[libvirt] [PATCH V2 5/6] xenconfig: support bios=ovmf xl.cfg

Michal Privoznik mprivozn at redhat.com
Thu Jun 9 16:16:12 UTC 2016


On 09.06.2016 16:46, Jim Fehlig wrote:
> Add support to xenconfig for conversion of xl.cfg(5) bios config
> to/from libvirt domXml <loader> config. SeaBIOS is the default
> for HVM guests using upstream QEMU. ROMBIOS is the default when
> using the old qemu-dm. This patch allows specifying OVMF as an
> alternate firmware.
> 
> Example xl.cfg:
>   bios = "ovmf"
> 
> Example domXML:
>   <os>
>     ...
>     <loader readonly='yes' type='pflash'>/usr/lib/xen/boot/ovmf.bin</loader>
>   </os>
> 
> An alternate OVMF firmware (from the one advertised in
> domaincapabilities) can be specified with
> 
> bios = "ovmf"
> bios_override = "/path/to/my/ovmf.bin"
> 
> Note that currently, Xen does not support a separate nvram for
> non-volatile variables.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jim Fehlig <jfehlig at suse.com>
> ---
>  src/Makefile.am                                    |  2 +-
>  src/xenconfig/xen_xl.c                             | 50 ++++++++++++++++---
>  tests/xlconfigdata/test-fullvirt-ovmf-override.cfg | 27 ++++++++++
>  tests/xlconfigdata/test-fullvirt-ovmf-override.xml | 58 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>  tests/xlconfigdata/test-fullvirt-ovmf.cfg          | 26 ++++++++++
>  tests/xlconfigdata/test-fullvirt-ovmf.xml          | 58 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>  tests/xlconfigtest.c                               |  2 +
>  7 files changed, 216 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 

Looking good, but just one small nit.

> diff --git a/src/xenconfig/xen_xl.c b/src/xenconfig/xen_xl.c
> index 9b8306f..bbe53ee 100644
> --- a/src/xenconfig/xen_xl.c
> +++ b/src/xenconfig/xen_xl.c


> @@ -535,6 +561,18 @@ xenFormatXLOS(virConfPtr conf, virDomainDefPtr def)
>          if (xenConfigSetString(conf, "builder", "hvm") < 0)
>              return -1;
>  
> +        if (def->os.loader &&
> +            def->os.loader->type == VIR_DOMAIN_LOADER_TYPE_PFLASH) {
> +            if (xenConfigSetString(conf, "bios", "ovmf") < 0)
> +                return -1;
> +
> +            if (STRNEQ(def->os.loader->path, LIBXL_FIRMWARE_DIR "/ovmf.bin")) {

On my system LIBXL_FIRMWARE_DIR is:

$ pkg-config --variable=xenfirmwaredir xenlight
/usr/libexec/xen/boot

> +                if (xenConfigSetString(conf, "bios_override",
> +                                       def->os.loader->path) < 0)

and since "bios_override" is set only if it points somewhere else ...

