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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 0/3] linux-user: netlink support
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Riku Voipio |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 0/3] linux-user: netlink support |
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Tue, 24 May 2016 11:29:23 +0300 |
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Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) |
On Sun, May 22, 2016 at 06:56:18PM +0200, Laurent Vivier wrote:
> It is now possible to register handlers to a file descriptor
> to translate a data stream transiting by this file descriptor.
>
> We can now decode netlink information coming from the guest
> and inject a translated one into the host, and vice-versa.
>
> This series is an "RFC" because it works (we can boot a
> container using systemd and use iproute tools) but some
> problems remain.
Ok, I can wait for V3.
> Some results (x86_64 host) with some guests:
>
> * ppc: it can boot a debian 8.2/8.3 (Jessie) LXC container
> and networking works fine (dhcp and "apt-get upgrade").
>
> "ip link" generates some traces in the kernel log:
> "netlink: 8 bytes leftover after parsing attributes in process `ip'."
>
> * ppc64: it can boot a fedora 21 LXC container.
>
> Some issues with dhclient and "dnf update"
> -> missing netlink nested types 18 and 26
> -> uniplemented instruction "evmheumiaaw"
>
> "ip link" generates some traces in the kernel log:
> "netlink: 8 bytes leftover after parsing attributes in process `ip'."
>
> * ppc64le: Debian 8.3 (Jessie).
>
> ip commands work fine, but "apt-get update" generates some netlink
> invalid types (and fails):
> Unknown target IFA type: 130
> Unknown target IFA type: 59722
> Unknown target IFA type: 59657
> Unknown target IFA type: 15648
> Unknown target IFA type: 32008
> Unknown target IFA type: 16590
>
> * sh4: container doesn't work but 'ip' in a chroot works well.
>
> * arm: Raspbian 8.3 (Jessie) works fine.
Tested on arm64 and seems to work fine (didn't test dhcp).
> * s390x: container Debian 8.1 boots well, but "apt-get" hangs on
> networking (name resolution?).
>
> "ip link" generates some traces in the kernel log:
> "netlink: 8 bytes leftover after parsing attributes in process `ip'."
>
> v2:
>
> Check domain before opening socket
> Remove cast to int of sizeof()
> Move NLMSG_DONE into the switch()
> Fix '{' in 'case:'
> Reorder data types by type size
> Add new conversions (IFLA_STATS, IFLA_STATS64, IFLA_MAP)
> Add warning for nested type (not supported)
> Add logs with gemu_log()
> Don't convert rta_len and rta_type in the error case
>
> Laurent Vivier (3):
> linux-user: add rtnetlink(7) support
> linux-user: support netlink protocol NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT
> linux-user: add netlink audit
>
> linux-user/syscall.c | 643
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 637 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.5.5
>
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 0/3] linux-user: netlink support, Laurent Vivier, 2016/05/22
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 2/3] linux-user: support netlink protocol NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT, Laurent Vivier, 2016/05/22
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 3/3] linux-user: add netlink audit, Laurent Vivier, 2016/05/22
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 1/3] linux-user: add rtnetlink(7) support, Laurent Vivier, 2016/05/22
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 0/3] linux-user: netlink support,
Riku Voipio <=
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 0/3] linux-user: netlink support, Peter Maydell, 2016/05/24
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 0/3] linux-user: netlink support, Laurent Vivier, 2016/05/24
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 0/3] linux-user: netlink support, Riku Voipio, 2016/05/24
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 0/3] linux-user: netlink support, Riku Voipio, 2016/05/24
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 0/3] linux-user: netlink support, Peter Maydell, 2016/05/24
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 0/3] linux-user: netlink support, Riku Voipio, 2016/05/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 0/3] linux-user: netlink support, Peter Maydell, 2016/05/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 0/3] linux-user: netlink support, Laurent Vivier, 2016/05/25