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-rw-r--r--Makefile.objs1
-rw-r--r--fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c1
-rw-r--r--fsdev/qemu-fsdev.h1
-rw-r--r--hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-synth.c574
-rw-r--r--hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-synth.h50
-rw-r--r--hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.h6
-rw-r--r--qemu-options.hx9
-rw-r--r--vl.c18
8 files changed, 660 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index 01587c8f8f..3dead4e4a1 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ hw-obj-$(CONFIG_SOUND) += $(sound-obj-y)
 9pfs-nested-$(CONFIG_VIRTFS) += virtio-9p-xattr-user.o virtio-9p-posix-acl.o
 9pfs-nested-$(CONFIG_VIRTFS) += virtio-9p-coth.o cofs.o codir.o cofile.o
 9pfs-nested-$(CONFIG_VIRTFS) += coxattr.o virtio-9p-handle.o
+9pfs-nested-$(CONFIG_VIRTFS) += virtio-9p-synth.o
 
 hw-obj-$(CONFIG_REALLY_VIRTFS) += $(addprefix 9pfs/, $(9pfs-nested-y))
 $(addprefix 9pfs/, $(9pfs-nested-y)): QEMU_CFLAGS+=$(GLIB_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c b/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c
index 27d10cb3b3..7fd2aa7793 100644
--- a/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c
+++ b/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ static QTAILQ_HEAD(FsDriverEntry_head, FsDriverListEntry) fsdriver_entries =
 static FsDriverTable FsDrivers[] = {
     { .name = "local", .ops = &local_ops},
     { .name = "handle", .ops = &handle_ops},
+    { .name = "synth", .ops = &synth_ops},
 };
 
 int qemu_fsdev_add(QemuOpts *opts)
diff --git a/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.h b/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.h
index 5099085720..8ef847374a 100644
--- a/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.h
+++ b/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.h
@@ -53,4 +53,5 @@ int qemu_fsdev_add(QemuOpts *opts);
 FsDriverEntry *get_fsdev_fsentry(char *id);
 extern FileOperations local_ops;
 extern FileOperations handle_ops;
+extern FileOperations synth_ops;
 #endif
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-synth.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-synth.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..72a916c577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-synth.c
@@ -0,0 +1,574 @@
+/*
+ * Virtio 9p synthetic file system support
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2011
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Malahal Naineni <malahal@us.ibm.com>
+ *  Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.  See
+ * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "hw/virtio.h"
+#include "virtio-9p.h"
+#include "virtio-9p-xattr.h"
+#include "fsdev/qemu-fsdev.h"
+#include "virtio-9p-synth.h"
+
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+/* Root node for synth file system */
+V9fsSynthNode v9fs_synth_root = {
+    .name = "/",
+    .actual_attr = {
+        .mode = 0555 | S_IFDIR,
+        .nlink = 1,
+    },
+    .attr = &v9fs_synth_root.actual_attr,
+};
+
+/*FIXME!! should be converted to qemu_rwlock_t */
+static pthread_rwlock_t v9fs_synth_mutex;
+static int v9fs_synth_node_count;
+/* set to 1 when the synth fs is ready */
+static int v9fs_synth_fs;
+
+static V9fsSynthNode *v9fs_add_dir_node(V9fsSynthNode *parent, int mode,
+                                        const char *name,
+                                        V9fsSynthNodeAttr *attr, int inode)
+{
+    V9fsSynthNode *node;
+
+    /* Add directory type and remove write bits */
+    mode = ((mode & 0777) | S_IFDIR) & ~(S_IWUSR | S_IWGRP | S_IWOTH);
+    node = g_malloc0(sizeof(V9fsSynthNode));
+    if (attr) {
+        /* We are adding .. or . entries */
+        node->attr = attr;
+        node->attr->nlink++;
+    } else {
+        node->attr = &node->actual_attr;
+        node->attr->inode = inode;
+        node->attr->nlink = 1;
+        /* We don't allow write to directories */
+        node->attr->mode   = mode;
+        node->attr->write = NULL;
+        node->attr->read  = NULL;
+    }
+    node->private = node;
+    strncpy(node->name, name, sizeof(node->name));
+    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&parent->child, node, sibling);
+    return node;
+}
+
+int qemu_v9fs_synth_mkdir(V9fsSynthNode *parent, int mode,
+                          const char *name, V9fsSynthNode **result)
+{
+    int ret;
+    V9fsSynthNode *node, *tmp;
+
+    if (!v9fs_synth_fs) {
+        return EAGAIN;
+    }
+    if (!name || (strlen(name) >= NAME_MAX)) {
+        return EINVAL;
+    }
+    if (!parent) {
+        parent = &v9fs_synth_root;
+    }
+    pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&v9fs_synth_mutex);
+    QLIST_FOREACH(tmp, &parent->child, sibling) {
+        if (!strcmp(tmp->name, name)) {
