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| author | Hendrik Brueckner <brueckner@linux.vnet.ibm.com> | 2008-12-25 13:38:57 +0100 |
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| committer | Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com> | 2008-12-25 13:39:03 +0100 |
| commit | 44a01d5ba8a4d543694461cd3e178cfa6b3f221b (patch) | |
| tree | e8f118a9eb4036784509af07ee14928ceb8a677f /drivers/char/Kconfig | |
| parent | [S390] ftrace: function tracer backend for s390 (diff) | |
| download | linux-44a01d5ba8a4d543694461cd3e178cfa6b3f221b.tar.xz linux-44a01d5ba8a4d543694461cd3e178cfa6b3f221b.zip | |
[S390] s390/hvc_console: z/VM IUCV hypervisor console support
This patch introduces a new hypervisor console (HVC) back-end that provides
terminal access over the z/VM inter-user communication vehicle (IUCV).
The z/VM IUCV communication is independent of the regular tcp/ip network
and allows access even if there is no network connection between two
z/VM guest virtual machines.
The z/VM IUCV hypervisor console back-end helps the user to access a
z/VM guest virtual machine that lacks of network connectivity; and thus,
provides a "full-screen" terminal alternative to 3215/3270 terminal sessions.
Use the hvc_iucv=[0..8] kernel boot parameter to specify the number of
HVC terminals using a z/VM IUCV back-end.
A recent version of the s390-tools package is required to establish a
terminal connection to a z/VM IUCV hypervisor console back-end.
Signed-off-by: Hendrik Brueckner <brueckner@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/char/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/char/Kconfig | 10 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig index 43d6ba83a191..8783457b93d3 100644 --- a/drivers/char/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig @@ -622,6 +622,16 @@ config HVC_BEAT help Toshiba's Cell Reference Set Beat Console device driver +config HVC_IUCV + bool "z/VM IUCV Hypervisor console support (VM only)" + depends on S390 + select HVC_DRIVER + select IUCV + default y + help + This driver provides a Hypervisor console (HVC) back-end to access + a Linux (console) terminal via a z/VM IUCV communication path. + config HVC_XEN bool "Xen Hypervisor Console support" depends on XEN |