5:27 p.m.
This patch set changes the RHEL and SLES versions that support virtio
in PPC64.
Also, it disable vhost feature for LE (PPC Little Endian) distros:
Ubuntu 14.04 and SLES 12
Rodrigo Trujillo (2):
Change modern distro versions for PPC
Disable vhost feature in Ubuntu and SLES (PPC64 LE)
src/kimchi/osinfo.py | 4 ++--
src/kimchi/vmtemplate.py | 19 +++++++++++++++++--
2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
--
1.9.3
5:27 p.m.
New subject: [PATCH 1/2] Change modern distro versions for PPC
This patch changes the version of modern distro for PPC to RHEL >= 6.5
and SLES >= 11 SP3. Modern distro in PPC can use virtio.
Signed-off-by: Rodrigo Trujillo <rodrigo.trujillo(a)linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
src/kimchi/osinfo.py | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/kimchi/osinfo.py b/src/kimchi/osinfo.py
index d2a1c1d..3064f4c 100644
--- a/src/kimchi/osinfo.py
+++ b/src/kimchi/osinfo.py
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ modern_version_bases = {'x86': {'debian':
'6.0', 'ubuntu': '7.10',
'opensuse': '10.3', 'centos':
'5.3',
'rhel': '6.0', 'fedora':
'16', 'gentoo': '0',
'sles': '11'},
- 'power': {'rhel': '7.0',
'fedora': '19',
+ 'power': {'rhel': '6.5',
'fedora': '19',
'ubuntu': '14.04',
'opensuse': '13.1',
- 'sles': '12'}}
+ 'sles': '11sp3'}}
icon_available_distros = [icon[5:-4] for icon in glob.glob1('%s/images/'
% paths.ui_dir, 'icon-*.png')]
--
1.9.3
5:27 p.m.
New subject: [PATCH 2/2] Disable vhost feature in Ubuntu and SLES (PPC64 LE)
There are know issues related to vhost feature and Little Endian
distros. This patch sets driver name='qemu', disabling the vhost
feature when libvirt starts a virtual machine.
LE Distros: Ubuntu >= 14.04 and SLES >= 12.
Signed-off-by: Rodrigo Trujillo <rodrigo.trujillo(a)linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
src/kimchi/vmtemplate.py | 19 +++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/kimchi/vmtemplate.py b/src/kimchi/vmtemplate.py
index 8d5217a..4b0f398 100644
--- a/src/kimchi/vmtemplate.py
+++ b/src/kimchi/vmtemplate.py
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ import socket
import urlparse
+from distutils.version import LooseVersion
+
+
from kimchi import osinfo
from kimchi.exception import InvalidParameter, IsoFormatError
from kimchi.isoinfo import IsoImage
@@ -265,15 +268,27 @@ drive=drive-%(bus)s0-1-0,id=%(bus)s0-1-0'/>
ret.append(info)
return ret
+ def _disable_vhost(self):
+ # Hack to disable vhost feature in Ubuntu LE and SLES LE (PPC)
+ driver = ""
+ if self.info['arch'] == 'ppc64' and \
+ ((self.info['os_distro'] == 'ubuntu' and LooseVersion(
+ self.info['os_version']) >= LooseVersion('14.04')) or
+ (self.info['os_distro'] == 'sles' and LooseVersion(
+ self.info['os_version']) >= LooseVersion('12'))):
+ driver = " <driver name='qemu'/>\n "
+ return driver
+
def _get_networks_xml(self):
network = """
<interface type='network'>
<source network='%(network)s'/>
<model type='%(nic_model)s'/>
- </interface>
+ %(driver)s</interface>
"""
networks = ""
- net_info = {"nic_model": self.info['nic_model']}
+ net_info = {"nic_model": self.info['nic_model'],
+ "driver": self._disable_vhost()}
for nw in self.info['networks']:
net_info['network'] = nw
networks += network % net_info
--
1.9.3
6:53 a.m.
--
Tested-by: Paulo Vital <pvital(a)linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Paulo Vital <pvital(a)linux.vnet.ibm.com>
On Wed, 2014-07-30 at 19:27 -0300, Rodrigo Trujillo wrote:
This patch set changes the RHEL and SLES versions that support
virtio
in PPC64.
Also, it disable vhost feature for LE (PPC Little Endian) distros:
Ubuntu 14.04 and SLES 12
Rodrigo Trujillo (2):
Change modern distro versions for PPC
Disable vhost feature in Ubuntu and SLES (PPC64 LE)
src/kimchi/osinfo.py | 4 ++--
src/kimchi/vmtemplate.py | 19 +++++++++++++++++--
2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
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