+            ret = EEXIST;
+            goto err_out;
+        }
+    }
+    /* Add the name */
+    node = v9fs_add_dir_node(parent, mode, name, NULL, v9fs_synth_node_count++);
+    v9fs_add_dir_node(node, parent->attr->mode, "..",
+                      parent->attr, parent->attr->inode);
+    v9fs_add_dir_node(node, node->attr->mode, ".",
+                      node->attr, node->attr->inode);
+    *result = node;
+    ret = 0;
+err_out:
+    pthread_rwlock_unlock(&v9fs_synth_mutex);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int qemu_v9fs_synth_add_file(V9fsSynthNode *parent, int mode,
+                             const char *name, v9fs_synth_read read,
+                             v9fs_synth_write write, void *arg)
+{
+    int ret;
+    V9fsSynthNode *node, *tmp;
+
+    if (!v9fs_synth_fs) {
+        return EAGAIN;
+    }
+    if (!name || (strlen(name) >= NAME_MAX)) {
+        return EINVAL;
+    }
+    if (!parent) {
+        parent = &v9fs_synth_root;
+    }
+
+    pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&v9fs_synth_mutex);
+    QLIST_FOREACH(tmp, &parent->child, sibling) {
+        if (!strcmp(tmp->name, name)) {
+            ret = EEXIST;
+            goto err_out;
+        }
+    }
+    /* Add file type and remove write bits */
+    mode = ((mode & 0777) | S_IFREG);
+    node = g_malloc0(sizeof(V9fsSynthNode));
+    node->attr         = &node->actual_attr;
+    node->attr->inode  = v9fs_synth_node_count++;
+    node->attr->nlink  = 1;
+    node->attr->read   = read;
+    node->attr->write  = write;
+    node->attr->mode   = mode;
+    node->private      = arg;
+    strncpy(node->name, name, sizeof(node->name));
+    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&parent->child, node, sibling);
+    ret = 0;
+err_out:
+    pthread_rwlock_unlock(&v9fs_synth_mutex);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static void v9fs_synth_fill_statbuf(V9fsSynthNode *node, struct stat *stbuf)
+{
+    stbuf->st_dev = 0;
+    stbuf->st_ino = node->attr->inode;
+    stbuf->st_mode = node->attr->mode;
+    stbuf->st_nlink = node->attr->nlink;
+    stbuf->st_uid = 0;
+    stbuf->st_gid = 0;
+    stbuf->st_rdev = 0;
+    stbuf->st_size = 0;
+    stbuf->st_blksize = 0;
+    stbuf->st_blocks = 0;
+    stbuf->st_atime = 0;
+    stbuf->st_mtime = 0;
+    stbuf->st_ctime = 0;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_lstat(FsContext *fs_ctx,
+                            V9fsPath *fs_path, struct stat *stbuf)
+{
+    V9fsSynthNode *node = *(V9fsSynthNode **)fs_path->data;
+
+    v9fs_synth_fill_statbuf(node, stbuf);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_fstat(FsContext *fs_ctx,
+                            V9fsFidOpenState *fs, struct stat *stbuf)
+{
+    V9fsSynthOpenState *synth_open = fs->private;
+    v9fs_synth_fill_statbuf(synth_open->node, stbuf);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_opendir(FsContext *ctx,
+                             V9fsPath *fs_path, V9fsFidOpenState *fs)
+{
+    V9fsSynthOpenState *synth_open;
+    V9fsSynthNode *node = *(V9fsSynthNode **)fs_path->data;
+
+    synth_open = g_malloc(sizeof(*synth_open));
+    synth_open->node = node;
+    node->open_count++;
+    fs->private = synth_open;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_closedir(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs)
+{
+    V9fsSynthOpenState *synth_open = fs->private;
+    V9fsSynthNode *node = synth_open->node;
+
+    node->open_count--;
+    g_free(synth_open);
+    fs->private = NULL;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static off_t v9fs_synth_telldir(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs)
+{
+    V9fsSynthOpenState *synth_open = fs->private;
+    return synth_open->offset;
+}
+
+static void v9fs_synth_seekdir(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs, off_t off)
+{
+    V9fsSynthOpenState *synth_open = fs->private;
+    synth_open->offset = off;
+}
+
+static void v9fs_synth_rewinddir(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs)
+{
+    v9fs_synth_seekdir(ctx, fs, 0);
+}
+
+static void v9fs_synth_direntry(V9fsSynthNode *node,
+                                struct dirent *entry, off_t off)
+{
+    strcpy(entry->d_name, node->name);
+    entry->d_ino = node->attr->inode;
+    entry->d_off = off + 1;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_get_dentry(V9fsSynthNode *dir, struct dirent *entry,
+                                 struct dirent **result, off_t off)
+{
+    int i = 0;
+    V9fsSynthNode *node;
+
+    pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&v9fs_synth_mutex);
+    QLIST_FOREACH(node, &dir->child, sibling) {
+        /* This is the off child of the directory */
+        if (i == off) {
+            break;
+        }
+        i++;
+    }
+    pthread_rwlock_unlock(&v9fs_synth_mutex);
