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[Documentation] Add links for understanding 9p

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There is lack of documentation on 9p so it could be useful to extend that part of docs with some links.
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## Synced Folders
vagrant-libvirt supports bidirectional synced folders via nfs or 9p and
unidirectional via rsync. The default is nfs. Vagrant automatically syncs the
project folder on the host to `/vagrant` in the guest. You can also configure
Vagrant automatically syncs the project folder on the host to `/vagrant` in the guest. You can also configure
additional synced folders.
`vagrant-libvirt` supports bidirectional synced folders via [NFS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_File_System) or [VirtFS](http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/VirtFS) ([9p or Plan 9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9P_(protocol))) and
unidirectional via rsync. The default is NFS. Difference between NFS and 9p is explained [here](https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/240281/virtfs-plan-9-vs-nfs-as-tool-for-share-folder-for-virtual-machine).
You can change the synced folder type for `/vagrant` by explicity configuring
it an setting the type, e.g.
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For 9p shares, a `mount: false` option allows to define synced folders without
mounting them at boot.
Further documentation on using 9p can be found [here](https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/filesystems/9p.txt). Please do note that 9p depends on support in the guest and not all distros come with the 9p module by default.
Further documentation on using 9p can be found in [kernel docs](https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/filesystems/9p.txt) and in [QEMU wiki](https://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/9psetup#Starting_the_Guest_directly). Please do note that 9p depends on support in the guest and not all distros come with the 9p module by default.
**SECURITY NOTE:** for remote libvirt, nfs synced folders requires a bridged
public network interface and you must connect to libvirt via ssh.