[libvirt] [PATCH 3/5] macvtap support for libvirt -- qemu support

[Stefan Berger]

Daniel Veillard <veillard at redhat.com> wrote on 02/11/2010 05:12:07 AM:


> 
> Please respond to veillard
> 
> On Mon, Feb 08, 2010 at 02:37:18PM -0500, Stefan Berger wrote:
> > This part adds support for qemu making a macvtap tap device available
> > via file descriptor passed to qemu command line. This also attempts to
> > tear down the macvtap device when a VM terminates. This includes 
support
> > for attachment and detachment to/from running VM.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb at us.ibm.com>
> [...]
> > 
> >  int
> > +qemudPhysIfaceConnect(virConnectPtr conn,
> > +                      virDomainNetDefPtr net,
> > +                      char *linkdev,
> > +                      int brmode)
> > +{
> > +    int rc;
> > +#if defined(WITH_MACVTAP)
> > +    char *res_ifname = NULL;
> > +    int hasBusyDev = 0;
> > +
> > +    delMacvtapByMACAddress(conn, net->mac, &hasBusyDev);
> > +
> > +    if (hasBusyDev) {
> > +        virReportSystemError(NULL, errno, "%s",
> > +                             _("A macvtap with the same MAC 
> address is in use"));
> > +        return -1;
> > +    }
> > +
> > +    rc = openMacvtapTap(conn, net->ifname, net->mac, linkdev, brmode,
> > +                        &res_ifname);
> > +    if (rc > 0) {
> 
>   since openMacvtapTap seems to return an fd, rc == 0 sounds a
> correct possible return, or am I missing something ?

I'll fix this. Should be rc >= 0, with 0 as a possible filedescriptor.

> 
> > +        VIR_FREE(net->ifname);
> > +        net->ifname = res_ifname;
> > +    }
> > +#else
> > +    (void)net;
> > +    (void)linkdev;
> > +    (void)brmode;
> > +    qemudReportError(conn, NULL, NULL, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
> > +                     "%s", _("No support for macvtap device"));
> > +    rc = -1;
> > +#endif
> > +    return rc;
> > +}
> > +
> 
>   Since qemudPhysIfaceConnect can return -1, 0 or > 0 all with different
> semantic, I think a comment describing the function and return value
> is in order.

Added description of function in upcoming patch.

> 
> > +int
> >  qemudNetworkIfaceConnect(virConnectPtr conn,
> >                           struct qemud_driver *driver,
> >                           virDomainNetDefPtr net,
> > @@ -2520,6 +2558,7 @@ qemuBuildHostNetStr(virConnectPtr conn,
> >      switch (net->type) {
> >      case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_NETWORK:
> >      case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_BRIDGE:
> > +    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_DIRECT:
> >          virBufferAddLit(&buf, "tap");
> >          virBufferVSprintf(&buf, "%cfd=%s", type_sep, tapfd);
> >          type_sep = ',';
> 
>   Otherwise looks fine, ACK once resolved :-)

Will repost.

   Stefan


> 
> Daniel
> 
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