April 2012 - Devel - libvirt List Archives

[libvirt] [libvirt-glib] Correct some minor typos in docs
by Zeeshan Ali (Khattak) 19 Apr '12

19 Apr '12

From: "Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)" <zeeshanak(a)gnome.org> --- libvirt-gobject/libvirt-gobject-domain.c | 6 +++--- 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/libvirt-gobject/libvirt-gobject-domain.c b/libvirt-gobject/libvirt-gobject-domain.c index c1a2086..7fcd733 100644 --- a/libvirt-gobject/libvirt-gobject-domain.c +++ b/libvirt-gobject/libvirt-gobject-domain.c @@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ cleanup: } /** - * gir_domain_suspend: + * gvir_domain_suspend: * @dom: the domain to suspend * @err: Place-holder for possible errors * @@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ gvir_domain_save_helper(GSimpleAsyncResult *res, } /** - * gir_domain_save_async: + * gvir_domain_save_async: * @dom: the domain to save * @flags: extra flags, currently unused * @cancellable: (allow-none)(transfer none): cancellation object @@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ void gvir_domain_save_async (GVirDomain *dom, } /** - * gir_domain_save_finish: + * gvir_domain_save_finish: * @dom: the domain to save * @result: (transfer none): async method result * @err: Place-holder for possible errors -- 1.7.7.6

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[libvirt] [PATCH] virsh: Fix and clarify the --title flag for the list command in man page
by Peter Krempa 19 Apr '12

19 Apr '12

--- tools/virsh.pod | 9 +++++---- 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/tools/virsh.pod b/tools/virsh.pod index 140d8e8..25751b6 100644 --- a/tools/virsh.pod +++ b/tools/virsh.pod @@ -398,13 +398,14 @@ may be combined. Default behavior is as though both were specified. (Note that if any of these flags is specified, the check for the persistence state is done and may fail. If none of these flags is specified, the check is skipped.) -If I<--title> is specified, then the domain note is printed. The output then -the output looks as follows. This flag is usable only with the default -I<--table> output. +If I<--title> is specified, then the short domain description - title - is +printed. This flag is usable only with the default I<--table> output. + +Example: B<virsh> list --title Id Name State Title ------------------------------------------------ + ----------------------------------------------- 0 Domain-0 running Mailserver 1 2 fedora paused -- 1.7.3.4

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[libvirt] Call for Proposals: Linux Plumbers Conference (Aug 2012)
by Amit Shah 19 Apr '12

19 Apr '12

Hello, The Call for Proposals for the Linux Plumbers Conf 2012 is out. We're looking for speakers to talk at the Virtualization microconference as well as the main conference. The deadline for proposal submissions is 1st May. This year's edition of LPC is co-located with LinuxCon NA and will be held at San Diego from the 29th to the 31st of August. More details are at: http://www.linuxplumbersconf.org/2012/2012-lpc-call-for-proposals/ Please note: to submit a proposal for the virt microconf, use the 'lpc2012-virt-' prefix in the Name field. LPC is oriented towards solving problems, and good proposal topics are those which are unresolved problems or proposals that need interaction with multiple subsystems. Please see the CFP page linked above for more details. Thanks, Amit

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[libvirt] PXE boot issue with macvtap
by Shradha Shah 19 Apr '12

19 Apr '12

Hello All, I currently have an issue with using macvtap interfaces on KVM. I was wondering if this is a known issue? Also may I request for any ideas on how I should go forward with this issue? Issue: When you try to PXE boot one KVM guest of another KVM guest over a macvtap interface the client does not receive the tftp packets sent by the server and the connection times out. Setup: Both the PXE client and the PXE server are VM's running on the same host, using macvtap on top of a LOM interface for connectivity Reproducible always. Findings of the testing: 1) The issue is seen between guests on the same on the same host and not between guests on different hosts. 2) PXE booting works fine if we're using a linux bridge for connectivity rather than macvtap 3) The initial DHCP stage works fine and the client acquires an IP address, but then the TFTP attempt stalls. 4) The client sends an RRQ to which the server replies with option acknowledgement, which is exactly what should happen. 5) However the client appears not to receive the acknowledgement. 6) Both client and server keep retransmitting their packets for a while, until the client times out and gives up. 7) Observing the ifconfig stats for the host macvtap interface for each guest, the packet counters seemed to show that the packets were being received - so they are dropped somewhere between macvtap on the host and the virtio device in the guest. 8) Tcpdump does not seem to work with macvtap so could not inspect further. -- Many Thanks, Regards, Shradha Shah

