[libvirt] [PATCHv5 0/4] Introduce APIs to extract DHCP leases info

[Nehal J Wani]

On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 2:35 AM, Nehal J Wani <nehaljw.kkd1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> This API returns the leases information stored in the DHCP leases
> file of dnsmasq for a given virtual network. It contacts the
> bridge network driver, which parses a custom leases file created
> by libvirt.
>
> It supports two methods:
>
> 1. Return info for all network interfaces connected to a given
>    virtual network
> 2. Return information for a particular network interface in a
>    given virtual network by providing its MAC Address
>
> v5
>   Created a helper file to generate custom leases for libvirt. Since dnsmasq
>   doesn't provide the MAC Address in case of DHCPv6, the need for this file
>   was proposed. The design of virNetworkDHCPLeases struct has been updated and
>   the previous use of union has been removed. OOM errors have been taken care
>   of in the remote driver and remote daemon.
>   Discussion on struct design:
>       https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2013-October/msg00326.html
>   Discussion on helper file:
>       https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2013-October/msg00989.html
>
> v4
> * Added support for DHCPv6, updated lease file parsing method
>   Refer: https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2013-September/msg01554.html
>
> v3
> * Mostly small nits, change in MACRO names, use of virSocketAddrGetIpPrefix to
>   retrieve IP prefix from @dom XML.
>   Refer: https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2013-September/msg00832.html
>
> v2
> * Since DHCPv6 is supposed to be suported in future, virNetworkGetDHCPLeasesForMAC
>   changed, prefix and virIPAddrType added in virNetworkDHCPLeases struct.
>   Refer: https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2013-September/msg00732.html
>
> v1
> * Refer: https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2013-September/msg00620.html
>
> * The need for these APIs were result of a RFC was proposed on the list.
>   Refer: http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2013-July/msg01603.html
>
> Nehal J Wani (4):
>   net-dhcp-leases: Implement the public APIs
>   net-dhcp-leases: Implement the remote protocol
>   net-dhcp-leases: Private implementation inside network driver
>   net-dhcp-leases: Add virsh support
>
>  daemon/remote.c              | 176 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in |  35 ++++++
>  src/Makefile.am              |  21 ++++
>  src/driver.h                 |  13 +++
>  src/libvirt.c                | 197 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  src/libvirt_public.syms      |   7 ++
>  src/network/bridge_driver.c  | 248 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  src/remote/remote_driver.c   | 187 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  src/remote/remote_protocol.x |  54 +++++++++-
>  src/remote_protocol-structs  |  38 +++++++
>  src/rpc/gendispatch.pl       |   1 +
>  src/util/leaseshelper.c      | 185 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  tools/virsh-network.c        | 118 ++++++++++++++++++++
>  tools/virsh.pod              |   6 ++
>  14 files changed, 1285 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>  create mode 100644 src/util/leaseshelper.c
>
> --
> 1.8.1.4
>

Ping. Once this is accepted, I'll integrate it with the
virDomainInterfaceAddresses API.

-- 
Nehal J Wani