+    if (!node) {
+        /* end of directory */
+        *result = NULL;
+        return 0;
+    }
+    v9fs_synth_direntry(node, entry, off);
+    *result = entry;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_readdir_r(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs,
+                                struct dirent *entry, struct dirent **result)
+{
+    int ret;
+    V9fsSynthOpenState *synth_open = fs->private;
+    V9fsSynthNode *node = synth_open->node;
+    ret = v9fs_synth_get_dentry(node, entry, result, synth_open->offset);
+    if (!ret && *result != NULL) {
+        synth_open->offset++;
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_open(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *fs_path,
+                           int flags, V9fsFidOpenState *fs)
+{
+    V9fsSynthOpenState *synth_open;
+    V9fsSynthNode *node = *(V9fsSynthNode **)fs_path->data;
+
+    synth_open = g_malloc(sizeof(*synth_open));
+    synth_open->node = node;
+    node->open_count++;
+    fs->private = synth_open;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_open2(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsPath *dir_path,
+                            const char *name, int flags,
+                            FsCred *credp, V9fsFidOpenState *fs)
+{
+    errno = ENOSYS;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_close(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs)
+{
+    V9fsSynthOpenState *synth_open = fs->private;
+    V9fsSynthNode *node = synth_open->node;
+
+    node->open_count--;
+    g_free(synth_open);
+    fs->private = NULL;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static ssize_t v9fs_synth_pwritev(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs,
+                                  const struct iovec *iov,
+                                  int iovcnt, off_t offset)
+{
+    int i, count = 0, wcount;
+    V9fsSynthOpenState *synth_open = fs->private;
+    V9fsSynthNode *node = synth_open->node;
+    if (!node->attr->write) {
+        errno = EPERM;
+        return -1;
+    }
+    for (i = 0; i < iovcnt; i++) {
+        wcount = node->attr->write(iov[i].iov_base, iov[i].iov_len,
+                                   offset, node->private);
+        offset += wcount;
+        count  += wcount;
+        /* If we wrote less than requested. we are done */
+        if (wcount < iov[i].iov_len) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    return count;
+}
+
+static ssize_t v9fs_synth_preadv(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs,
+                                 const struct iovec *iov,
+                                 int iovcnt, off_t offset)
+{
+    int i, count = 0, rcount;
+    V9fsSynthOpenState *synth_open = fs->private;
+    V9fsSynthNode *node = synth_open->node;
+    if (!node->attr->read) {
+        errno = EPERM;
+        return -1;
+    }
+    for (i = 0; i < iovcnt; i++) {
+        rcount = node->attr->read(iov[i].iov_base, iov[i].iov_len,
+                                  offset, node->private);
+        offset += rcount;
+        count  += rcount;
+        /* If we read less than requested. we are done */
+        if (rcount < iov[i].iov_len) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    return count;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_truncate(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *path, off_t offset)
+{
+    errno = ENOSYS;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_chmod(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsPath *path, FsCred *credp)
+{
+    errno = EPERM;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_mknod(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsPath *path,
+                       const char *buf, FsCred *credp)
+{
+    errno = EPERM;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_mkdir(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsPath *path,
+                       const char *buf, FsCred *credp)
+{
+    errno = EPERM;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static ssize_t v9fs_synth_readlink(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsPath *path,
+                                   char *buf, size_t bufsz)
+{
+    errno = ENOSYS;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_symlink(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *oldpath,
+                              V9fsPath *newpath, const char *buf, FsCred *credp)
+{
+    errno = EPERM;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_link(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsPath *oldpath,
+                           V9fsPath *newpath, const char *buf)
+{
+    errno = EPERM;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_rename(FsContext *ctx, const char *oldpath,
+                             const char *newpath)
+{
