looking-glass/module/README.md
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This kernel module implements a basic interface to the IVSHMEM device for
LookingGlass when using LookingGlass in VM->VM mode.
## Compiling (Manual)
Make sure you have your kernel headers installed first, on Debian/Ubuntu use
the following command.
apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
Then simply run `make` and you're done.
### Loading
This module requires the `uio` module to be loaded first, loading it is as
simple as:
modprobe uio
insmod kvmfr.ko
## Compiling & Installing (DKMS)
You can install this module into DKMS so that it persists across kernel
upgrades. Simply run:
dkms install .
### Loading
Simply modprobe the module:
modprobe kvmfr
## Usage
This will create the `/dev/kvmfr0` node that represents the KVMFR interface.
To use the interface you need permission to access it by either creating a
udev rule to ensure your user can read and write to it, or simply change it's
ownership manually, ie:
sudo chown user:user /dev/kvmfr0
Usage with looking glass is simple, you only need to specify the path to the
device node, for example:
./looking-glass-client -f /dev/kvmfr0