Re: [libvirt] [PATCH] Add support for 'passthru' mode for direct network interfaces

On May 11, 2011, at 12:21 AM, Eric Blake wrote: This patch includes the documentation part. The error returned by libvirt when a using an older kernel is imho sufficient to point to the macvtap setup. Apart from that I doubt that someone will use this feature by chance. But still - I believe the error returned is detailed enough for now. Signed-off-by: Dirk Herrendoerfer <d.herrendoerfer at herrendoerfer.name> diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.html.in b/docs/formatdomain.html.in index 989dcf6..3f6bec8 100644 --- a/docs/formatdomain.html.in +++ b/docs/formatdomain.html.in @@ -1429,6 +1429,12 @@ external router or gateway and that device sends them back to the host. This procedure is followed if either the source or destination device is in <code>private</code> mode.</dd> + <dt><code>passthru</code></dt> + <dd>This feature allows to attach a virtual function of a SRIOV capable + NIC directly to a VM without loosing the migration capability. + All packets are sent to the VF/IF of the configured network device. + Depending on the capabilities of the device additional prerequisites or + limitations may apply. <span class="since">(Since Linux 2.6.38.)</span></dd> </dl> <pre> diff --git a/docs/schemas/domain.rng b/docs/schemas/domain.rng index 7163c6e..e2a66ae 100644 --- a/docs/schemas/domain.rng +++ b/docs/schemas/domain.rng @@ -2351,7 +2351,7 @@ </define> <define name="bridgeMode"> <data type="string"> - <param name="pattern">(vepa|bridge|private)</param> + <param name="pattern">(vepa|bridge|private|passthru)</param> </data> </define> <define name="addrMAC"> diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c index d3efec6..4c4bfad 100644 --- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c +++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c @@ -383,7 +383,8 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainSeclabel, VIR_DOMAIN_SECLABEL_LAST, VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainNetdevMacvtap, VIR_DOMAIN_NETDEV_MACVTAP_MODE_LAST, "vepa", "private", - "bridge") + "bridge", + "passthru" ) VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virVirtualPort, VIR_VIRTUALPORT_TYPE_LAST, "none", diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h index a0f820c..70943f9 100644 --- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h +++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h @@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ enum virDomainNetdevMacvtapType { VIR_DOMAIN_NETDEV_MACVTAP_MODE_VEPA, VIR_DOMAIN_NETDEV_MACVTAP_MODE_PRIVATE, VIR_DOMAIN_NETDEV_MACVTAP_MODE_BRIDGE, + VIR_DOMAIN_NETDEV_MACVTAP_MODE_PASSTHRU, VIR_DOMAIN_NETDEV_MACVTAP_MODE_LAST, }; diff --git a/src/util/macvtap.c b/src/util/macvtap.c index a7af0cb..1b274cc 100644 --- a/src/util/macvtap.c +++ b/src/util/macvtap.c @@ -473,6 +473,9 @@ macvtapModeFromInt(enum virDomainNetdevMacvtapType mode) case VIR_DOMAIN_NETDEV_MACVTAP_MODE_BRIDGE: return MACVLAN_MODE_BRIDGE; + case VIR_DOMAIN_NETDEV_MACVTAP_MODE_PASSTHRU: + return MACVLAN_MODE_PASSTHRU; + case VIR_DOMAIN_NETDEV_MACVTAP_MODE_VEPA: default: return MACVLAN_MODE_VEPA; @@ -546,7 +549,7 @@ configMacvtapTap(int tapfd, int vnet_hdr) * be NULL if this function is supposed to choose a name * @macaddress: The MAC address for the macvtap device * @linkdev: The interface name of the NIC to connect to the external bridge - * @mode: int describing the mode for 'bridge', 'vepa' or 'private'. + * @mode: int describing the mode for 'bridge', 'vepa', 'private' or 'passthru'. * @vnet_hdr: 1 to enable IFF_VNET_HDR, 0 to disable it * @vmuuid: The UUID of the VM the macvtap belongs to * @virtPortProfile: pointer to object holding the virtual port profile data diff --git a/src/util/macvtap.h b/src/util/macvtap.h index 54205c7..c45dd13 100644 --- a/src/util/macvtap.h +++ b/src/util/macvtap.h @@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ void delMacvtap(const char *ifname, # define MACVTAP_MODE_PRIVATE_STR "private" # define MACVTAP_MODE_VEPA_STR "vepa" # define MACVTAP_MODE_BRIDGE_STR "bridge" +# define MACVTAP_MODE_PASSTHRU_STR "passthru" int vpAssociatePortProfileId(const char *macvtap_ifname, const unsigned char *macvtap_macaddr,