Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/2] net/announce: Allow optional list of interfaces

["Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <dgilbert@redhat.com>]

* Eric Blake (eblake@redhat.com) wrote:
> On 5/23/19 9:58 AM, Dr. David Alan Gilbert (git) wrote:
> > From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <dgilbert@redhat.com>
> > 
> > Allow the caller to restrict the set of interfaces that announces are
> > sent on.  The default is still to send on all interfaces.
> > 
> > e.g.
> > 
> >   { "execute": "announce-self", "arguments": { "initial": 50, "max": 550, "rounds": 5, "step": 50, "ifaces": ["vn2","vn1"] } }
> > 
> > Note: There's still only one timer for the qmp command, so that
> > performing an 'announce-self' on one list of interfaces followed
> > by another 'announce-self' on another list will stop the announces
> > on the existing set.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Dr. David Alan Gilbert <dgilbert@redhat.com>
> > ---
> 
> > +++ b/qapi/net.json
> > @@ -706,7 +706,8 @@
> >    'data': { 'initial': 'int',
> >              'max': 'int',
> >              'rounds': 'int',
> > -            'step': 'int' } }
> > +            'step': 'int',
> > +            '*ifaces': ['str'] } }
> 
> Missing documentation for the addition, including a '(since 4.1)' tag.

Oops, thanks, added:

# @ifaces: An optional list of interface names, which restrict the
#        announcment to the listed interfaces. (Since 4.1)
#

Dave

> >  
> >  ##
> >  # @announce-self:
> > @@ -718,9 +719,10 @@
> >  #
> >  # Example:
> >  #
> > -# -> { "execute": "announce-self"
> > +# -> { "execute": "announce-self",
> >  #      "arguments": {
> > -#          "initial": 50, "max": 550, "rounds": 10, "step": 50 } }
> > +#          "initial": 50, "max": 550, "rounds": 10, "step": 50,
> > +#          "ifaces": ["vn2","vn3"] } }
> >  # <- { "return": {} }
> >  #
> >  # Since: 4.0
> > 
> 
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> Eric Blake, Principal Software Engineer
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