linux/drivers/lguest
Rusty Russell 84f7466ee2 Selecting LGUEST should turn on Guest support, as in 2.6.23.
There's currently no way to turn on Lguest guest support; the planned
Kconfig virtualization reorg didn't get into 2.6.25.

This was unnoticed because if you already had CONFIG_LGUEST_GUEST=y in
your config, it worked.  Too bad about new users...

Also, the Kconfig help was wrong now the virtio drivers are merged.

Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-01-18 14:05:48 -08:00
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x86 lguest: documentation update 2007-10-25 15:02:50 +10:00
core.c lguest: documentation update 2007-10-25 15:02:50 +10:00
hypercalls.c lguest: documentation update 2007-10-25 15:02:50 +10:00
interrupts_and_traps.c lguest: documentation update 2007-10-25 15:02:50 +10:00
Kconfig Selecting LGUEST should turn on Guest support, as in 2.6.23. 2008-01-18 14:05:48 -08:00
lg.h lguest: documentation update 2007-10-25 15:02:50 +10:00
lguest_device.c virtio: fix module/device unloading 2007-11-19 11:20:42 +11:00
lguest_user.c lguest_user.c: fix memory leak 2007-11-14 18:45:38 -08:00
Makefile Lguest support for Virtio 2007-10-23 15:49:56 +10:00
page_tables.c lguest: documentation update 2007-10-25 15:02:50 +10:00
README lguest: documentation I: Preparation 2007-07-26 11:35:16 -07:00
segments.c lguest: documentation update 2007-10-25 15:02:50 +10:00

Welcome, friend reader, to lguest.

Lguest is an adventure, with you, the reader, as Hero.  I can't think of many
5000-line projects which offer both such capability and glimpses of future
potential; it is an exciting time to be delving into the source!

But be warned; this is an arduous journey of several hours or more!  And as we
know, all true Heroes are driven by a Noble Goal.  Thus I offer a Beer (or
equivalent) to anyone I meet who has completed this documentation.

So get comfortable and keep your wits about you (both quick and humorous).
Along your way to the Noble Goal, you will also gain masterly insight into
lguest, and hypervisors and x86 virtualization in general.

Our Quest is in seven parts: (best read with C highlighting turned on)

I) Preparation
	- In which our potential hero is flown quickly over the landscape for a
	  taste of its scope.  Suitable for the armchair coders and other such
	  persons of faint constitution.

II) Guest
	- Where we encounter the first tantalising wisps of code, and come to
	  understand the details of the life of a Guest kernel.

III) Drivers
	- Whereby the Guest finds its voice and become useful, and our
	  understanding of the Guest is completed.

IV) Launcher
	- Where we trace back to the creation of the Guest, and thus begin our
	  understanding of the Host.

V) Host
	- Where we master the Host code, through a long and tortuous journey.
	  Indeed, it is here that our hero is tested in the Bit of Despair.

VI) Switcher
	- Where our understanding of the intertwined nature of Guests and Hosts
	  is completed.

VII) Mastery
	- Where our fully fledged hero grapples with the Great Question:
	  "What next?"

make Preparation!
Rusty Russell.