I got this working after I made guest to behave as serial device and host side program as unix socket based client. Now all set to collaborate the BP with the use case.
Thanks, -Ravi. On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 8:09 AM, Ravi Chunduru <ravi...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am working on this generic virtio-serial interface for appliances. To > start with I experimented on existing Wangpan's added feature on > hw_qemu_guest agent. I am preparing to propose a blueprint to modify it for > generic use and open to collaborate. > > I could bring up VM with generic source path(say /tmp/appliance_port) and > target name(appliance_port). But I see qemu listening on the unix socket in > host as soon as I start the VM. If we want to have our server program on > host listening, that should not happen. How do I overcome that? > > Thanks, > -Ravi. > > > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 3:01 AM, P Balaji-B37839 <b37...@freescale.com>wrote: > >> **** >> >> Hi Wangpan,**** >> >> Thanks for Information and suggestions.**** >> >> We want to have generic virtio-serial interface for Libvirt and >> applications can use this irrespective of Qemu Guest Agent in VM.**** >> >> As suggested, Daniel can throw some light on this and help us.**** >> >> Regards,**** >> >> Balaji.P**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* Wangpan [mailto:hzwang...@corp.netease.com] >> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 25, 2013 3:24 PM >> *To:* OpenStack Development Mailing List >> *Subject:* Re: [openstack-dev] [Nova] [Libvirt] Virtio-Serial support >> for Nova libvirt driver**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Hi all,**** >> >> **** >> >> I'm the owner of this bp >> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/qemu-guest-agent-support**** >> >> and Daniel Berrange gave me lots of help about implementing this bp, and >> the original idea of mine is the same as yours.**** >> >> So I think the opinion of Daniel will be very useful.**** >> >> **** >> >> 2013-09-25**** >> ------------------------------ >> >> Wangpan**** >> ------------------------------ >> >> *发件人:*balaji patnala <patnala...@gmail.com>**** >> >> *发送时间:*2013-09-25 22:36**** >> >> *主**题:*Re: [openstack-dev] [Nova] [Libvirt] Virtio-Serial support for >> Nova libvirt driver**** >> >> *收件人:*"OpenStack Development Mailing List"< >> openstack-dev@lists.openstack.org>**** >> >> *抄送:***** >> >> **** >> >> Hi Haomai, **** >> >> ** ** >> >> Thanks for your interest on this.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> The code check-ins done against the below bp are more specific to Qemu >> Guest Agent.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/qemu-guest-agent-support**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> Our requirement is to enable Virtio-Serial Interface to the applications >> running in VM.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Do you have the same requirement?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> We will share the draft BP on this.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> Any comments on this approach will be helpful.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Regards,**** >> >> Balaji.P**** >> >> ** ** >> >> On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 8:10 PM, Haomai Wang <hao...@unitedstack.com> >> wrote:**** >> >> >> On Sep 24, 2013, at 6:40 PM, P Balaji-B37839 <b37...@freescale.com> >> wrote: >> >> > Hi, >> > >> > Virtio-Serial interface support for Nova - Libvirt is not available >> now. Some VMs who wants to access the Host may need like running >> qemu-guest-agent or any proprietary software want to use this mode of >> communication with Host. >> > >> > Qemu-GA uses virtio-serial communication. >> > >> > We want to propose a blue-print on this for IceHouse Release. >> > >> > Anybody interested on this.**** >> >> Great! We have common interest and I hope we can promote it for IceHouse. >> >> BTW, do you have a initial plan or description about it. >> >> And I think this bp may invoke. >> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/qemu-guest-agent-support**** >> >> >> > >> > Regards, >> > Balaji.P >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > OpenStack-dev mailing list >> > OpenStack-dev@lists.openstack.org >> > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev**** >> >> Best regards, >> Haomai Wang, UnitedStack Inc.**** >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OpenStack-dev mailing list >> OpenStack-dev@lists.openstack.org >> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev**** >> >> ** ** >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OpenStack-dev mailing list >> OpenStack-dev@lists.openstack.org >> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev >> >> > > > -- > Ravi > -- Ravi
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