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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:56:21 +0100
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To: Elizabeth Figura <zfigura@...eweavers.com>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
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linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 01/31] ntsync: Introduce the ntsync driver and
character device.
Hi Elizabeth,
On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 11:42 PM Elizabeth Figura
<zfigura@...eweavers.com> wrote:
> ntsync uses a misc device as the simplest and least intrusive uAPI interface.
>
> Each file description on the device represents an isolated NT instance, intended
> to correspond to a single NT virtual machine.
>
> Signed-off-by: Elizabeth Figura <zfigura@...eweavers.com>
Thanks for your patch!
> --- a/drivers/misc/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
> @@ -506,6 +506,17 @@ config OPEN_DICE
>
> If unsure, say N.
>
> +config NTSYNC
> + tristate "NT synchronization primitive emulation"
> + help
> + This module provides kernel support for emulation of Windows NT
> + synchronization primitives. It is not a hardware driver.
> +
> + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
> + module will be called ntsync.
> +
> + If unsure, say N.
Is it useful to have this feature on systems or architectures that
are not supported by Windows NT?
If not, this should depend on <something> || COMPILE_TEST.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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