[libvirt] [PATCH 0/2] (for 1.2.7) network: Bring netdevs online later

[Matthew Rosato]

On 07/01/2014 02:00 PM, Matthew Rosato wrote:
> The following patchset introduces code to defer setting netdevs online
> (and therefore registering MACs) until right before beginning guest 
> CPU execution.  The first patch introduces some infrastructure changes
> in preparation of the actual function added in the 2nd patch.  
> 
> Associated BZ: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1081461

Ping...

> 
> Changes since RFC:
>  * Add a separate patch to introduce a flags field for macvlan/macvtap 
>    creation.
>  * Use macvlan/tap IFUP flags to skip virNetDevSetOnline (for qemu only).  
>  * Add hotplug support.
>  * For macvlan, save the current virNetDevVPortProfileOp in virDomainNetDef
>    during qemuPhysIfaceConnect.  As Laine mentioned, could use this field in
>    a future patch to eliminate passing virNetDevVPortProfileOp everywhere.  
>  * Add qemu_interface.c and qemu_interface.h to encapsulate new functions.
> 
> Matthew Rosato (2):
>   util: Introduce flags field for macvtap creation
>   network: Bring netdevs online later
> 
>  src/Makefile.am             |    1 +
>  src/conf/domain_conf.h      |    2 ++
>  src/lxc/lxc_process.c       |    3 +-
>  src/qemu/qemu_command.c     |    9 ++++--
>  src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c     |    7 +++++
>  src/qemu/qemu_interface.c   |   65 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  src/qemu/qemu_interface.h   |   33 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>  src/qemu/qemu_process.c     |    4 +++
>  src/util/virnetdevmacvlan.c |   32 +++++++++++++--------
>  src/util/virnetdevmacvlan.h |   10 ++++++-
>  10 files changed, 150 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 src/qemu/qemu_interface.c
>  create mode 100644 src/qemu/qemu_interface.h
>