commit b60c470b8d0dc5574806b4c8bf47b0c8083eda40
author Amit Shah <amit.shah@redhat.com> Wed Jan 20 00:36:56 2010 +0530
committer Anthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com> Wed Jan 20 08:25:23 2010 -0600
tree 5114395fbff4c338fff671750d3c7fb96b271e31
parent f146ec9a6dccc28b826f08f9dbb341218355d8bb

virtio-serial: Add a 'virtserialport' device for generic serial port support

This commit adds a simple chardev-based serial port. Any data the guest
sends is forwarded to the chardev and vice-versa.

Sample uses for such a device can be obtaining info from the guest like
the file systems used, apps installed, etc. for offline usage and
logged-in users, clipboard copy-paste, etc. for online usage.

Signed-off-by: Amit Shah <amit.shah@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Anthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com>