Enable virtfs in Natty ??

[Tim Gardner]

Looks to me like the only config options that aren't already enabled in 
Natty are CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE and CONFIG_9P_FS_POSIX_ACL. Do they need to 
be enabled?

rtg

On 12/06/2010 02:10 AM, Manoj Iyer wrote:
> Team,
>
> Please see below details for virtfs, What are your thoughts on
> enabling virtfs in our Natty kernel ?
>
> Cheers
> manjo
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Venkateswararao Jujjuri (JV)<jvrao at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> Date: Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 12:02 AM
> Subject: Re: Hello
> To: Manoj Iyer<manoj.iyer at canonical.com>
>
>
> On 11/30/2010 12:43 PM, Manoj Iyer wrote:
>> JV,
>>
>> Yes I do recall having that conversation. Can you pls refresh my
>> memory, did you say that you were working this upstream? what is the
>> current state of VirtFS ?
>
> Manoj, Thanks for your quick response.
>
> VirtFS is a 9P based passthrough filesystem for virtualized guests.
> Yes we are working out of upstream and most of our work is on the mainline
> kernel and QEMU.
>
> Here is the setup guide: http://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/9psetup
>
> I am working out with distros like Fedora and Ubuntu to increase
> the reach of this technology by including in distros.
>
> Development is still going but the upstream code has enough functionality to do
> basic filesystem functions.
>
> I am not sure if Ubuntu follows Fedora model (taking latest and greatest stable
> upstream)
> or RHEL model. If former I think it should be relatively easy for you
> to include.
>
> If you want to learn more, I will be happy to setup a call and talk to you
>
> More info on VirtFS:
>
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1355632/jujjuri.pdf
>
> http://www.linuxplumbersconf.org/2010/ocw//system/presentations/597/original/VirtFS_LPC_2010_Final.pdf
>
> Thanks,
> JV
>
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 12:50 AM, Venkateswararao Jujjuri (JV)
>> <jvrao at linux.vnet.ibm.com>  wrote:
>>> Hi Manoj, This is JV and I met you at Plumbers along with Darren Heart.
>>> If you recall we discussed about including VirtFS into  next Ubuntu.
>>> If I am getting to right manoj, can you please respond to this email?
>>>
>>> I would like to talk you more.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> JV
>>>
>>>
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