> -----Original Message----- > From: K. Y. Srinivasan [mailto:kys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 8:45 PM > To: gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; > devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; olaf@xxxxxxxxx; > apw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: KY Srinivasan > Subject: [PATCH V3 00/14] drivers: hv: kvp > > This patch set expands the KVP (Key Value Pair) functionality to > implement the mechanism to GET/SET IP addresses in the guest. This > functionality is used in Windows Server 2012 to implement VM > replication functionality. The way IP configuration information > is managed is distro specific. Based on the feedback I have gotten > from Olaf, Greg, Steve, Ben and Mairus, I have chosen to seperate > distro specific code from this patch-set. Most of the GET operation > can be implemented in a way that is completely distro independent and > I have implemented that as such and is included in this patch-set. > Some of the attributes that can only be fetched in a distro > dependent way as well the mechanism for configuring an interface > (the SET operation) that is clearly distro specific is to be > implemented via external scripts that will be invoked via the KVP > code. We define here the interface to these scripts. > > Adding support for IP injection resulted in some changes to the > protocol between the user level daemon and the kernel driver. > These changes have been implemented in way that would retain > compatibility with older daemons. I would like to thank Olaf and > Greg for pointing out the compatibility issue. > > This version of the patch set addresses all of the comments that I > have received to date from Olaf, Ben and others. Specifically, I have > cleanedup all of the string manipulation code. Furthermore, I have also > simplified the format of the interface configuration file that is > generated by the KVP daemon and gotten rid of some constant strings that > may not be relevant on all distros. I would like to thank Olaf and Ben > for their detailed review. > > Following are the changes from V2 of this patch set: > > 1. Addressed the indentation issue Greg noted in the patch: > 0001-Drivers-hv-kvp-Support-the-new-IP-injection-messages.patch > > 2. Cleaned up the Reviewed-byi line based on input from Ben and Greg. > > 3. Since Ben had an identical patch for properly closing the open > streams, I have not included that patch in this series. > > 4. Greg applied the first 3 patches of the V2 patch set. This version > has the remaining patches. Greg, Please drop this set. In my haste to send out the patches, I have sent out the wrong patches. I am going to send out the correct set in a minute. Regards, K. Y > > > K. Y. Srinivasan (14): > Drivers: hv: kvp: Support the new IP injection messages > Tools: hv: Prepare to expand kvp_get_ip_address() functionality > Tools: hv: Further refactor kvp_get_ip_address() > Tools: hv: Gather address family information > Tools: hv: Gather subnet information > Tools: hv: Represent the ipv6 mask using CIDR notation > Tools: hv: Gather ipv[4,6] gateway information > Tools: hv: Gather DNS information > Tools: hv: Gather DHCP information > Tools: hv: Implement the KVP verb - KVP_OP_SET_IP_INFO > Tools: hv: Rename the function kvp_get_ip_address() > Tools: hv: Implement the KVP verb - KVP_OP_GET_IP_INFO > Tools: hv: Get rid of some unused variables > Tools: hv: Correctly type string variables > > drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c | 141 +++++++- > include/linux/hyperv.h | 2 + > tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c | 866 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- > 3 files changed, 942 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-) > > -- > 1.7.4.1 > > > _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