+    errno = EPERM;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_chown(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsPath *path, FsCred *credp)
+{
+    errno = EPERM;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_utimensat(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsPath *path,
+                                const struct timespec *buf)
+{
+    errno = EPERM;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_remove(FsContext *ctx, const char *path)
+{
+    errno = EPERM;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_fsync(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs, int datasync)
+{
+    errno = ENOSYS;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_statfs(FsContext *s, V9fsPath *fs_path,
+                             struct statfs *stbuf)
+{
+    stbuf->f_type = 0xABCD;
+    stbuf->f_bsize = 512;
+    stbuf->f_blocks = 0;
+    stbuf->f_files = v9fs_synth_node_count;
+    stbuf->f_namelen = NAME_MAX;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static ssize_t v9fs_synth_lgetxattr(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *path,
+                                    const char *name, void *value, size_t size)
+{
+    errno = ENOTSUP;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static ssize_t v9fs_synth_llistxattr(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *path,
+                                     void *value, size_t size)
+{
+    errno = ENOTSUP;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_lsetxattr(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *path,
+                                const char *name, void *value,
+                                size_t size, int flags)
+{
+    errno = ENOTSUP;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_lremovexattr(FsContext *ctx,
+                                   V9fsPath *path, const char *name)
+{
+    errno = ENOTSUP;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_name_to_path(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *dir_path,
+                                   const char *name, V9fsPath *target)
+{
+    V9fsSynthNode *node;
+    V9fsSynthNode *dir_node;
+
+    /* "." and ".." are not allowed */
+    if (!strcmp(name, ".") || !strcmp(name, "..")) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+
+    }
+    if (!dir_path) {
+        dir_node = &v9fs_synth_root;
+    } else {
+        dir_node = *(V9fsSynthNode **)dir_path->data;
+    }
+    if (!strcmp(name, "/")) {
+        node = dir_node;
+        goto out;
+    }
+    /* search for the name in the childern */
+    pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&v9fs_synth_mutex);
+    QLIST_FOREACH(node, &dir_node->child, sibling) {
+        if (!strcmp(node->name, name)) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    pthread_rwlock_unlock(&v9fs_synth_mutex);
+    if (!node) {
+        errno = ENOENT;
+        return -1;
+    }
+out:
+    /* Copy the node pointer to fid */
+    target->data = g_malloc(sizeof(void *));
+    memcpy(target->data, &node, sizeof(void *));
+    target->size = sizeof(void *);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_renameat(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *olddir,
+                               const char *old_name, V9fsPath *newdir,
+                               const char *new_name)
+{
+    errno = EPERM;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_unlinkat(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *dir,
+                               const char *name, int flags)
+{
+    errno = EPERM;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_synth_init(FsContext *ctx)
+{
+    pthread_rwlockattr_t rwlockattr;
+
+    QLIST_INIT(&v9fs_synth_root.child);
+    pthread_rwlockattr_init(&rwlockattr);
+    pthread_rwlock_init(&v9fs_synth_mutex, &rwlockattr);
+
+    /* Add "." and ".." entries for root */
+    v9fs_add_dir_node(&v9fs_synth_root, v9fs_synth_root.attr->mode,
+                      "..", v9fs_synth_root.attr, v9fs_synth_root.attr->inode);
+    v9fs_add_dir_node(&v9fs_synth_root, v9fs_synth_root.attr->mode,
+                      ".", v9fs_synth_root.attr, v9fs_synth_root.attr->inode);
+
+    /* Mark the subsystem is ready for use */
+    v9fs_synth_fs = 1;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+FileOperations synth_ops = {
+    .init         = v9fs_synth_init,
+    .lstat        = v9fs_synth_lstat,
+    .readlink     = v9fs_synth_readlink,
+    .close        = v9fs_synth_close,
+    .closedir     = v9fs_synth_closedir,
+    .open         = v9fs_synth_open,
+    .opendir      = v9fs_synth_opendir,
+    .rewinddir    = v9fs_synth_rewinddir,
+    .telldir      = v9fs_synth_telldir,
+    .readdir_r    = v9fs_synth_readdir_r,
+    .seekdir      = v9fs_synth_seekdir,
+    .preadv       = v9fs_synth_preadv,