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[libvirt] [PATCH] virsh: avoid uninitialized memory usage
by Alex Jia 19 Apr '12

19 Apr '12

Detected by valgrind. * tools/virsh.c (cmdBlockPull): fix uninitialized memory usage. * How to reproduce? $ qemu-img create /var/lib/libvirt/images/test 1M $ cat > /tmp/test.xml <<EOF <domain type='qemu'> <name>test</name> <memory>219200</memory> <vcpu>1</vcpu> <os> <type arch='x86_64'>hvm</type> <boot dev='hd'/> </os> <devices> <disk type='file' device='disk'> <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/> <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/test'/> <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/> </disk> <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/> <graphics type='spice' autoport='yes' listen='0.0.0.0'/> </devices> </domain> EOF $ virsh define /tmp/test.xml $ valgrind -v virsh blockpull test /var/lib/libvirt/images/test --wait actual result: ==10906== 1 errors in context 1 of 1: ==10906== Syscall param rt_sigaction(act->sa_flags) points to uninitialised byte(s) ==10906== at 0x39CF80F5BE: __libc_sigaction (sigaction.c:67) ==10906== by 0x43016C: cmdBlockPull (virsh.c:7638) ==10906== by 0x4150D4: vshCommandRun (virsh.c:18574) ==10906== by 0x425E73: main (virsh.c:20178) ==10906== Address 0x7fefffae8 is on thread 1's stack Signed-off-by: Alex Jia <ajia(a)redhat.com> --- tools/virsh.c | 1 + 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/tools/virsh.c b/tools/virsh.c index 95ed7bc..4e4ca57 100644 --- a/tools/virsh.c +++ b/tools/virsh.c @@ -7634,6 +7634,7 @@ cmdBlockPull(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd) intCaught = 0; sig_action.sa_sigaction = vshCatchInt; + sigemptyset((sigset_t *)&sig_action.sa_flags); sigemptyset(&sig_action.sa_mask); sigaction(SIGINT, &sig_action, &old_sig_action); -- 1.7.1

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[libvirt] [PATCH] util: remove dead casts
by Eric Blake 19 Apr '12

19 Apr '12

The sequence: long long val; if ((long long) val != val) is dead code. * src/util/util.c (virStrToLong_ll, virStrToLong_ull): Remove useless cast. --- Pushing under the trivial rule. src/util/util.c | 4 ++-- 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/util/util.c b/src/util/util.c index 6e041d6..1b39227 100644 --- a/src/util/util.c +++ b/src/util/util.c @@ -1571,13 +1571,13 @@ virStrToLong_ll(char const *s, char **end_ptr, int base, long long *result) long long val; char *p; int err; errno = 0; val = strtoll(s, &p, base); - err = (errno || (!end_ptr && *p) || p == s || (long long) val != val); + err = (errno || (!end_ptr && *p) || p == s); if (end_ptr) *end_ptr = p; if (err) return -1; *result = val; return 0; @@ -1590,13 +1590,13 @@ virStrToLong_ull(char const *s, char **end_ptr, int base, unsigned long long *re unsigned long long val; char *p; int err; errno = 0; val = strtoull(s, &p, base); - err = (errno || (!end_ptr && *p) || p == s || (unsigned long long) val != val); + err = (errno || (!end_ptr && *p) || p == s); if (end_ptr) *end_ptr = p; if (err) return -1; *result = val; return 0; -- 1.7.7.6

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[libvirt] [PATCH V10 0/7] Add DHCP snooping support to nwfilter
by Stefan Berger 19 Apr '12

19 Apr '12

This series of patches adds DHCP snooping support to libvirt's nwfilter subsystem. DHCP snooping detects DHCP leases obtained by a VM and automatically adjusts the network traffic filters to reflect the IP addresses with which a VM may send its traffic, thus for example preventing IP address spoofing. Once leases on IP addresses expire or if a VM gives up on a lease on an IP address, the filters are also adjusted. All leases are persisted and automatically applied upon a VM's restart. Leases are associated with the tuple of VM-UUID and interface MAC address. The following interface XML activates and uses the DHCP snooping: <interface type='bridge'> <source bridge='virbr0'/> <filterref filter='clean-traffic'> <parameter name='ip_learning' value='dhcp'/> </filterref> </interface> Once an IP address has been detected on an interface, 'virsh dumpxml <vm>' would show the IP address lease in the format <IP address>,<lease timeout in seconds>: <interface type='bridge'> <source bridge='virbr0'/> <filterref filter='clean-traffic'> <parameter name='ip_learning' value='dhcp'/> <parameter name='IP_LEASE' value='192.168.122.210,180'/> </filterref> </interface> Regards, David and Stefan

