xen: add virtual block device driver.

The block device frontend driver allows the kernel to access block devices exported exported by a virtual machine containing a physical block device driver. Signed-off-by: Ian Pratt <ian.pratt@xensource.com> Signed-off-by: Christian Limpach <Christian.Limpach@cl.cam.ac.uk> Signed-off-by: Chris Wright <chrisw@sous-sol.org> Cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org> Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
git-mirror · Jul 18, 2007 · 9f27ee5 · 9f27ee5
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diff --git a/drivers/block/Kconfig b/drivers/block/Kconfig
@@ -427,4 +427,13 @@ config XILINX_SYSACE
 	help
 	  Include support for the Xilinx SystemACE CompactFlash interface
 
+config XEN_BLKDEV_FRONTEND
+	tristate "Xen virtual block device support"
+	depends on XEN
+	default y
+	help
+	  This driver implements the front-end of the Xen virtual
+	  block device driver.  It communicates with a back-end driver
+	  in another domain which drives the actual block device.
+
 endif # BLK_DEV
diff --git a/drivers/block/Makefile b/drivers/block/Makefile
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_VIODASD)		+= viodasd.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SX8)	+= sx8.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UB)	+= ub.o
 
+obj-$(CONFIG_XEN_BLKDEV_FRONTEND)	+= xen-blkfront.o
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Expand Up		@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_VIODASD) += viodasd.o
		obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SX8) += sx8.o
		obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UB) += ub.o

		obj-$(CONFIG_XEN_BLKDEV_FRONTEND) += xen-blkfront.o