64b966558c
It still can have only one useful value ("iptables"), but once a 2nd
value is supported, it will be selectable by setting
"firewall_backend=nftables" in /etc/libvirt/network.conf.
If firewall_backend isn't set in network.conf, then libvirt will check
to see if FIREWALL_BACKEND_DEFAULT_1 is available and, if so, set
that. (Since FIREWALL_BACKEND_DEFAULT_1 is currently "iptables", this
means checking to see it the iptables binary is present on the
system). If the default backend isn't available, that is considered a
fatal error (since no networks can be started anyway), so an error is
logged and startup of the network driver fails.
NB: network.conf is itself created from network.conf.in at build time,
and the advertised default setting of firewall_backend (in a commented
out line) is set from the meson_options.txt setting
"firewall_backend_default_1". This way the conf file will have correct
information no matter what ordering is chosen for default backend at
build time (as more backends are added, settings will be added for
"firewall_backend_default_n", and those will be settable in
meson_options.txt and on the meson commandline to change the ordering
of the auto-detection when no backend is set in network.conf).
virNetworkLoadDriverConfig() may look more complicated than necessary,
but as additional backends are added, it will be easier to add checks
for those backends (and to re-order the checks based on builders'
preferences).
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
Instructions on building and installing libvirt can be found on the website:
https://libvirt.org/compiling.html
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:
- users@lists.libvirt.org (for user discussions)
- devel@lists.libvirt.org (for development only)
Further details on contacting the project are available on the website: