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[xen staging] docs: clarify Xenstore watch depth feature



commit fbcf400e72023ca068e1b728ce59c3e3b487bddb
Author:     Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Tue Apr 21 09:04:48 2026 +0200
Commit:     Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Tue Apr 21 09:04:48 2026 +0200

    docs: clarify Xenstore watch depth feature
    
    Make it explicit that for watching the @releaseDomain/<domid> special
    node, the XENSTORE_SERVER_FEATURE_WATCHDEPTH is needed.
    
    Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>
    Reviewed-by: Jason Andryuk <jason.andryuk@xxxxxxx>
---
 docs/misc/xenstore.txt | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/misc/xenstore.txt b/docs/misc/xenstore.txt
index 4eccbc2f7f..192d13264b 100644
--- a/docs/misc/xenstore.txt
+++ b/docs/misc/xenstore.txt
@@ -266,7 +266,8 @@ WATCH                       <wpath>|<token>|[<depth>|]?
        decimal value of 0 or larger): it denotes the directory levels
        below <wpath> to consider for a match ("0" would not match for
        a child of <wpath>, "1" would match only for a direct child,
-       etc.).
+       etc.).  The depth specification is possible only, if the
+       XENSTORE_SERVER_FEATURE_WATCHDEPTH feature is available.
 
        <wpath> can be a <path> to watch or @<wspecial>.  In the
        latter case <wspecial> may have any syntax but it matches
@@ -284,6 +285,8 @@ WATCH                       <wpath>|<token>|[<depth>|]?
        values are not supported.
        For @releaseDomain it is possible to watch only for a specific
        domain by specifying @releaseDomain/<domid> for the path.
+       This requires the XENSTORE_SERVER_FEATURE_WATCHDEPTH to be
+       available.
 
        When a watch is first set up it is triggered once straight
        away, with <path> equal to <wpath>.  Watches may be triggered
--
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