@@ -772,10 +772,16 @@ settings, from the following list:
=over 4
+=item B<type=TYPE>
+
+The backendtype for the PV device. Supported values are B<qemu> and B<xenlogd>.
+The default is B<qemu>.
+
=item B<tag=STRING>
9pfs tag to identify the filesystem share. The tag is needed on the
-guest side to mount it.
+guest side to mount it. For the backendtype of B<xenlogd> the tag defaults to
+"Xen".
=item B<security_model="none">
@@ -785,12 +791,38 @@ squash or remap).
=item B<path=STRING>
-Filesystem path on the backend to export.
+Filesystem path on the backend to export. For the backendtype of B<xenlogd>
+the path defaults to "@XEN_LOG_DIR@/guests/<guest-name>".
=item B<backend=domain-id>
Specify the backend domain name or id, defaults to dom0.
+=item B<max-files=NUMBER>
+
+Specify the maximum number of files below B<path>. A value of 0 (which
+is the default) doesn't limit the number of files. Only valid for
+B<type=xenlogd>.
+
+=item B<max-open-files=NUMBER>
+
+Specify the maximum number of concurrently opened files below B<path>.
+Multiple opens of the same file are counted individually. Only valid for
+B<type=xenlogd>, which has a default of B<max-open-files=5>.
+
+=item B<max-space=NUMBER>
+
+Specify the maximum used disk space in MiB below B<path>. A value of 0 (which
+is the default) doesn't limit the usable disk space. Only valid for
+B<type=xenlogd>.
+
+=item B<auto-delete=BOOLEAN>
+
+When set the backend will delete the oldest file which is currently not
+opened by the guest in case the disk space limit set via B<max-space> or the
+file limit set via B<max-files> is being reached. Only valid for
+B<type=xenlogd>.
+
=back
=item B<pvcalls=[ "backend=domain-id", ... ]>
@@ -2232,6 +2232,20 @@ void parse_config_data(const char *config_source,
replace_string(&p9->tag, value);
} else if (!strcmp(key, "backend")) {
replace_string(&p9->backend_domname, value);
+ } else if (!strcmp(key, "type")) {
+ if (libxl_p9_type_from_string(value, &p9->type)) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "failed to parse 9pfs type: %s\n",
+ value);
+ exit(1);
+ }
+ } else if (!strcmp(key, "max-files")) {
+ p9->max_files = parse_ulong(value);
+ } else if (!strcmp(key, "max-open-files")) {
+ p9->max_open_files = parse_ulong(value);
+ } else if (!strcmp(key, "max-space")) {
+ p9->max_space = parse_ulong(value);
+ } else if (!strcmp(key, "auto-delete")) {
+ p9->auto_delete = strtoul(value, NULL, 0);
} else {
fprintf(stderr, "Unknown 9pfs parameter '%s'\n", key);
exit(1);
@@ -2242,6 +2256,27 @@ void parse_config_data(const char *config_source,
libxl_string_list_dispose(&pairs);
+ if (p9->type == LIBXL_P9_TYPE_UNKNOWN) {
+ p9->type = LIBXL_P9_TYPE_QEMU;
+ }
+ if (p9->type == LIBXL_P9_TYPE_QEMU &&
+ (p9->max_space || p9->auto_delete)) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "Illegal 9pfs parameter combination\n");
+ exit(1);
+ }
+ if (p9->type == LIBXL_P9_TYPE_XENLOGD) {
+ if (!p9->tag) {
+ replace_string(&p9->tag, "Xen");
+ }
+ if (!p9->path) {
+ char *path;
+
+ xasprintf(&path, XEN_LOG_DIR "/guests/%s", c_info->name);
+ replace_string(&p9->path, path);
+ free(path);
+ }
+ }
+
if (!p9->path || !p9->security_model || !p9->tag) {
fprintf(stderr, "9pfs spec missing required field!\n");
exit(1);
Add support for the new 9pfs backend "xenlogd". For this backend type the tag defaults to "Xen" and the host side path to "/var/log/xen/guests/<dom-name>". Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com> --- docs/man/xl.cfg.5.pod.in | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- tools/xl/xl_parse.c | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)