+    .pwritev      = v9fs_synth_pwritev,
+    .chmod        = v9fs_synth_chmod,
+    .mknod        = v9fs_synth_mknod,
+    .mkdir        = v9fs_synth_mkdir,
+    .fstat        = v9fs_synth_fstat,
+    .open2        = v9fs_synth_open2,
+    .symlink      = v9fs_synth_symlink,
+    .link         = v9fs_synth_link,
+    .truncate     = v9fs_synth_truncate,
+    .rename       = v9fs_synth_rename,
+    .chown        = v9fs_synth_chown,
+    .utimensat    = v9fs_synth_utimensat,
+    .remove       = v9fs_synth_remove,
+    .fsync        = v9fs_synth_fsync,
+    .statfs       = v9fs_synth_statfs,
+    .lgetxattr    = v9fs_synth_lgetxattr,
+    .llistxattr   = v9fs_synth_llistxattr,
+    .lsetxattr    = v9fs_synth_lsetxattr,
+    .lremovexattr = v9fs_synth_lremovexattr,
+    .name_to_path = v9fs_synth_name_to_path,
+    .renameat     = v9fs_synth_renameat,
+    .unlinkat     = v9fs_synth_unlinkat,
+};
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-synth.h b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-synth.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e03f434633
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-synth.h
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Virtio 9p
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2011
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.  See
+ * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+
+typedef struct V9fsSynthNode V9fsSynthNode;
+typedef ssize_t (*v9fs_synth_read)(void *buf, int len, off_t offset,
+                                   void *arg);
+typedef ssize_t (*v9fs_synth_write)(void *buf, int len, off_t offset,
+                                    void *arg);
+typedef struct V9fsSynthNodeAttr {
+    int mode;
+    int inode;
+    int nlink;
+    v9fs_synth_read read;
+    v9fs_synth_write write;
+} V9fsSynthNodeAttr;
+
+struct V9fsSynthNode {
+    QLIST_HEAD(, V9fsSynthNode) child;
+    QLIST_ENTRY(V9fsSynthNode) sibling;
+    char name[NAME_MAX];
+    V9fsSynthNodeAttr *attr;
+    V9fsSynthNodeAttr actual_attr;
+    void *private;
+    int open_count;
+};
+
+typedef struct V9fsSynthOpenState {
+    off_t offset;
+    V9fsSynthNode *node;
+} V9fsSynthOpenState;
+
+extern int qemu_v9fs_synth_mkdir(V9fsSynthNode *parent, int mode,
+                                 const char *name, V9fsSynthNode **result);
+extern int qemu_v9fs_synth_add_file(V9fsSynthNode *parent, int mode,
+                                    const char *name, v9fs_synth_read read,
+                                    v9fs_synth_write write, void *arg);
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.h b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.h
index 6273b8589a..7f883563d6 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.h
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.h
@@ -212,6 +212,12 @@ union V9fsFidOpenState {
     int fd;
     DIR *dir;
     V9fsXattr xattr;
+    /*
+     * private pointer for fs drivers, that
+     * have its own internal representation of
+     * open files.
+     */
+    void *private;
 };
 
 struct V9fsFidState
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 1baa381ab9..8df6165791 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -628,6 +628,15 @@ read-write access is given.
 @end table
 ETEXI
 
+DEF("virtfs_synth", 0, QEMU_OPTION_virtfs_synth,
+    "-virtfs_synth Create synthetic file system image\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+STEXI
+@item -virtfs_synth
+@findex -virtfs_synth
+Create synthetic file system image
+ETEXI
+
 DEFHEADING()
 
 DEF("name", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_name,
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index c51a7403cb..37a79e588c 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -2717,6 +2717,24 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                              qemu_opt_get(opts, "mount_tag"));
                 break;
             }
+            case QEMU_OPTION_virtfs_synth: {
+                QemuOpts *fsdev;
+                QemuOpts *device;
+
+                fsdev = qemu_opts_create(qemu_find_opts("fsdev"), "v_synth", 1);
+                if (!fsdev) {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "duplicate option: %s\n", "virtfs_synth");
+                    exit(1);
+                }
+                qemu_opt_set(fsdev, "fsdriver", "synth");
+                qemu_opt_set(fsdev, "path", "/"); /* ignored */
+
+                device = qemu_opts_create(qemu_find_opts("device"), NULL, 0);
+                qemu_opt_set(device, "driver", "virtio-9p-pci");
+                qemu_opt_set(device, "fsdev", "v_synth");
+                qemu_opt_set(device, "mount_tag", "v_synth");
+                break;
+            }
             case QEMU_OPTION_serial:
                 add_device_config(DEV_SERIAL, optarg);
                 default_serial = 0;