From: Karl Hallsby via Guix-patches via <guix-patches@gnu.org>
To: 72249@debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: "Karl Hallsby" <karl@hallsby.com>,
"Ludovic Courtès" <ludo@gnu.org>,
"Maxim Cournoyer" <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
Subject: [bug#72249] [PATCH] services: Add xe-guest-utilities-service-type.
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 01:00:59 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <73106db7b8187d4b6bcc5d0c421ea3314ed7a498.1736491649.git.karl@hallsby.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1721711392.git.karl@hallsby.com>
* gnu/services/virtualization.scm (xe-guest-utilities-configuration,
xe-guest-utilities-service-type): New variables.
* doc/guix.texi: Document them.
Change-Id: Ife4e79fa6d1a9d5a21bf7479488884f2a5cf8d56
---
doc/guix.texi | 71 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
gnu/services/virtualization.scm | 81 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 151 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index f7b7569887..afb886128b 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -37328,6 +37328,77 @@ Virtualization Services
@end table
@end deftp
+@subsubheading Xen Guest Agent
+
+@cindex Xen
+@cindex Xen guest agent
+
+The Xen guest agent allows a Xen host to control the emulated system.
+The @code{xe-guest-utilities} service runs the agent on Guix guests.
+
+@url{https://github.com/xenserver/xe-guest-utilities, xe-guest-utilities} collects information about the running virtualized guest. This includes:
+@itemize
+@item
+static information
+@itemize
+@item
+The operating system running
+@item
+The Linux kernel version
+@end itemize
+
+@item
+dynamic information
+@itemize
+@item
+Network interfaces (devices) being added/removed
+@item
+Network connections being unplugged/plugged-in
+@item
+CPUs being added or removed
+@item
+The guest migrating, being paused/resumed, etc.
+@end itemize
+
+@item
+ephemeral information
+@itemize
+@item
+The amount of memory currently in-use and free
+@item
+The amount of disk-space used
+@end itemize
+@end itemize
+
+@quotation Note
+The default Linux-libre kernel that Guix ships already enables the
+necessary paravirtualization features for a guest. There is nothing you
+need to do for the guest to support Xen's paravirtualization features.
+
+The guest utilities are used to have the guest report information
+@emph{back} to the virtualizing host and support tasks that require
+cooperation between host and guest, like CPU hotplugging.
+@end quotation
+
+@defvar xe-guest-utilities-service-type
+Service type for the Xen guest utilities service.
+@end defvar
+
+@deftp {Data Type} xe-guest-utilities-configuration
+Configuration for the @code{xe-guest-utilities} service.
+
+@table @asis
+@item @code{package} (default: @code{xe-guest-utilities})
+The Xen guest utilities package to use.
+
+@item @code{pid-file} (default: @code{"/var/run/xe-daemon.pid"})
+Name of the file holding the PID of @code{xe-deamon}.
+
+@item @code{log-file} (default: @code{"/var/log/xe-guest-utilities.log"})
+Name of the @code{xe-guest-utilities} log file.
+@end table
+@end deftp
+
@anchor{build-vm}
@subsubheading Virtual Build Machines
diff --git a/gnu/services/virtualization.scm b/gnu/services/virtualization.scm
index c32c47484c..874abcd73f 100644
--- a/gnu/services/virtualization.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/virtualization.scm
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ (define-module (gnu services virtualization)
#:autoload (gnu packages gnupg) (guile-gcrypt)
#:use-module (gnu packages package-management)
#:use-module (gnu packages ssh)
+ #:use-module (gnu packages base)
+ #:use-module (gnu packages gawk)
+ #:use-module (gnu packages linux)
#:use-module (gnu packages virtualization)
#:use-module (gnu services base)
#:use-module (gnu services configuration)
@@ -107,7 +110,10 @@ (define-module (gnu services virtualization)
qemu-guest-agent-configuration
qemu-guest-agent-configuration?
- qemu-guest-agent-service-type))
+ qemu-guest-agent-service-type
+
+ xe-guest-utilities-configuration
+ xe-guest-utilities-service-type))
(define (uglify-field-name field-name)
(let ((str (symbol->string field-name)))
@@ -1004,6 +1010,79 @@ (define qemu-guest-agent-service-type
(default-value (qemu-guest-agent-configuration))
(description "Run the QEMU guest agent.")))
+\f
+;;;
+;;; Guest agent for VMs running under Xen
+;;;
+(define-configuration/no-serialization xe-guest-utilities-configuration
+ (package
+ (package xe-guest-utilities)
+ "Xen guest management utilities package.")
+ (pid-file
+ (string "/var/run/xe-daemon.pid")
+ "Path to the file holding the PID of xe-deamon.")
+ (log-file
+ (string "/var/log/xe-guest-utilties.log")
+ "Path to xe-guest-utilities log file."))
+
+(define (generate-xe-guest-utilities-documentation)
+ "Generate documentation for xe-guest-utilities-configuration fields"
+ (generate-documentation
+ `((xe-guest-utilities-configuration ,xe-guest-utilities-configuration-fields))
+ 'xe-guest-utilities-configuration))
+
+(define (xe-guest-utilities-shepherd-service config)
+ (let ((xe-guest-utils (xe-guest-utilities-configuration-package config))
+ (pid-file (xe-guest-utilities-configuration-pid-file config))
+ (log-file (xe-guest-utilities-configuration-log-file config)))
+ (list
+ (shepherd-service
+ (provision '(xen-guest-agent))
+ (requirement '(networking user-processes udev))
+ (documentation "Run the Xen guest management agent.")
+ (start
+ #~(lambda _
+ (let ((pid (make-forkexec-constructor
+ (list
+ #$(file-append xe-guest-utils
+ "/sbin/xe-daemon")
+ "-p" #$pid-file)
+ #:log-file #$log-file
+ #:pid-file #$pid-file
+ #:environment-variables
+ (list (string-append
+ "PATH="
+ #$(file-append xe-guest-utils "/bin") ":"
+ ;; logger
+ #$(file-append inetutils "/bin"))))))
+ ;; Run xe-linux-distribution script before starting the actual
+ ;; daemon. The script collects some basic system information that
+ ;; is shared back to the Xen host.
+ (system* #$(file-append xe-guest-utils "/sbin/xe-linux-distribution")
+ "/var/cache/xe-linux-distribution")
+ ;; Finally, start and return the PID made by
+ ;; make-forkexec-constructor.
+ pid)))
+ (stop #~(make-kill-destructor))))))
+
+(define (xe-guest-utilities-udev-rules-service config)
+ (let ((guest-utils (xe-guest-utilities-configuration-package config)))
+ (list
+ (file->udev-rule
+ "z10_xen-vcpu-hotplug.rules"
+ (file-append guest-utils "/lib/udev/rules.d/z10_xen-vcpu-hotplug.rules")))))
+
+(define xe-guest-utilities-service-type
+ (service-type
+ (name 'xe-guest-utilities)
+ (extensions
+ (list (service-extension shepherd-root-service-type
+ xe-guest-utilities-shepherd-service)
+ (service-extension udev-service-type
+ xe-guest-utilities-udev-rules-service)))
+ (default-value (xe-guest-utilities-configuration))
+ (description "Run the Xen guest management utilities.")))
+
\f
;;;
;;; Secrets for guest VMs.
base-commit: 4eaeff997907bc1b67884a6dc087756a50f175e2
prerequisite-patch-id: daabcb5995f03ed867a27648e973e1c2203f2bc9
--
2.46.0
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