Re: [PATCH v2 01/31] ntsync: Introduce the ntsync driver and character device.

Hi Elizabeth,

On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 11:42 PM Elizabeth Figura zfigura@codeweavers.com wrote:

ntsync uses a misc device as the simplest and least intrusive uAPI interface.

Each file description on the device represents an isolated NT instance, intended to correspond to a single NT virtual machine.

Signed-off-by: Elizabeth Figura zfigura@codeweavers.com

Thanks for your patch!

--- a/drivers/misc/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/misc/Kconfig @@ -506,6 +506,17 @@ config OPEN_DICE

      If unsure, say N.

+config NTSYNC

•   tristate "NT synchronization primitive emulation"
  

•   help
  

•     This module provides kernel support for emulation of Windows NT
  

•     synchronization primitives. It is not a hardware driver.
  

•     To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  

•     module will be called ntsync.
  

•     If unsure, say N.
  

Is it useful to have this feature on systems or architectures that are not supported by Windows NT?

If not, this should depend on <something> || COMPILE_TEST.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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