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Traditionally, macvtap devices are supported using <interface type='direct'>, but that type requires specifying a source device name and macvtap mode which can't be altered after the initial device creation (and may not even be available to the management software that's creating the XML config to feed to libvirt). But the attributes in the <source> are essentially describing how the device will be connected to the network, and if libvirt is to be supplied with the name of a macvtap device that has already been created, that device will also already be connected to the network (and the connection can't be changed). Thus it seems more appropriate to use type='ethernet', which was created explicitly for this purpose - for devices that have already been (or will be) connected to the external network by someone/something outside of libvirt. The fact that it is a *macv*tap rather than a contentional tap device is just a detail. This patch supports using an existing macvtap device with <interface type='ethernet'> by checking the supplied target dev name to see if it is a macvtap device and, when this is the case, calling virNetDevMacVLanTapOpen() instead of virNetDevTapCreate(). For consistency, this is only done when target managed='no'. Resolves: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1723367 (partially) Signed-off-by: Laine Stump <laine@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
Libvirt API for virtualization
Libvirt provides a portable, long term stable C API for managing the virtualization technologies provided by many operating systems. It includes support for QEMU, KVM, Xen, LXC, bhyve, Virtuozzo, VMware vCenter and ESX, VMware Desktop, Hyper-V, VirtualBox and the POWER Hypervisor.
For some of these hypervisors, it provides a stateful management daemon which runs on the virtualization host allowing access to the API both by non-privileged local users and remote users.
Layered packages provide bindings of the libvirt C API into other languages including Python, Perl, PHP, Go, Java, OCaml, as well as mappings into object systems such as GObject, CIM and SNMP.
Further information about the libvirt project can be found on the website:
License
The libvirt C API is distributed under the terms of GNU Lesser General
Public License, version 2.1 (or later). Some parts of the code that are
not part of the C library may have the more restrictive GNU General
Public License, version 2.0 (or later). See the files COPYING.LESSER
and COPYING for full license terms & conditions.
Installation
Libvirt uses the GNU Autotools build system, so in general can be built and installed with the usual commands. For example, to build in a manner that is suitable for installing as root, use:
$ ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var
$ make
$ sudo make install
While to build & install as an unprivileged user
$ ./configure --prefix=$HOME/usr
$ make
$ make install
The libvirt code relies on a large number of 3rd party libraries. These will
be detected during execution of the configure script and a summary printed
which lists any missing (optional) dependencies.
Contributing
The libvirt project welcomes contributions in many ways. For most components the best way to contribute is to send patches to the primary development mailing list. Further guidance on this can be found on the website:
https://libvirt.org/contribute.html
Contact
The libvirt project has two primary mailing lists:
- libvirt-users@redhat.com (for user discussions)
- libvir-list@redhat.com (for development only)
Further details on contacting the project are available on the website: