Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [RFC][PATCH v5 09/21] virtagent: add va.getdmesg RPC
On 12/07/10 18:32, Michael Roth wrote:
On 12/07/2010 08:37 AM, Jes Sorensen wrote:
On 12/03/10 19:03, Michael Roth wrote:
+static xmlrpc_value *va_getdmesg(xmlrpc_env *env,
+ xmlrpc_value *param,
+ void *user_data)
+{
+char *dmesg_buf = NULL, cmd[256];
+int ret;
+xmlrpc_value *result = NULL;
+FILE *pipe;
+
+SLOG(va_getdmesg());
+
+dmesg_buf = qemu_mallocz(VA_DMESG_LEN + 2048);
+sprintf(cmd, dmesg -s %d, VA_DMESG_LEN);
What happens if the guest's dmesg buffer is larger than your hardcoded
value?
It'll end up getting truncated by the fread() later:
ret = fread(dmesg_buf, sizeof(char), VA_DMESG_LEN, pipe);
That's where the dmesg -s VA_DMESG_LEN comes into play, it should size
things such that we can buffer up till the end of the dmesg output.
This param is kind of quirky though, size doesn't seem to have an affect
for anything below 4KB, but if we stick with VA_DMESG_LEN = 4KB this
should cover us, unless it's a distro-specific. But it should blow
anything up, at least.
I am wary of these hard coded constants. Isn't there a way to set the
kernel's dmesg buffer size, or is that only a compile time option?
Cheers,
Jes
Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [RFC][PATCH v5 09/21] virtagent: add va.getdmesg RPC
On 12/08/2010 01:22 PM, Jes Sorensen wrote:
On 12/07/10 18:32, Michael Roth wrote:
On 12/07/2010 08:37 AM, Jes Sorensen wrote:
On 12/03/10 19:03, Michael Roth wrote:
+static xmlrpc_value *va_getdmesg(xmlrpc_env *env,
+ xmlrpc_value *param,
+ void *user_data)
+{
+char *dmesg_buf = NULL, cmd[256];
+int ret;
+xmlrpc_value *result = NULL;
+FILE *pipe;
+
+SLOG(va_getdmesg());
+
+dmesg_buf = qemu_mallocz(VA_DMESG_LEN + 2048);
+sprintf(cmd, dmesg -s %d, VA_DMESG_LEN);
What happens if the guest's dmesg buffer is larger than your hardcoded
value?
It'll end up getting truncated by the fread() later:
ret = fread(dmesg_buf, sizeof(char), VA_DMESG_LEN, pipe);
That's where the dmesg -s VA_DMESG_LEN comes into play, it should size
things such that we can buffer up till the end of the dmesg output.
This param is kind of quirky though, size doesn't seem to have an affect
for anything below 4KB, but if we stick with VA_DMESG_LEN= 4KB this
should cover us, unless it's a distro-specific. But it should blow
anything up, at least.
I am wary of these hard coded constants. Isn't there a way to set the
kernel's dmesg buffer size, or is that only a compile time option?
From what I can tell it's a compile-time option. I originally had
dmesg_len as a param the host could pass to the guest, but it has no
effect if the buffer is smaller, which might cause unnecessary confusion.
Cheers,
Jes
Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [RFC][PATCH v5 09/21] virtagent: add va.getdmesg RPC
On 12/09/10 22:15, Michael Roth wrote: On 12/08/2010 01:22 PM, Jes Sorensen wrote: This param is kind of quirky though, size doesn't seem to have an affect for anything below 4KB, but if we stick with VA_DMESG_LEN= 4KB this should cover us, unless it's a distro-specific. But it should blow anything up, at least. I am wary of these hard coded constants. Isn't there a way to set the kernel's dmesg buffer size, or is that only a compile time option? From what I can tell it's a compile-time option. I originally had dmesg_len as a param the host could pass to the guest, but it has no effect if the buffer is smaller, which might cause unnecessary confusion. You are correct! I checked, there were people talking about a configurable option but so far it is not in place. I would still rather have this go via a file transfer to the host, and put the output in a tmpfile. I am still against adding viewfile commands to the monitor though. You get a bad control character in the string and your console is messed up. Hit CTRL-c and you lost your guest. Cheers, Jes
[Qemu-devel] Re: [RFC][PATCH v5 09/21] virtagent: add va.getdmesg RPC
On 12/03/10 19:03, Michael Roth wrote:
Add RPC to view guest dmesg output.
