linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 13/13] xen: introduce a Kconfig option to enable the pvcalls frontend

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Message-ID: <4fc30aab-9c21-fe7b-52c9-c9558dec6ab9@oracle.com>
Date:   Wed, 25 Oct 2017 10:39:52 -0400
From:   Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
To:     Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>,
        xen-devel@...ts.xen.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jgross@...e.com,
        Stefano Stabellini <stefano@...reto.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 13/13] xen: introduce a Kconfig option to enable the
 pvcalls frontend

On 10/24/2017 01:33 PM, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> Also add pvcalls-front to the Makefile.
>
> Signed-off-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano@...reto.com>
> CC: boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com
> CC: jgross@...e.com
> ---
>  drivers/xen/Kconfig  | 9 +++++++++
>  drivers/xen/Makefile | 1 +
>  2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/xen/Kconfig b/drivers/xen/Kconfig
> index 4545561..0b2c828 100644
> --- a/drivers/xen/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/xen/Kconfig
> @@ -196,6 +196,15 @@ config XEN_PCIDEV_BACKEND
>  
>  	  If in doubt, say m.
>  
> +config XEN_PVCALLS_FRONTEND
> +	tristate "XEN PV Calls frontend driver"
> +	depends on INET && XEN
> +	help
> +	  Experimental frontend for the Xen PV Calls protocol
> +	  (https://xenbits.xen.org/docs/unstable/misc/pvcalls.html). It
> +	  sends a small set of POSIX calls to the backend, which
> +	  implements them.

default n ?

(and maybe select XEN_XENBUS_FRONTEND)

-boris

> +
>  config XEN_PVCALLS_BACKEND
>  	bool "XEN PV Calls backend driver"
>  	depends on INET && XEN && XEN_BACKEND
> diff --git a/drivers/xen/Makefile b/drivers/xen/Makefile
> index 480b928..afb9e03 100644
> --- a/drivers/xen/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/xen/Makefile
> @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ 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
> +obj-$(CONFIG_XEN_PVCALLS_FRONTEND)	+= pvcalls-front.o
>  xen-evtchn-y				:= evtchn.o
>  xen-gntdev-y				:= gntdev.o
>  xen-gntalloc-y				:= gntalloc.o