[S390] Linux API for writing z/VM APPLDATA Monitor records.

This patch delivers a new Linux API in the form of a misc char
device that is useable from user space and allows write access
to the z/VM APPLDATA Monitor Records collected by the *MONITOR
System Service of z/VM.

Signed-off-by: Melissa Howland <melissah@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/s390/Kconfig b/drivers/s390/Kconfig
index bc4261e8b606..ae89b9b88743 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/s390/Kconfig
@@ -213,6 +213,12 @@ config MONREADER
         help
           Character device driver for reading z/VM monitor service records
 
+config MONWRITER
+        tristate "API for writing z/VM monitor service records"
+        default "m"
+        help
+          Character device driver for writing z/VM monitor service records
+
 endmenu
 
 menu "Cryptographic devices"