[PATCH 3/5] qemu_conf: add new configuration key bridge_helper

[Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 src/qemu/libvirtd_qemu.aug         | 1 +
 src/qemu/qemu.conf                 | 8 ++++++++
 src/qemu/qemu_conf.c               | 3 +++
 src/qemu/qemu_conf.h               | 1 +
 src/qemu/test_libvirtd_qemu.aug.in | 1 +
 5 files changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/qemu/libvirtd_qemu.aug b/src/qemu/libvirtd_qemu.aug
index 91f5f77..61740a9 100644
--- a/src/qemu/libvirtd_qemu.aug
+++ b/src/qemu/libvirtd_qemu.aug
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ module Libvirtd_qemu =
 
    let process_entry = str_entry "hugetlbfs_mount"
                  | bool_entry "clear_emulator_capabilities"
+                 | str_entry "bridge_helper"
                  | bool_entry "set_process_name"
                  | int_entry "max_processes"
                  | int_entry "max_files"
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu.conf b/src/qemu/qemu.conf
index dd853c8..87bdf70 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu.conf
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu.conf
@@ -301,6 +301,14 @@
 #hugetlbfs_mount = "/dev/hugepages"
 
 
+# Path to the setuid helper for creating tap devices.  This executable
+# is used to create <source type='bridge'> interfaces when libvirtd is
+# running unprivileged.  libvirt invokes the helper directly, instead
+# of using "-netdev bridge", for security reasons.
+#bridge_helper = "/usr/libexec/qemu-bridge-helper"
+
+
+
 # If clear_emulator_capabilities is enabled, libvirt will drop all
 # privileged capabilities of the QEmu/KVM emulator. This is enabled by
 # default.
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
index c2e2e10..f648fc3 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ virQEMUDriverConfigPtr virQEMUDriverConfigNew(bool privileged)
         }
     }
 #endif
+    cfg->bridgeHelperName = strdup("/usr/libexec/qemu-bridge-helper");
 
     cfg->clearEmulatorCapabilities = true;
 
@@ -297,6 +298,7 @@ static void virQEMUDriverConfigDispose(void *obj)
 
     VIR_FREE(cfg->hugetlbfsMount);
     VIR_FREE(cfg->hugepagePath);
+    VIR_FREE(cfg->bridgeHelperName);
 
     VIR_FREE(cfg->saveImageFormat);
     VIR_FREE(cfg->dumpImageFormat);
@@ -509,6 +511,7 @@ int virQEMUDriverConfigLoadFile(virQEMUDriverConfigPtr cfg,
     GET_VALUE_BOOL("auto_start_bypass_cache", cfg->autoStartBypassCache);
 
     GET_VALUE_STR("hugetlbfs_mount", cfg->hugetlbfsMount);
+    GET_VALUE_STR("bridge_helper", cfg->bridgeHelperName);
 
     GET_VALUE_BOOL("mac_filter", cfg->macFilter);
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.h b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.h
index c5ddaad..666ac33 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ struct _virQEMUDriverConfig {
 
     char *hugetlbfsMount;
     char *hugepagePath;
+    char *bridgeHelperName;
 
     bool macFilter;
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/test_libvirtd_qemu.aug.in b/src/qemu/test_libvirtd_qemu.aug.in
index 2892204..0aec997 100644
--- a/src/qemu/test_libvirtd_qemu.aug.in
+++ b/src/qemu/test_libvirtd_qemu.aug.in
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ module Test_libvirtd_qemu =
 { "auto_dump_bypass_cache" = "0" }
 { "auto_start_bypass_cache" = "0" }
 { "hugetlbfs_mount" = "/dev/hugepages" }
+{ "bridge_helper" = "/usr/libexec/qemu-bridge-helper" }
 { "clear_emulator_capabilities" = "1" }
 { "set_process_name" = "1" }
 { "max_processes" = "0" }
-- 
1.8.1.4


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