+/**
+ * enum p9_session_flags - option flags for each 9P session
+ * @V9FS_EXTENDED: whether or not to use 9P2000.u extensions
+ * @V9FS_ACCESS_SINGLE: only the mounting user can access the hierarchy
+ * @V9FS_ACCESS_USER: a new attach will be issued for every user (default)
+ * @V9FS_ACCESS_ANY: use a single attach for all users
+ * @V9FS_ACCESS_MASK: bit mask of different ACCESS options
+ *
+ * Session flags reflect options selected by users at mount time
+ */
+enum p9_session_flags {
+ V9FS_EXTENDED = 0x01,
+ V9FS_ACCESS_SINGLE = 0x02,
+ V9FS_ACCESS_USER = 0x04,
+ V9FS_ACCESS_ANY = 0x06,
+ V9FS_ACCESS_MASK = 0x06,
+};
+
+/* possible values of ->cache */
+/**
+ * enum p9_cache_modes - user specified cache preferences
+ * @CACHE_NONE: do not cache data, dentries, or directory contents (default)
+ * @CACHE_LOOSE: cache data, dentries, and directory contents w/no consistency
+ *
+ * eventually support loose, tight, time, session, default always none
+ */
+
+enum p9_cache_modes {
+ CACHE_NONE,
+ CACHE_LOOSE,
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct v9fs_session_info - per-instance session information
+ * @flags: session options of type &p9_session_flags
+ * @nodev: set to 1 to disable device mapping
+ * @debug: debug level
+ * @afid: authentication handle
+ * @cache: cache mode of type &p9_cache_modes
+ * @options: copy of options string given by user
+ * @uname: string user name to mount hierarchy as
+ * @aname: mount specifier for remote hierarchy
+ * @maxdata: maximum data to be sent/recvd per protocol message
+ * @dfltuid: default numeric userid to mount hierarchy as
+ * @dfltgid: default numeric groupid to mount hierarchy as
+ * @uid: if %V9FS_ACCESS_SINGLE, the numeric uid which mounted the hierarchy
+ * @clnt: reference to 9P network client instantiated for this session
+ * @debugfs_dir: reference to debugfs_dir which can be used for add'l debug
+ *
+ * This structure holds state for each session instance established during
+ * a sys_mount() .
+ *
+ * Bugs: there seems to be a lot of state which could be condensed and/or
+ * removed.
+ */