Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v4 11/16] tools: add simple vchan-socket-proxy

[Marek Marczykowski-Górecki <marmarek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 02:43:03PM -0500, Jason Andryuk wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 9:42 PM Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
> <marmarek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Add a simple proxy for tunneling socket connection over vchan. This is
> > based on existing vchan-node* applications, but extended with socket
> > support. vchan-socket-proxy serves both as a client and as a server,
> > depending on parameters. It can be used to transparently communicate
> > with an application in another domian that normally expose UNIX socket
> > interface. Specifically, it's written to communicate with qemu running
> > within stubdom.
> >
> > Server mode listens for vchan connections and when one is opened,
> > connects to a pointed UNIX socket.  Client mode listens on UNIX
> > socket and when someone connects, opens a vchan connection.  Only
> > a single connection at a time is supported.
> >
> > Additionally, socket can be provided as a number - in which case it's
> > interpreted as already open FD (in case of UNIX listening socket -
> > listen() needs to be already called). Or "-" meaning stdin/stdout - in
> > which case it is reduced to vchan-node2 functionality.
> >
> > Example usage:
> >
> > 1. (in dom0) vchan-socket-proxy --mode=client <DOMID>
> >     /local/domain/<DOMID>/data/vchan/1234 /run/qemu.(DOMID)
> >
> > 2. (in DOMID) vchan-socket-proxy --mode=server 0
> >    /local/domain/<DOMID>/data/vchan/1234 /run/qemu.(DOMID)
> >
> > This will listen on /run/qemu.(DOMID) in dom0 and whenever connection is
> > made, it will connect to DOMID, where server process will connect to
> > /run/qemu.(DOMID) there. When client disconnects, vchan connection is
> > terminated and server vchan-socket-proxy process also disconnects from
> > qemu.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Marek Marczykowski-Górecki <marmarek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> 
> Looks good.  A few typos and string updates below.

Thanks, adjusted.

> Reviewed-by: Jason Andryuk <jandryuk@xxxxxxxxx>

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Best Regards,
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
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