Adding support for host-shared folders using virtio-9p

[stv0g]

Please consider this PR a WiP.

@jceel has implemented support for host-shared directories / mounts like requested in #45 and #70.

There are a few points we still need to tackle. And the best way to do this is by getting some feedback. Especially from @mist64 :-)

• [ ] Are you fine with introducing new dependencies like jceel's lib9p?
• [ ] How do you want to track dependencies:
  • git submodule?
  • pkg-config
  • ??
• [ ] Allow building without virtio-9p support
• [ ] lib9p is not based on on Plan 9 lib9p nor libixp. We should clarify that in the README of jceel's lib9p.

[c4milo]

I'm all for getting lib9p introduced into xhyve. Any thoughts on this @xez?

[stv0g]

@c4milo What do you mean by 'introduced'?

Using a git-submodule? Or by copy&paste the code? Or even without all?

[c4milo]

Whatever method is more convenient to update from upstream.

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Using a git-submodule? Or by copy&paste the code? Or even without all?

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[foxx]

Any update on this?

[stv0g]

I lost the overview which repo is now the official one. I don't know where its merged or not.

[smiren]

What news?

[mfojtik]

Seems like this needs a rebase as this won't build on latest OSX :-(

[dinamic]

Guys, it will be awesome if we could have this functionality baked in. Is there any progress?

@stv0g could you rebase?

[jeremyhu]

@jasnee Was looking at this a couple weeks ago for me. There were some comments he wanted to pass along before we merge this in. James, could you please provide your feedback here?

[stv0g]

Sorry. I dont have any interest anymore in getting this merged.

If there is anybody else, please feel free to open a new PR with my changes rebased..