From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: virtio-dev-return-4344-cohuck=redhat.com@lists.oasis-open.org Sender: List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: Received: from lists.oasis-open.org (oasis-open.org [66.179.20.138]) by lists.oasis-open.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC75C58191DA for ; Mon, 11 Jun 2018 10:26:17 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 20:26:04 +0300 From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" Message-ID: <20180611202207-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> References: <1525734594-11134-1-git-send-email-sridhar.samudrala@intel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1525734594-11134-1-git-send-email-sridhar.samudrala@intel.com> Subject: [virtio-dev] Re: [PATCH] qemu: Introduce VIRTIO_NET_F_STANDBY feature bit to virtio_net To: Sridhar Samudrala Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org, virtio-dev@lists.oasis-open.org, jesse.brandeburg@intel.com, alexander.h.duyck@intel.com, kubakici@wp.pl, jasowang@redhat.com, loseweigh@gmail.com, jiri@resnulli.us, aaron.f.brown@intel.com, qemu-devel@nongnu.org List-ID: On Mon, May 07, 2018 at 04:09:54PM -0700, Sridhar Samudrala wrote: > This feature bit can be used by hypervisor to indicate virtio_net device to > act as a standby for another device with the same MAC address. > > I tested this with a small change to the patch to mark the STANDBY feature 'true' > by default as i am using libvirt to start the VMs. > Is there a way to pass the newly added feature bit 'standby' to qemu via libvirt > XML file? > > Signed-off-by: Sridhar Samudrala So I do not think we can commit to this interface: we really need to control visibility of the primary device. However just for testing purposes, we could add a non-stable interface "x-standby" with the understanding that as any x- prefix it's unstable and will be changed down the road, likely in the next release. > --- > hw/net/virtio-net.c | 2 ++ > include/standard-headers/linux/virtio_net.h | 3 +++ > 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/hw/net/virtio-net.c b/hw/net/virtio-net.c > index 90502fca7c..38b3140670 100644 > --- a/hw/net/virtio-net.c > +++ b/hw/net/virtio-net.c > @@ -2198,6 +2198,8 @@ static Property virtio_net_properties[] = { > true), > DEFINE_PROP_INT32("speed", VirtIONet, net_conf.speed, SPEED_UNKNOWN), > DEFINE_PROP_STRING("duplex", VirtIONet, net_conf.duplex_str), > + DEFINE_PROP_BIT64("standby", VirtIONet, host_features, VIRTIO_NET_F_STANDBY, > + false), > DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(), > }; > > diff --git a/include/standard-headers/linux/virtio_net.h b/include/standard-headers/linux/virtio_net.h > index e9f255ea3f..01ec09684c 100644 > --- a/include/standard-headers/linux/virtio_net.h > +++ b/include/standard-headers/linux/virtio_net.h > @@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ > * Steering */ > #define VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR 23 /* Set MAC address */ > > +#define VIRTIO_NET_F_STANDBY 62 /* Act as standby for another device > + * with the same MAC. > + */ > #define VIRTIO_NET_F_SPEED_DUPLEX 63 /* Device set linkspeed and duplex */ > > #ifndef VIRTIO_NET_NO_LEGACY > -- > 2.14.3 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: virtio-dev-unsubscribe@lists.oasis-open.org For additional commands, e-mail: virtio-dev-help@lists.oasis-open.org From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" Subject: Re: [PATCH] qemu: Introduce VIRTIO_NET_F_STANDBY feature bit to virtio_net Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 20:26:04 +0300 Message-ID: <20180611202207-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> References: <1525734594-11134-1-git-send-email-sridhar.samudrala@intel.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org, virtio-dev@lists.oasis-open.org, jesse.brandeburg@intel.com, alexander.h.duyck@intel.com, kubakici@wp.pl, jasowang@redhat.com, loseweigh@gmail.com, jiri@resnulli.us, aaron.f.brown@intel.com, qemu-devel@nongnu.org To: Sridhar Samudrala Return-path: Received: from mx3-rdu2.redhat.com ([66.187.233.73]:57238 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752995AbeFKR0H (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Jun 2018 13:26:07 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1525734594-11134-1-git-send-email-sridhar.samudrala@intel.