Re: Getting domU vif's MAC address from dom0

[Håkon Alstadheim <hakon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Den 26.09.2024 12:17, skrev Andy Smith:
> Hi,
>
> On Thu, Sep 26, 2024 at 05:53:48AM +0000, Klaus Darilion wrote:
> > > Is there an easy way of programmatically obtaining the domU-side MAC of
> > > a vif, from the dom0?
> > Why not doing it the other way round and specify the MAC address in the Xen 
> > config file of the VM?
> I already do that, hence I said this in my original email:
>
>      I can also parse it out of the domU's config file, but that seems
>      quite hacky.
>
> The same info is in xenstore so if there is an easy way to read that,
> that seems better.
If you want mac of domid 1, it's:
xenstore-read /libxl/1/device/vif/0/mac
> > So you want to 'route' into the VM instead of the usual 'switching' approach 
> > with a Linux bridge?
> I do use routed networking, yes.
>
> Thanks,
> Andy