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

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On 05/17/2011 05:26 AM, D. Herrendoerfer 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.

Fair enough for me.

Your patch came through rather mangled by your mailer; sometimes, it is
worth sending a patch to yourself as a trial run to see if others would
have a hard time running 'git am' on the resulting email, then figure
out how to tune 'git send-email' to do what you wanted for sending the
patch.  The git mailing list or IRC channel is a good resource for
figuring out configuration emails that make patch submission easier.

> 
> 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

s/allows to attach/attaches/

> +      NIC directly to a VM without loosing the migration capability.

s/loosing/losing/

> +      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>

Here's where part of the patch botching showed up.  Also, when possible,
we like to keep lines within 80 columns.

The <span class="since"> annotations are for when a feature was added to
libvirt (0.9.2 in this case), not when it was added elsewhere.

>     </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>

We already have other cases of "passthrough" in our XML schema; let's be
consistent and avoid abbreviations in the public interface.

>     </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" )

Odd spacing, and same spelling issue.

> 
> 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,

But here, the abbreviation is fine (it's internal to the code).

> 
>     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;

This fails to compile for me on kernel-2.6.35.13-91.fc14.x86_64, but I
see on rawhide that this is 8, so we need a #define fallback value.
Shoot, in rawhide, it's an enum rather than a #define, so we need a
configure check rather than a simpler preprocessor check.

This is what I'll probably push.


From f977a09221757826ee91dd966e8d726b0bc22501 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dirk Herrendorefer <d.herrendoerfer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 13:26:09 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add support for 'passthru' mode for direct network
 interfaces

starting with kernel 2.6.38 macvtap supports a 'passthru' mode for
attaching virtual functions of a SRIOV capable network card directly to
a VM.
This patch adds the capability to configure such a device.

Signed-off-by: Dirk Herrendoerfer <d.herrendoerfer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 AUTHORS                   |    1 +
 configure.ac              |    7 +++++++
 docs/formatdomain.html.in |    7 +++++++
 docs/schemas/domain.rng   |    2 +-
 src/conf/domain_conf.c    |    3 ++-
 src/conf/domain_conf.h    |    1 +
 src/util/macvtap.c        |   12 ++++++++++--
 src/util/macvtap.h        |    1 +
 8 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 1bb1f0f..a1e93db 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ Patches have also been contributed by:
index 233e4af..8db3226 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2240,6 +2240,13 @@ if test "$with_macvtap" != "no" ; then
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL([WITH_MACVTAP], [test "$with_macvtap" = "yes"])
 AC_MSG_RESULT([$with_macvtap])
+if test "$with_macvtap" = yes; then
+    AC_CHECK_DECLS([MACVLAN_MODE_PASSTHRU], [], [], [[
+      #include <sys/socket.h>
+      #include <linux/if_link.h>
+    ]])
+fi
+

 AC_ARG_WITH([virtualport],
   AC_HELP_STRING([--with-virtualport],[enable virtual port support
@<:@default=check@:>@]),
diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.html.in b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
index 989dcf6..70a120b 100644
--- a/docs/formatdomain.html.in
+++ b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
@@ -1429,6 +1429,13 @@
       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 attaches a virtual function of a SRIOV capable
+      NIC directly to a VM without losing 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; for example, on Linux this requires
+      kernel 2.6.38 or newer. <span class="since">Since 0.9.2</span></dd>
     </dl>

 <pre>
diff --git a/docs/schemas/domain.rng b/docs/schemas/domain.rng
index 7163c6e..b252547 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|passthrough)</param>
     </data>
   </define>
   <define name="addrMAC">
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 498438a..3298c80 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -433,7 +433,8 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainSeclabel,
VIR_DOMAIN_SECLABEL_LAST,
 VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainNetdevMacvtap, VIR_DOMAIN_NETDEV_MACVTAP_MODE_LAST,
               "vepa",
               "private",
-              "bridge")
+              "bridge",
+              "passthrough")

 VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virVirtualPort, VIR_VIRTUALPORT_TYPE_LAST,
               "none",
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index fe42f21..5fe31d4 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..068638e 100644
--- a/src/util/macvtap.c
+++ b/src/util/macvtap.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2010 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2010-2011 Red Hat, Inc.
  * Copyright (C) 2010 IBM Corporation
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@

 # include <netlink/msg.h>

+/* Older kernels lacked this enum value.  */
+# if !HAVE_DECL_MACVLAN_MODE_PASSTHRU
+#  define MACVLAN_MODE_PASSTHRU 8
+# endif
+
 #endif /* WITH_MACVTAP || WITH_VIRTUALPORT */

 #include "util.h"
@@ -473,6 +478,9 @@ 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 +554,7 @@ 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,
-- 
1.7.4.4



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