+#########################################
+# vhost interdependencies and host support
+
+# vhost backends
+test "$vhost_user" = "" && vhost_user=yes
+if test "$vhost_user" = "yes" && test "$mingw32" = "yes"; then
+ error_exit "vhost-user isn't available on win32"
+fi
+test "$vhost_kernel" = "" && vhost_kernel=$linux
+if test "$vhost_kernel" = "yes" && test "$linux" != "yes"; then
+ error_exit "vhost-kernel is only available on Linux"
+fi
+
+# vhost-kernel devices
+test "$vhost_scsi" = "" && vhost_scsi=$vhost_kernel
+if test "$vhost_scsi" = "yes" && test "$vhost_kernel" != "yes"; then
+ error_exit "--enable-vhost-scsi requires --enable-vhost-kernel"
+fi
+test "$vhost_vsock" = "" && vhost_vsock=$vhost_kernel
+if test "$vhost_vsock" = "yes" && test "$vhost_kernel" != "yes"; then
+ error_exit "--enable-vhost-vsock requires --enable-vhost-kernel"
+fi
+
+# vhost-user backends
+test "$vhost_net_user" = "" && vhost_net_user=$vhost_user
+if test "$vhost_net_user" = "yes" && test "$vhost_user" = "no"; then
+ error_exit "--enable-vhost-net-user requires --enable-vhost-user"
+fi
+test "$vhost_crypto" = "" && vhost_crypto=$vhost_user
+if test "$vhost_crypto" = "yes" && test "$vhost_user" = "no"; then
+ error_exit "--enable-vhost-crypto requires --enable-vhost-user"
+fi
+
+# OR the vhost-kernel and vhost-user values for simplicity
+if test "$vhost_net" = ""; then
+ test "$vhost_net_user" = "yes" && vhost_net=yes
+ test "$vhost_kernel" = "yes" && vhost_net=yes
+fi
+