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, May 07, 2018 at 04:09:54PM -0700, Sridhar Samudrala wrote: > This feature bit can be used by hypervisor to indicate virtio_net device to > act as a standby for another device with the same MAC address. > > I tested this with a small change to the patch to mark the STANDBY feature 'true' > by default as i am using libvirt to start the VMs. > Is there a way to pass the newly added feature bit 'standby' to qemu via libvirt > XML file? > > Signed-off-by: Sridhar Samudrala So I do not think we can commit to this interface: we really need to control visibility of the primary device. However just for testing purposes, we could add a non-stable interface "x-standby" with the understanding that as any x- prefix it's unstable and will be changed down the road, likely in the next release. > --- > hw/net/virtio-net.c | 2 ++ > include/standard-headers/linux/virtio_net.h | 3 +++ > 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/hw/net/virtio-net.c b/hw/net/virtio-net.c > index 90502fca7c..38b3140670 100644 > --- a/hw/net/virtio-net.c > +++ b/hw/net/virtio-net.c > @@ -2198,6 +2198,8 @@ static Property virtio_net_properties[] = { > true), > DEFINE_PROP_INT32("speed", VirtIONet, net_conf.speed, SPEED_UNKNOWN), > DEFINE_PROP_STRING("duplex", VirtIONet, net_conf.duplex_str), > + DEFINE_PROP_BIT64("standby", VirtIONet, host_features, VIRTIO_NET_F_STANDBY, > + false), > DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(), > }; > > diff --git a/include/standard-headers/linux/virtio_net.h b/include/standard-headers/linux/virtio_net.h > index e9f255ea3f..01ec09684c 100644 > --- a/include/standard-headers/linux/virtio_net.h > +++ b/include/standard-headers/linux/virtio_net.h > @@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ > * Steering */ > #define VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR 23 /* Set MAC address */ > > +#define VIRTIO_NET_F_STANDBY 62 /* Act as standby for another device > + * with the same MAC. > + */ > #define VIRTIO_NET_F_SPEED_DUPLEX 63 /* Device set linkspeed and duplex */ > > #ifndef VIRTIO_NET_NO_LEGACY > -- > 2.14.3 From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:56418) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fSQa2-0000C2-Gq for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Mon, 11 Jun 2018 13:26:11 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fSQZz-0001Ue-SB for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Mon, 11 Jun 2018 13:26:10 -0400 Received: from mx3-rdu2.redhat.com ([66.187.233.73]:42580 helo=mx1.redhat.com) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fSQZz-0001UN-LX for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Mon, 11 Jun 2018 13:26:07 -0400 Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 20:26:04 +0300 From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" Message-ID: <20180611202207-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> References: <1525734594-11134-1-git-send-email-sridhar.samudrala@intel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1525734594-11134-1-git-send-email-sridhar.samudrala@intel.com> Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] qemu: Introduce VIRTIO_NET_F_STANDBY feature bit to virtio_net List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: Sridhar Samudrala Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org, virtio-dev@lists.oasis-open.org, jesse.brandeburg@intel.com, alexander.h.duyck@intel.com, kubakici@wp.pl, jasowang@redhat.com, loseweigh@gmail.com, jiri@resnulli.us, aaron.f.brown@intel.com, qemu-devel@nongnu.org On Mon, May 07, 2018 at 04:09:54PM -0700, Sridhar Samudrala wrote: > This feature bit can be used by hypervisor to indicate virtio_net device to > act as a standby for another device with the same MAC address. > > I tested this with a small change to the patch to mark the STANDBY feature 'true' > by default as i am using libvirt to start the VMs. > Is there a way to pass the newly added feature bit 'standby' to qemu via libvirt > XML file? > > Signed-off-by: Sridhar Samudrala So I do not think we can commit to this interface: we really need to control visibility of the primary device. However just for testing purposes, we could add a non-stable interface "x-standby" with the understanding that as any x- prefix it's unstable and will be changed down the road, likely in the next release. > --- > hw/net/virtio-net.c | 2 ++ > include/standard-headers/linux/virtio_net.h | 3 +++ > 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/hw/net/virtio-net.c b/hw/net/virtio-net.c > index 90502fca7c..38b3140670 100644 > --- a/hw/net/virtio-net.c > +++ b/hw/net/virtio-net.c > @@ -2198,6 +2198,8 @@ static Property virtio_net_properties[] = { > true), > DEFINE_PROP_INT32("speed", VirtIONet, net_conf.speed, SPEED_UNKNOWN), > DEFINE_PROP_STRING("duplex", VirtIONet, net_conf.duplex_str), > + DEFINE_PROP_BIT64("standby", VirtIONet, host_features, VIRTIO_NET_F_STANDBY, > + false), > DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(), > }; > > diff --git a/include/standard-headers/linux/virtio_net.h b/include/standard-headers/linux/virtio_net.h > index e9f255ea3f..01ec09684c 100644 > --- a/include/standard-headers/linux/virtio_net.h > +++ b/include/standard-headers/linux/virtio_net.h > @@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ > * Steering */ > #define VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR 23 /* Set MAC address */ > > +#define VIRTIO_NET_F_STANDBY 62 /* Act as standby for another device > + * with the same MAC. > + */ > #define VIRTIO_NET_F_SPEED_DUPLEX 63 /* Device set linkspeed and duplex */ > > #ifndef VIRTIO_NET_NO_LEGACY > -- > 2.14.3