Re: [Xen-devel] [libvirt] Setting devid for emulated NICs (Xen 4.3.1 / libvirt 1.2.0) using libxl driver

[Jim Fehlig <jfehlig@xxxxxxxx>]

Ian Campbell wrote:
> On Fri, 2013-12-20 at 12:04 +0100, Stefan Bader wrote:
>   
>> config specifies no model or model == netfront:
>>  - nic->model unset, nic->type = NIC_TYPE_VIF
>> config specifies any other mode:
>>  - nic->model = <name>, nic-type = NIC_TYPE_VIF_IOEMU
>>
>> In libxl__device_nic_setdefault:
>>  - nic->model unset -> nic->model = "rtl8139"
>>  - For HWM domain
>>    - nic->type unset -> nic-type = NIC_TYPE_VIF_IOEMU
>>     
>
> OK, I think this is all working as intended.
>
>   
>> I am only "complaining" about the case of having no NIC model set in the 
>> libvirt
>> configuration. This sets NIC_TYPE_VIF but leaves nic->model unset.
>> libxl sets the nic->model later but that has no effect because the type is 
>> set
>> to VIF only.
>>     
>
> Correct, the setting of nic->model here is irrelevant since that field
> is ignored if the type is not VIF+IOEMU.
>
>   
>>  And the default used to be VIF+IOEMU with rtl8139 as model.
>>     
>
> Right, this sounds like a libvirt level issue then.
>   

The following patch work in my testing

https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2014-January/msg00208.html

Stefan, can you help test/review the patch?  Would be nice to get this
pushed for the upcoming libvirt 1.2.1 release.

Regards,
Jim

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