Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 0/7] Xen transport for 9pfs frontend driver

[Stefano Stabellini]

On Tue, 7 Mar 2017, Roger Pau Monnà wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 06, 2017 at 12:00:41PM -0800, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > This patch series implements a new transport for 9pfs, aimed at Xen
> > systems.
> > 
> > The transport is based on a traditional Xen frontend and backend drivers
> > pair. This patch series implements the frontend, which typically runs in
> > a regular unprivileged guest.
> > 
> > I'll follow up with another series that implements the backend in
> > userspace in QEMU, which typically runs in Dom0 (but could also run in
> > a another guest).
> > 
> > The frontend complies to the Xen transport for 9pfs specification
> > version 1, available here:
> > 
> > http://xenbits.xen.org/gitweb/?p=xen.git;a=blob_plain;f=docs/misc/9pfs.markdown;hb=HEAD
> 
> Kind of tangential to this series, but maybe it would make sense to implement
> this transport in a fuse based 9pfs driver? I see there are already several
> fuse-9pfs implementations around. Something for a GSoC/Outreach project?

Sure. Additionally, with open source frontends and backends already
available, it should be easier to code. I am happy to co-mentor the
project with you, if you feel like it.