[libvirt] [PATCH 0/2] Using client-id for DHCPv6 host identification

[Gene Czarcinski]

On 02/15/2013 02:12 PM, Gene Czarcinski wrote:
> On 02/15/2013 02:02 PM, Gene Czarcinski wrote:
>> The first patch is a trivial fix to the network schema
>> since the name in dhcp-host is really optional.
>>
>> The second patch adds the capability to use the client id
>> to improve the reliability of having a system use a fixed
>> IPv6 address.
>>
>> Gene Czarcinski (2):
>>    Trivial fix: in dhcp-host the name is optional
>>    use client id for IPv6 DHCP host definition
>>
>>   docs/formatnetwork.html.in                         | 18 ++++++-
>>   docs/schemas/basictypes.rng                        | 59 
>> ++++++++++++++++++++++
>>   docs/schemas/network.rng                           |  7 ++-
>>   src/conf/network_conf.c                            | 29 +++++++++--
>>   src/conf/network_conf.h                            |  1 +
>>   src/network/bridge_driver.c                        |  3 +-
>>   src/util/virdnsmasq.c                              | 20 ++++++--
>>   src/util/virdnsmasq.h                              |  1 +
>>   tests/networkxml2confdata/dhcp6-nat-network.xml    |  5 +-
>>   tests/networkxml2confdata/dhcp6-network.xml        |  5 +-
>>   .../dhcp6host-routed-network.xml                   |  5 +-
>>   11 files changed, 138 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
>>
> When I originally submitted the patches for DHCPv6 I thought that 
> using the host name for specifying hosts with fixed IPv6 addresses 
> would work.  Lots of testing proved that to be a foolish assumption.  
> The only thing that works is to specify the ID (Client ID).  This has 
> been testing with DUID-LLT, DUID-LL, and DUID-UUID.
>
> One of the most difficult parts in this was getting the patterns in 
> the schemas correct for the various types of DUID.  I think I have 
> tested them sufficiently but ???  One of the more difficult things was 
> to handle bytes where the leading zero is suppressed.
One other little thing.  These patches with built on v1.0.2.  I have 
rebased to the current top level with no problems (at least when I tried).

Gene