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Commit 729a06c41 added code to the LXC driver (patterned after similar code in the QEMU driver) that called virNetDevMacVlanReserveName(net->ifname) for all type='direct' interfaces during a libvirtd restart, to prevent other domains from attempting to use a macvtap device name that was already in use by a domain. But, unlike a QEMU domain, when an LXC domain creates a macvtap device, that device is almost immediately moved into the namespace of the container (and it's then renamed, but that part isn't important). Because of this, the LXC driver doesn't keep track (in net->ifname) of the name used to create the device (as the QEMU driver does). The result of this is that if libvirtd is restarted while there is an active LXC domain that has <interface type='direct'>, libvirtd will segfault (since virNetDevMacVLanReserveName() doesn't check for a NULL pointer). The fix is to just not call that function in the case of the LXC driver, since it is pointless anyway. Fixes: 729a06c41afaab419a70841b6749646e2f8fad1d 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
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General Public License, version 2.0 (or later). See the files
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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
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- libvirt-users@redhat.com (for user discussions)
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