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This is the implementation of the previous patch now using virInterface*
API. Ended up this patch got much more simpler, smaller and easier to
review. Here is some details:
* MAC size and interface name are fixed due to specifications on HMC,
both are created automatically and CAN'T be specified from user. They
have the following format:
* MAC: 122980003002
* Interface name: U9124.720.067BE8B-V3-C0
* I did replaced all the |grep|sed following the comments Eric Blake
did on the last patch.
* According to my last email, It's not possible to create a network
interface without assigning it to a specific lpar. Then, I am using
this very minimalistic XML file for testing:
<interface type='ethernet' name='LPAR01'>
</interface>
In this file I am using "name" as the lpar name which I am going to
assign the new network interface. I couldn't find a better way to
refer to it. Comments are welcome.
* Regarding the fact I am sleeping one second waiting for the HMC to
complete creation of the interface, I don't have means to check
if the whole process is done. All I do is execute a command, wait
until is complete (which is not enough in this case) check
the return and the exit status. The process of actually creating
a networking interface seems to take a little longer than just the
return of the ssh control.
LibVirt : simple API for virtualization
Libvirt is a C toolkit to interact with the virtualization capabilities
of recent versions of Linux (and other OSes). It is free software
available under the GNU Lesser General Public License. Virtualization of
the Linux Operating System means the ability to run multiple instances of
Operating Systems concurrently on a single hardware system where the basic
resources are driven by a Linux instance. The library aim at providing
long term stable C API initially for the Xen paravirtualization but
should be able to integrate other virtualization mechanisms if needed.
Daniel Veillard <veillard@redhat.com>