Signed-off-by: Michael Roth mdr...@linux.vnet.ibm.com
---
virtagent-server.c | 46 ++
1 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/virtagent-server.c b/virtagent-server.c
index a430b58..aac8f70 100644
--- a/virtagent-server.c
+++ b/virtagent-server.c
@@ -83,6 +83,50 @@ EXIT_CLOSE_BAD:
return result;
}
+/* va_getdmesg(): return dmesg output
+ * rpc return values:
+ * - dmesg output as a string
+ */
+static xmlrpc_value *va_getdmesg(xmlrpc_env *env,
+ xmlrpc_value *param,
+ void *user_data)
+{
+char *dmesg_buf = NULL, cmd[256];
+int ret;
+xmlrpc_value *result = NULL;
+FILE *pipe;
+
+SLOG(va_getdmesg());
+
+dmesg_buf = qemu_mallocz(VA_DMESG_LEN + 2048);
+sprintf(cmd, dmesg -s %d, VA_DMESG_LEN);
What happens if the guest's dmesg buffer is larger than your hardcoded
value?
Jes
Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [RFC][PATCH v5 09/21] virtagent: add va.getdmesg RPC
On 12/07/2010 08:37 AM, Jes Sorensen wrote:
On 12/03/10 19:03, Michael Roth wrote:
Add RPC to view guest dmesg output.
Signed-off-by: Michael Rothmdr...@linux.vnet.ibm.com
---
virtagent-server.c | 46 ++
1 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/virtagent-server.c b/virtagent-server.c
index a430b58..aac8f70 100644
--- a/virtagent-server.c
+++ b/virtagent-server.c
@@ -83,6 +83,50 @@ EXIT_CLOSE_BAD:
return result;
}
+/* va_getdmesg(): return dmesg output
+ * rpc return values:
+ * - dmesg output as a string
+ */
+static xmlrpc_value *va_getdmesg(xmlrpc_env *env,
+ xmlrpc_value *param,
+ void *user_data)
+{
+char *dmesg_buf = NULL, cmd[256];
+int ret;
+xmlrpc_value *result = NULL;
+FILE *pipe;
+
+SLOG(va_getdmesg());
+
+dmesg_buf = qemu_mallocz(VA_DMESG_LEN + 2048);
+sprintf(cmd, dmesg -s %d, VA_DMESG_LEN);
What happens if the guest's dmesg buffer is larger than your hardcoded
value?
It'll end up getting truncated by the fread() later:
ret = fread(dmesg_buf, sizeof(char), VA_DMESG_LEN, pipe);
That's where the dmesg -s VA_DMESG_LEN comes into play, it should size
things such that we can buffer up till the end of the dmesg output.
This param is kind of quirky though, size doesn't seem to have an affect
for anything below 4KB, but if we stick with VA_DMESG_LEN = 4KB this
should cover us, unless it's a distro-specific. But it should blow
anything up, at least.
Jes
[Qemu-devel] Re: [RFC][PATCH v5 09/21] virtagent: add va.getdmesg RPC
On Fri, 2010-12-03 at 12:03 -0600, Michael Roth wrote:
+/* va_getdmesg(): return dmesg output
+ * rpc return values:
+ * - dmesg output as a string
+ */
+static xmlrpc_value *va_getdmesg(xmlrpc_env *env,
+ xmlrpc_value *param,
+ void *user_data)
+{
+char *dmesg_buf = NULL, cmd[256];
+int ret;
+xmlrpc_value *result = NULL;
+FILE *pipe;
+
+SLOG(va_getdmesg());
+
+dmesg_buf = qemu_mallocz(VA_DMESG_LEN + 2048);
+sprintf(cmd, dmesg -s %d, VA_DMESG_LEN);
+
+pipe = popen(cmd, r);
+if (pipe == NULL) {
+LOG(popen failed: %s, strerror(errno));
+xmlrpc_faultf(env, popen failed: %s, strerror(errno));
+goto EXIT_NOCLOSE;
+}
+
+ret = fread(dmesg_buf, sizeof(char), VA_DMESG_LEN, pipe);
+if (!ferror(pipe)) {
+dmesg_buf[ret] = '\0';
+TRACE(dmesg:\n%s, dmesg_buf);
+result = xmlrpc_build_value(env, s, dmesg_buf);
+} else {
+LOG(fread failed);
+xmlrpc_faultf(env, popen failed: %s, strerror(errno));
+}
+
+pclose(pipe);
+EXIT_NOCLOSE:
I think goto labels are supposed to be lower-case.
--
Thanks,
Adam
