[PATCH v4] drivers/misc: vm_gen_counter: initial driver implementation

2018-02-27 Thread Or Idgar
From: Or Idgar This patch is a driver which expose the Virtual Machine Generation ID via sysfs. The ID is a UUID value used to differentiate between virtual machines. The VM-Generation ID is a feature defined by Microsoft (paper: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=260709)

[PATCH v4] drivers/misc: vm_gen_counter: initial driver implementation

2018-02-27 Thread Or Idgar
From: Or Idgar This patch is a driver which expose the Virtual Machine Generation ID via sysfs. The ID is a UUID value used to differentiate between virtual machines. The VM-Generation ID is a feature defined by Microsoft (paper: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=260709) and supported by