> +                    return -1;
> +            }
> +        }
> +
>  #ifdef LIBXL_HAVE_BUILDINFO_KERNEL
>          if (def->os.kernel &&
>              xenConfigSetString(conf, "kernel", def->os.kernel) < 0)
> diff --git a/tests/xlconfigdata/test-fullvirt-ovmf-override.cfg b/tests/xlconfigdata/test-fullvirt-ovmf-override.cfg
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..46bd684
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/tests/xlconfigdata/test-fullvirt-ovmf-override.cfg
> @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
> +name = "XenGuest2"
> +uuid = "c7a5fdb2-cdaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809"
> +maxmem = 579
> +memory = 394
> +vcpus = 1
> +pae = 1
> +acpi = 1
> +apic = 1
> +viridian = 0
> +rtc_timeoffset = 0
> +localtime = 0
> +on_poweroff = "destroy"
> +on_reboot = "restart"
> +on_crash = "restart"
> +device_model = "/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm"
> +sdl = 0
> +vnc = 1
> +vncunused = 1
> +vnclisten = "127.0.0.1"
> +vif = [ "mac=00:16:3e:66:92:9c,bridge=xenbr1,script=vif-bridge,model=e1000" ]
> +parallel = "none"
> +serial = "none"
> +builder = "hvm"
> +bios = "ovmf"
> +bios_override = "/usr/share/qemu/ovmf-x86_64.bin"
> +boot = "d"
> +disk = [ "format=raw,vdev=hda,access=rw,backendtype=phy,target=/dev/HostVG/XenGuest2", "format=qcow2,vdev=hdb,access=rw,backendtype=qdisk,target=/var/lib/libvirt/images/XenGuest2-home", "format=raw,vdev=hdc,access=ro,backendtype=qdisk,devtype=cdrom,target=/root/boot.iso" ]
> diff --git a/tests/xlconfigdata/test-fullvirt-ovmf-override.xml b/tests/xlconfigdata/test-fullvirt-ovmf-override.xml
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..435a791
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/tests/xlconfigdata/test-fullvirt-ovmf-override.xml
> @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
> +<domain type='xen'>
> +  <name>XenGuest2</name>
> +  <uuid>c7a5fdb2-cdaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
> +  <memory unit='KiB'>592896</memory>
> +  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>403456</currentMemory>
> +  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
> +  <os>
> +    <type arch='x86_64' machine='xenfv'>hvm</type>
> +    <loader readonly='yes' type='pflash'>/usr/share/qemu/ovmf-x86_64.bin</loader>
> +    <boot dev='cdrom'/>
> +  </os>
> +  <features>
> +    <acpi/>
> +    <apic/>
> +    <pae/>
> +  </features>
> +  <clock offset='variable' adjustment='0' basis='utc'/>
> +  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
> +  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
> +  <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
> +  <devices>
> +    <emulator>/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm</emulator>
> +    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
> +      <driver name='phy' type='raw'/>
> +      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/XenGuest2'/>
> +      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
> +      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/>
> +    </disk>
> +    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
> +      <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2'/>
> +      <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/XenGuest2-home'/>
> +      <target dev='hdb' bus='ide'/>
> +      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='1'/>
> +    </disk>
> +    <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
> +      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
> +      <source file='/root/boot.iso'/>
> +      <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
> +      <readonly/>
> +      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' target='0' unit='0'/>
> +    </disk>
> +    <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
> +    <interface type='bridge'>
> +      <mac address='00:16:3e:66:92:9c'/>
> +      <source bridge='xenbr1'/>
> +      <script path='vif-bridge'/>
> +      <model type='e1000'/>
> +    </interface>
> +    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
> +    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
> +    <graphics type='vnc' port='-1' autoport='yes' listen='127.0.0.1'>
> +      <listen type='address' address='127.0.0.1'/>
> +    </graphics>
> +    <video>
> +      <model type='cirrus' vram='8192' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
> +    </video>
> +  </devices>
> +</domain>
> diff --git a/tests/xlconfigdata/test-fullvirt-ovmf.cfg b/tests/xlconfigdata/test-fullvirt-ovmf.cfg
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..af0735e
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/tests/xlconfigdata/test-fullvirt-ovmf.cfg
> @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
> +name = "XenGuest2"
> +uuid = "c7a5fdb2-cdaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809"
> +maxmem = 579
> +memory = 394
> +vcpus = 1
> +pae = 1
> +acpi = 1
> +apic = 1
> +viridian = 0
> +rtc_timeoffset = 0
> +localtime = 0
> +on_poweroff = "destroy"
> +on_reboot = "restart"
> +on_crash = "restart"
> +device_model = "/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm"
> +sdl = 0
> +vnc = 1
> +vncunused = 1
> +vnclisten = "127.0.0.1"
> +vif = [ "mac=00:16:3e:66:92:9c,bridge=xenbr1,script=vif-bridge,model=e1000" ]
> +parallel = "none"
> +serial = "none"
> +builder = "hvm"
> +bios = "ovmf"

I have got:

bios_override = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/ovmf.bin"

here. And thus the test fails for me. I'm not sure how test what you're
trying to test here though.

> +boot = "d"
> +disk = [ "format=raw,vdev=hda,access=rw,backendtype=phy,target=/dev/HostVG/XenGuest2", "format=qcow2,vdev=hdb,access=rw,backendtype=qdisk,target=/var/lib/libvirt/images/XenGuest2-home", "format=raw,vdev=hdc,access=ro,backendtype=qdisk,devtype=cdrom,target=/root/boot.iso" ]

Michal




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