Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 0/3] linux-user: netlink support

[Riku Voipio <riku.voipio@iki.fi>]

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(-)
> 
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