#endif
 }
 
+static int xenbus_probe_thread(void *unused)
+{
+       DEFINE_WAIT(w);
+
+       /*
+        * We actually just want to wait for *any* trigger of xb_waitq,
+        * and run xenbus_probe() the moment it occurs.
+        */
+       prepare_to_wait(&xb_waitq, &w, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+       schedule();
+       finish_wait(&xb_waitq, &w);
+
+       DPRINTK("probing");
+       xenbus_probe();
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int __init xenbus_probe_initcall(void)
 {
        /*
             !xs_hvm_defer_init_for_callback()))
                xenbus_probe();
 
+       /*
+        * For XS_LOCAL, spawn a thread which will wait for xenstored
+        * or a xenstore-stubdom to be started, then probe. It will be
+        * triggered when communication starts happening, by waiting
+        * on xb_waitq.
+        */
+       if (xen_store_domain_type == XS_LOCAL) {
+               struct task_struct *probe_task;
+
+               probe_task = kthread_run(xenbus_probe_thread, NULL,
+                                        "xenbus_probe");
+               if (IS_ERR(probe_task))
+                       return PTR_ERR(probe_task);
+       }
        return 0;
 }
 device_initcall(xenbus_probe_initcall);