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

[Stefano Stabellini]

On Thu, 9 Mar 2017, Roger Pau Monnà wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 07, 2017 at 10:27:05AM -0800, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> > 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.
> 
> I don't mind co-mentoring it, so far I haven't got lucky with any of my other
> GSoC projects, but I don't know anything about 9pfs or fuse :).
> 
> This also has the difficulty that neither you not me is a member of any of the
> 9pfs-fuse projects, so it might be hard to get the changes upstream.

Good point. It would be best if one of the mentors was already engaged
with the 9pfs-fuse community.