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[libvirt] [PATCH v2 0/9] Add basic driver for Parallels Virtuozzo Server
by Dmitry Guryanov 18 Apr '12

18 Apr '12

Parallels Virtuozzo Server is a cloud-ready virtualization solution that allows users to simultaneously run multiple virtual machines and containers on the same physical server. Current name of this product is Parallels Server Bare Metal and more information about it can be found here - http://www.parallels.com/products/server/baremetal/sp/. This driver will work with PVS version 6.0 , beta version scheduled at 2012 Q2. Dmitry Guryanov (9): pvs: add driver skeleton util: add functions for interating over json object pvs: add functions to list domains and get info pvs: implement functions for domain life cycle management pvs: get info about serial ports pvs: add support of VNC remote display pvs: implement virDomainDefineXML operation for existing domains pvs: add storage driver pvs: implement VM creation cfg.mk | 1 + configure.ac | 23 + docs/drvpvs.html.in | 28 + include/libvirt/virterror.h | 1 + libvirt.spec.in | 7 + mingw32-libvirt.spec.in | 6 + po/POTFILES.in | 1 + src/Makefile.am | 23 + src/conf/domain_conf.c | 3 +- src/conf/domain_conf.h | 1 + src/driver.h | 1 + src/libvirt.c | 12 + src/pvs/pvs_driver.c | 1268 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ src/pvs/pvs_driver.h | 75 +++ src/pvs/pvs_storage.c | 1460 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ src/pvs/pvs_utils.c | 139 ++++ src/util/json.c | 30 + src/util/json.h | 4 + src/util/virterror.c | 3 + 19 files changed, 3085 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) create mode 100644 docs/drvpvs.html.in create mode 100644 src/pvs/pvs_driver.c create mode 100644 src/pvs/pvs_driver.h create mode 100644 src/pvs/pvs_storage.c create mode 100644 src/pvs/pvs_utils.c

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[libvirt] CfP 7th Workshop on Virtualization in High-Performance Cloud Computing (VHPC'12)
by VHPC 11 18 Apr '12

