[S390] smsgiucv_app: deliver z/VM CP special messages (SMSG) as uevents

The smsgiucv_app driver registers a callback with the smsgiucv driver
to receive z/VM CP special messages (SMSG) starting with "APP".

When the callback is called for special messages, the driver creates
an uevent for the received message.  The uevent consists of additional
environment data containing the message prefix ("APP"), message sender,
and message content.

udev rules can be used to trigger application specific actions through
matching the content or sender of the special message.

Signed-off-by: Hendrik Brueckner <brueckner@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/Kconfig b/drivers/s390/net/Kconfig
index cb909a5b5047..977bb4d4ed15 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/Kconfig
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ config SMSGIUCV
           Select this option if you want to be able to receive SMSG messages
           from other VM guest systems.
 
+config SMSGIUCV_EVENT
+        tristate "Deliver IUCV special messages as uevents (VM only)"
+        depends on SMSGIUCV
+        help
+          Select this option to deliver CP special messages (SMSGs) as
+          uevents.  The driver handles only those special messages that
+          start with "APP".
+
+          To compile as a module, choose M. The module name is "smsgiucv_app".
+
 config CLAW
         tristate "CLAW device support"
         depends on CCW && NETDEVICES