help
> +	  Experimental backend for the Xen PV Calls protocol
> +	  (https://xenbits.xen.org/docs/unstable/misc/pvcalls.html). It
> +	  allows PV Calls frontends to send POSIX calls to the backend,
> +	  which implements them.
> +
> +	  If in doubt, say n.
> +
>  config XEN_SCSI_BACKEND
>  	tristate "XEN SCSI backend driver"
>  	depends on XEN && XEN_BACKEND && TARGET_CORE
> diff --git a/drivers/xen/Makefile b/drivers/xen/Makefile
> index 8feab810..480b928 100644
> --- a/drivers/xen/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/xen/Makefile
> @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_XEN_ACPI_PROCESSOR)	+= xen-acpi-processor.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_XEN_EFI)			+= efi.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_XEN_SCSI_BACKEND)		+= xen-scsiback.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_XEN_AUTO_XLATE)		+= xlate_mmu.o
> +obj-$(CONFIG_XEN_PVCALLS_BACKEND)	+= pvcalls-back.o
>  xen-evtchn-y				:= evtchn.o
>  xen-gntdev-y				:= gntdev.o
>  xen-gntalloc-y				:= gntalloc.o
>