[Kimchi-devel] [PATCH] [Kimchi] Issue #791: New UI for adding network bridges

Aline Manera alinefm at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Fri Feb 5 18:50:16 UTC 2016



On 02/05/2016 03:57 PM, Peter Pennings wrote:
> Aline,
>
> Even when the VLAN checkbox is not selected, the backend is validating 
> the VLAN ID field.

It should not be true! The VLAN ID is not required to create a bridged 
network.

> If the VLAN ID is required for bridged with nic or bonding interface, 
> I don't see a reason for a checkbox in the UI.
>
>
>
> 2016-02-05 15:36 GMT-02:00 Aline Manera <alinefm at linux.vnet.ibm.com 
> <mailto:alinefm at linux.vnet.ibm.com>>:
>
>
>
>     On 02/05/2016 03:12 PM, Peter Pennings wrote:
>>     Hi
>>
>>     I'm working on a V2 patch for this issue and I have one doubt.
>>     Now, I'm showing the VLAN option when a bridged is selected with
>>     a NIC or bonding interface. In this case, the VLAN ID is required
>>     or can be empty? I guess backend is validating this and turned
>>     this field obrigatory.
>>
>
>     When VLAN is selected, a VLAN tag is required.
>
>
>>     Thanks
>>
>>     Peter
>>
>>     2016-02-05 10:01 GMT-02:00 Aline Manera
>>     <alinefm at linux.vnet.ibm.com <mailto:alinefm at linux.vnet.ibm.com>>:
>>
>>
>>         Hi Peter,
>>
>>         Even selecting a NIC interface, the VLAN option is not being
>>         displayed for a Bridged network.
>>
>>         You can try it by yourself too.
>>
>>
>>         On 02/05/2016 09:18 AM, Peter Pennings wrote:
>>>         I followed bellow specifications, the VLAN form should be
>>>         showed when a NIC or bonding is selected. Is that not being
>>>         showed?
>>>
>>>         https://github.com/kimchi-project/kimchi/issues/791
>>>
>>>         *Bridged option new behaviour:*
>>>         1) Change description of "Bridged" option to refer to Linux
>>>         bridges and OVS bridges (no more direct connections)
>>>         2) When "Bridged" is selected, "Destination" will show all
>>>         the interfaces it currently shows plus OVS bridges
>>>         *3) "Enable VLAN" will only be showed if user selects a NIC
>>>         or bonding from "Destination" pop-up*(alternatively, we can
>>>         show it always and block the usage of VLAN with NIC or
>>>         bonding selected)
>>>         4) "Bridged" option will call network_create API with
>>>         "bridge" as value for "connection" parameter
>>>
>>>         *New macvtap option:*
>>>         5) Add a new option "macvtap" to Network Type, with same
>>>         current description of today's Bridged option
>>>         6) When macvtap option is selected, "Destination" will show
>>>         only NICs and bondings. It will NOT show any kind of bridges
>>>         anymore.
>>>         *7) "Enable VLAN" option is NOT showed*
>>>         8) macvtap option will call network create API with
>>>         "macvtap" as "connection" parameter value.
>>>
>>>
>>>         I will send a V2 patch with the others corrections (function
>>>         name and alert messages). If V1 patch is not according with
>>>         the above specifications, please, let me know, then I can
>>>         fix it.
>>>
>>>
>>>         Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>>         Peter
>>>
>>>
>>>         2016-02-04 16:50 GMT-02:00 Lucio Correia
>>>         <luciojhc at linux.vnet.ibm.com
>>>         <mailto:luciojhc at linux.vnet.ibm.com>>:
>>>
>>>             On 04-02-2016 15:38, Lucio Correia wrote:
>>>
>>>                 I will run some tests now with this and send more
>>>                 comments afterwards.
>>>                 Here are my review comments. Additional comments in
>>>                 the code.
>>>
>>>
>>>             The only problem I noticed is that VLAN form is not
>>>             being showed when I select Linux and OVS bridges.
>>>
>>>
>>>             -- 
>>>             Lucio Correia
>>>             Software Engineer
>>>             IBM LTC Brazil
>>>
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