Building a kernel with the z/VM *MONITOR record writer device driver

7.1 z/VM guest

To build a kernel with the monitor stream application device driver, you must select option CONFIG_MONWRITER in the configuration menu.

Kernel builders: This information is intended for those who want to build their own kernel. Be aware that both compiling your own kernel or recompiling an existing distribution usually means that you have to maintain your kernel yourself.

 Device Drivers --->
    ...
    Character devices --->
       ...
       --- S/390 character device drivers (depends on S390) ---
       ...
       API for writing z/VM monitor service records         (CONFIG_MONWRITER)

The monitor stream write support can be compiled into the kernel or as a separate module, MONWRITER.