18 Apr '12

we apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CFP. =================================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS 7th Workshop on Virtualization in High-Performance Cloud Computing VHPC '12 as part of Euro-Par 2012, Rhodes Island, Greece =================================================================== Date: August 28, 2012 Workshop URL: http://vhpc.org SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Rolling abstract submission June 4, 2012 - Full paper submission SCOPE: Virtualization has become a common abstraction layer in modern data centers, enabling resource owners to manage complex infrastructure independently of their applications. Conjointly, virtualization is becoming a driving technology for a manifold of industry grade IT services. The cloud concept includes the notion of a separation between resource owners and users, adding services such as hosted application frameworks and queueing. Utilizing the same infrastructure, clouds carry significant potential for use in high-performance scientific computing. The ability of clouds to provide for requests and releases of vast computing resources dynamically and close to the marginal cost of providing the services is unprecedented in the history of scientific and commercial computing. Distributed computing concepts that leverage federated resource access are popular within the grid community, but have not seen previously desired deployed levels so far. Also, many of the scientific data centers have not adopted virtualization or cloud concepts yet. This workshop aims to bring together industrial providers with the scientific community in order to foster discussion, collaboration and mutual exchange of knowledge and experience. The workshop will be one day in length, composed of 20 min paper presentations, each followed by 10 min discussion sections. Presentations may be accompanied by interactive demonstrations. TOPICS Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Higher-level cloud architectures, focusing on issues such as: - Languages for describing highly-distributed compute jobs - Workload characterization for VM-based environments - Optimized communication libraries/protocols in the cloud - Cross-layer optimization of numeric algorithms on VM infrastructure - System and process/bytecode VM convergence - Cloud frameworks and API sets - Checkpointing/migration of large compute jobs - Instrumentation interfaces and languages - VMM performance (auto-)tuning on various load types - Cloud reliability, fault-tolerance, and security - Software as a Service (SaaS) architectures - Research and education use cases - Virtualization in cloud, cluster and grid environments - Cross-layer VM optimizations - Cloud use cases including optimizations - VM-based cloud performance modelling - Performance and cost modelling Lower-level design challenges for Hypervisors, VM-aware I/O devices, hardware accelerators or filesystems in VM environments, especially: - Cloud, grid and distributed filesystems - Hardware for I/O virtualization (storage/network/accelerators) - Storage and network I/O subsystems in virtualized environments - Novel software approaches to I/O virtualization - Paravirtualized I/O subsystems for modified/unmodified guests - Virtualization-aware cluster interconnects - Direct device assignment - NUMA-aware subsystems in virtualized environments - Hardware Accelerators in virtualization (GPUs/FPGAs) - Hardware extensions for virtualization - VMMs/Hypervisors for embedded systems Data Center management methods, including: - QoS and and service levels - VM cloud and cluster distribution algorithms - VM load-balancing in Clouds - Hypervisor extensions and tools for cluster and grid computing - Fault tolerant VM environments - Virtual machine monitor platforms - Management, deployment and monitoring of VM-based environments - Cluster provisioning in the Cloud PAPER SUBMISSION Papers submitted to the workshop will be reviewed by at least two members of the program committee and external reviewers. Submissions should include abstract, key words, the e-mail address of the corresponding author, and must not exceed 10 pages, including tables and figures at a main font size no smaller than 11 point. Submission of a paper should be regarded as a commitment that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register and attend the conference to present the work. Accepted papers will be published in the Springer LNCS series - the format must be according to the Springer LNCS Style. Initial submissions are in PDF; authors of accepted papers will be requested to provide source files. Format Guidelines: http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html Style template: ftp://ftp.springer.de/pub/tex/latex/llncs/latex2e/llncs2e.zip Abstract Submission Link: http://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=11943 IMPORTANT DATES Rolling abstract submission June 4, 2012 - Full paper submission June 29, 2012 - Acceptance notification July 20, 2012 - Camera-ready version due August 28, 2012 - Workshop Date CHAIR Michael Alexander (chair), TU Wien, Austria Gianluigi Zanetti (co-chair), CRS4, Italy Anastassios Nanos (co-chair), NTUA, Greece PROGRAM COMMITTEE Paolo Anedda, CRS4, Italy Giovanni Busonera, CRS4, Italy Brad Calder, Microsoft, USA Roberto Canonico, University of Napoli Federico II, Italy Tommaso Cucinotta, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy Werner Fischer, Thomas-Krenn AG, Germany William Gardner, University of Guelph, USA Marcus Hardt, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany Sverre Jarp, CERN, Switzerland Shantenu Jha, Louisiana State University, USA Xuxian Jiang, NC State, USA Nectarios Koziris, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Simone Leo, CRS4, Italy Ignacio Llorente, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain Naoya Maruyama, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Jean-Marc Menaud, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, France Dimitrios Nikolopoulos, Foundation for Research&Technology Hellas, Greece Jose Renato Santos, HP Labs, USA Walter Schwaiger, TU Wien, Austria Yoshio Turner, HP Labs, USA Kurt Tutschku, University of Vienna, Austria Lizhe Wang, Indiana University, USA Chao-Tung Yang, Tunghai University, Taiwan DURATION: Workshop Duration is one day. GENERAL INFORMATION The workshop will be held as part of Euro-Par 2012. Euro-Par 2012: http://europar2012.cti.gr/

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[libvirt] [PATCH] util: only register callbacks for CREATE operations in virnetdevmacvlan.c
by D. Herrendoerfer 18 Apr '12

18 Apr '12

From: "D. Herrendoerfer" <d.herrendoerfer(a)herrendoerfer.name> currently upon a migration a callback is created when a 802.1qbg link is set to PREASSOCIATE, this should not happen because this is a no-op on most switches, and does not lead to an ASSOCIATE state. This patch only creates callbacks when CREATE is requested. Migration and libvirtd restart scenarios are already handeled elsewhere. Signed-off-by: D. Herrendoerfer <d.herrendoerfer(a)herrendoerfer.name> --- src/util/virnetdevmacvlan.c | 7 +++++-- 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/util/virnetdevmacvlan.c b/src/util/virnetdevmacvlan.c index 17ea883..73f41ff 100644 --- a/src/util/virnetdevmacvlan.c +++ b/src/util/virnetdevmacvlan.c @@ -945,9 +945,12 @@ create_name: goto disassociate_exit; } - if (virNetDevMacVLanVPortProfileRegisterCallback(cr_ifname, macaddress, - linkdev, vmuuid, virtPortProfile, vmOp) < 0 ) + if (vmOp == VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_OP_CREATE) { + /*Only directly register upon a create - migration and restart are handled elsewhere*/ + if (virNetDevMacVLanVPortProfileRegisterCallback(cr_ifname, macaddress, + linkdev, vmuuid, virtPortProfile, vmOp) < 0 ) goto disassociate_exit; + } return rc; -- 1.7.7.6

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