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Lsseeker Jul 11, 2026
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Refactor comments for Plan 9 server setup
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10 changes: 5 additions & 5 deletions src/linux/init/config.cpp
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//
// Run the Plan 9 server. This requires a DrvFs mount for the socket file,
// so either fstab or automount must be enabled to have a chance for the
// mount to be available.
// Run the Plan 9 server. On WSL1 this requires a DrvFs mount for the socket
// file, so either fstab or automount must be enabled to have a chance for
// the mount to be available. WSL2 serves over an hvsocket and has no such
// dependency.
//
// N.B. Failure to start the server is non-fatal.
//

unsigned int Plan9Port = LX_INIT_UTILITY_VM_INVALID_PORT;
if ((WI_IsFlagClear(Config.FeatureFlags.value(), LxInitFeatureDisable9pServer)) && (Config.Plan9Enabled) &&
(Config.AutoMount || Config.MountFsTab))
(UtilIsUtilityVm() || Config.AutoMount || Config.MountFsTab))
{
std::tie(Plan9Port, Config.Plan9ControlChannel) = StartPlan9Server(Plan9SocketPath, Config);
}
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