[virt-tools-list] [virt-manager PATCH v2] domain: add support to rename domain with nvram vars file

Pavel Hrdina phrdina at redhat.com
Tue Mar 7 17:22:33 UTC 2017


On Tue, Mar 07, 2017 at 11:20:50AM -0500, Cole Robinson wrote:
> On 03/07/2017 07:33 AM, Pavel Hrdina wrote:
> > Libvirt storage API doesn't support renaming storage volumes so
> > we need to copy the nvram file and remove the old one.
> > 
> > Resolves: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1368922
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Pavel Hrdina <phrdina at redhat.com>
> > ---
> > 
> > new in v2:
> >  - properly implement the rename process
> >  - introduced new method has_nvram()
> >  - some comments
> > 
> >  virtManager/details.py |  3 +-
> >  virtManager/domain.py  | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> >  2 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/virtManager/details.py b/virtManager/details.py
> > index d6fef967..0b2754d8 100644
> > --- a/virtManager/details.py
> > +++ b/virtManager/details.py
> > @@ -1975,7 +1975,8 @@ class vmmDetails(vmmGObjectUI):
> >          # This needs to be last
> >          if self.edited(EDIT_NAME):
> >              # Renaming is pretty convoluted, so do it here synchronously
> > -            self.vm.define_name(self.widget("overview-name").get_text())
> > +            self.vm.rename_domain(self.widget("overview-name").get_text(),
> > +                                  kwargs)
> >  
> >              if not kwargs and not hotplug_args:
> >                  # Saves some useless redefine attempts
> > diff --git a/virtManager/domain.py b/virtManager/domain.py
> > index d9e17dbb..f7d76af6 100644
> > --- a/virtManager/domain.py
> > +++ b/virtManager/domain.py
> > @@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from virtinst import DomainSnapshot
> >  from virtinst import Guest
> >  from virtinst import util
> >  from virtinst import VirtualController
> > +from virtinst import VirtualDisk
> >  
> >  from .libvirtobject import vmmLibvirtObject
> >  
> > @@ -479,6 +480,10 @@ class vmmDomain(vmmLibvirtObject):
> >              return "-"
> >          return str(i)
> >  
> > +    def has_nvram(self):
> > +        return bool(self.get_xmlobj().os.loader_ro is True and
> > +                    self.get_xmlobj().os.loader_type == "pflash")
> > +
> >      ##################
> >      # Support checks #
> >      ##################
> > @@ -552,11 +557,63 @@ class vmmDomain(vmmLibvirtObject):
> >          raise RuntimeError(_("Could not find specified device in the "
> >                               "inactive VM configuration: %s") % repr(origdev))
> >  
> > +    def _copy_nvram_file(self, new_name):
> > +        """
> > +        We need to do this copy magic because there is no Libvirt storage API
> > +        to rename storage volume.
> > +        """
> > +        old_nvram = VirtualDisk(self.conn.get_backend())
> > +        old_nvram.path = self.get_xmlobj().os.nvram
> > +
> > +        nvram_dir = os.path.dirname(old_nvram.path)
> > +        new_nvram_path = os.path.join(nvram_dir, "%s_VARS.fd" % new_name)
> > +
> > +        new_nvram = VirtualDisk(self.conn.get_backend())
> > +        new_nvram.path = new_nvram_path
> > +
> > +        nvram_install = VirtualDisk.build_vol_install(
> > +                self.conn.get_backend(), os.path.basename(new_nvram.path),
> > +                new_nvram.get_parent_pool(), new_nvram.get_size(), False)
> > +        nvram_install.input_vol = old_nvram.get_vol_object()
> > +        nvram_install.sync_input_vol(only_format=True)
> > +
> > +        new_nvram.set_vol_install(nvram_install)
> > +        new_nvram.validate()
> > +        new_nvram.setup()
> > +
> > +        return new_nvram, old_nvram
> > +
> >  
> >      ##############################
> >      # Persistent XML change APIs #
> >      ##############################
> >  
> > +    def rename_domain(self, new_name, kwargs):
> > +        if self.has_nvram():
> > +            try:
> > +                new_nvram, old_nvram = self._copy_nvram_file(new_name)
> > +            except Exception as e:
> > +                raise RuntimeError("Cannot rename nvram VARS: '%s'" % e)
> > +
> 
> Rather than use the self.has_nvram() check to protect new_nvram access, can you do
> 
> new_nvram = None
> old_nvram = None
> if self.has_nvram():
>     ....
> 
> Then later on just check 'if new_nvram', etc. I'm surprised pylint doesn't
> warn about that pattern actually, even though the code is correct here.

I had it exactly like that but then I changed it because this seemed like
cleaner solution.  So I'll fix it.

> 
> > +        try:
> > +            self.define_name(new_name)
> > +        except Exception as e:
> > +            if self.has_nvram():
> > +                try:
> > +                    new_nvram.get_vol_object().delete(0)
> > +                except Exception as e:
> > +                    logging.debug("rename failed and new nvram was not "
> > +                                  "removed: '%s'", e)
> > +            raise e
> > +
> 
> Since you use 'e' twice, the intended error is overwritten if vol delete
> fails. So have the second except use e2 or something
> 
> > +        if self.has_nvram():
> > +            kwargs["nvram"] = new_nvram.path
> > +
> 
> define_overview is never actually called here.

It is called in config_overview_apply, the kwargs from that function is
passed as a parameter and rename_domain() only fills the new nvram value.

> 
> Thanks,
> Cole
> 
> > +            try:
> > +                old_nvram.get_vol_object().delete(0)
> > +            except Exception as e:
> > +                logging.debug("old nvram file was not removed: '%s'", e)
> > +
> >      # Device Add/Remove
> >      def add_device(self, devobj):
> >          """
> > @@ -621,7 +678,8 @@ class vmmDomain(vmmLibvirtObject):
> >          self._redefine_xmlobj(guest)
> >  
> >      def define_overview(self, machine=_SENTINEL, description=_SENTINEL,
> > -        title=_SENTINEL, idmap_list=_SENTINEL, loader=_SENTINEL):
> > +        title=_SENTINEL, idmap_list=_SENTINEL, loader=_SENTINEL,
> > +        nvram=_SENTINEL):
> >          guest = self._make_xmlobj_to_define()
> >          if machine != _SENTINEL:
> >              guest.os.machine = machine
> > @@ -644,6 +702,9 @@ class vmmDomain(vmmLibvirtObject):
> >                  guest.os.loader_type = "pflash"
> >                  guest.os.loader_ro = True
> >  
> > +        if nvram != _SENTINEL and guest.os.loader is not None:
> > +            guest.os.nvram = nvram
> > +
> 
> Is the guest.os.loader check here actually protecting something? The caller
> should protect this already I think

I guess that the check can be removed, it should not happen.

Pavel
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