[libvirt] [ v3 0/4] Introduce network-backed loader & NVRAM.

[Prerna]

On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 4:40 PM, Prerna Saxena <saxenap.ltc at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Libvirt domain XML allows only local filepaths to specify a loader element
> or its matching NVRAM. Given that VMs may themselves move across hypervisor
> hosts, it should be possible to allocate loaders/NVRAM disks on network
> storage
> for uninterrupted access.
>
> This series extends the loader & NVRAM disk elements to be described as
> virStorageSource* elements, as discussed in :
> https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2018-March/msg01721.html
>
> Sample XML with new annotation:
>
> <loader readonly='yes' type='pflash' backing='file'>
>   <source file='/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_CODE.fd'/>
> </loader>
> <nvram backing='network'>
>   <source protocol='iscsi' name='iqn.2013-07.com.example:iscsi-nopool/0'>
>     <host name='example.com' port='6000'/>
>   </source>
> </nvram>
>
> References:
> ----------
> v0/ Proposal: https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2018-
> March/msg01721.html.v1
> v1: https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2018-April/msg02024.html
> v2: https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2018-May/msg00948.html
>
> Changelog:
> ---------
> Changes since v2:
> - Consolidated patches with related data structures to avoid build
> breakage.
> - Passes make check & make syntax-check.
>
> Prerna Saxena (4):
>   Schema: Introduce XML schema for network-backed loader and nvram
>     elements.
>   Loader: Add a more elaborate definition.
>   Test: Add a test snippet to evaluate command line generation for
>     loader/nvram specified via virStorageSource
>   Documentation: Add a blurb for the newly added XML snippets for loader
>     and nvram.
>
>  docs/formatdomain.html.in                      |  36 +++-
>  docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng                  | 108 +++++++++--
>  src/bhyve/bhyve_command.c                      |   6 +-
>  src/conf/domain_conf.c                         | 250
> +++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  src/conf/domain_conf.h                         |  11 +-
>  src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c                         |  13 +-
>  src/qemu/qemu_command.c                        |  21 ++-
>  src/qemu/qemu_domain.c                         |  31 ++-
>  src/qemu/qemu_driver.c                         |   7 +-
>  src/qemu/qemu_parse_command.c                  |  30 ++-
>  src/qemu/qemu_process.c                        |  54 ++++--
>  src/security/security_dac.c                    |   6 +-
>  src/security/security_selinux.c                |   6 +-
>  src/security/virt-aa-helper.c                  |  14 +-
>  src/vbox/vbox_common.c                         |  11 +-
>  src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c                     |   4 +-
>  src/xenconfig/xen_sxpr.c                       |  19 +-
>  src/xenconfig/xen_xm.c                         |   9 +-
>  tests/qemuxml2argvdata/bios-nvram-network.args |  31 +++
>  tests/qemuxml2argvdata/bios-nvram-network.xml  |  42 +++++
>  tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c                       |   1 +
>  21 files changed, 606 insertions(+), 104 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 tests/qemuxml2argvdata/bios-nvram-network.args
>  create mode 100644 tests/qemuxml2argvdata/bios-nvram-network.xml
>
> --
>

Just FYI, I will be on vacation starting tomorrow until June 4. I will
address all review comments as soon as I'm back.

Regards,
Prerna
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