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Merge remote-tracking branch 'remotes/jasowang/tags/net-pull-request' into staging

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* remotes/jasowang/tags/net-pull-request:
  net: Get rid of 'vlan' terminology and use 'hub' instead in the doc files
  net: Get rid of 'vlan' terminology and use 'hub' instead in the source files
  net: Remove the deprecated "vlan" parameter
  net: Fix memory leak in net_param_nic()

Signed-off-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>

docs/qdev-device-use.txt

@@ -277,9 +277,6 @@ devices and ne2k_isa are.
 
 Some PCI devices aren't available with -net nic, e.g. i82558a.
 
-To connect to a VLAN instead of an ordinary host part, replace
-netdev=NET-ID by vlan=VLAN.
-
 === Graphics Devices ===
 
 Host and guest part of graphics devices have always been separate.

hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c

@@ -321,86 +321,6 @@ const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_netdev = {
     .set   = set_netdev,
 };
 
-/* --- vlan --- */
-
-static int print_vlan(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, char *dest, size_t len)
-{
-    NetClientState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
-
-    if (*ptr) {
-        int id;
-        if (!net_hub_id_for_client(*ptr, &id)) {
-            return snprintf(dest, len, "%d", id);
-        }
-    }
-
-    return snprintf(dest, len, "<null>");
-}
-
-static void get_vlan(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
-                     Error **errp)
-{
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
-    Property *prop = opaque;
-    NetClientState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
-    int32_t id = -1;
-
-    if (*ptr) {
-        int hub_id;
-        if (!net_hub_id_for_client(*ptr, &hub_id)) {
-            id = hub_id;
-        }
-    }
-
-    visit_type_int32(v, name, &id, errp);
-}
-
-static void set_vlan(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
-                     Error **errp)
-{
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
-    Property *prop = opaque;
-    NICPeers *peers_ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
-    NetClientState **ptr = &peers_ptr->ncs[0];
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
-    int32_t id;
-    NetClientState *hubport;
-
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    visit_type_int32(v, name, &id, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        return;
-    }
-    if (id == -1) {
-        *ptr = NULL;
-        return;
-    }
-    if (*ptr) {
-        error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, -EINVAL, dev, prop, name);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    hubport = net_hub_port_find(id);
-    if (!hubport) {
-        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
-                   name, prop->info->name);
-        return;
-    }
-    *ptr = hubport;
-}
-
-const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_vlan = {
-    .name  = "int32",
-    .description = "Integer VLAN id to connect to",
-    .print = print_vlan,
-    .get   = get_vlan,
-    .set   = set_vlan,
-};
 
 void qdev_prop_set_drive(DeviceState *dev, const char *name,
                          BlockBackend *value, Error **errp)

include/hw/qdev-properties.h

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_bios_chs_trans;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_fdc_drive_type;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_drive;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_netdev;
-extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_vlan;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pci_devfn;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_blocksize;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pci_host_devaddr;
@@ -195,8 +194,6 @@ extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_off_auto_pcibar;
     DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_string, char*)
 #define DEFINE_PROP_NETDEV(_n, _s, _f)             \
     DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_netdev, NICPeers)
-#define DEFINE_PROP_VLAN(_n, _s, _f)             \
-    DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_vlan, NICPeers)
 #define DEFINE_PROP_DRIVE(_n, _s, _f) \
     DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_drive, BlockBackend *)
 #define DEFINE_PROP_MACADDR(_n, _s, _f)         \

include/net/net.h

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ typedef struct NICConf {
 
 #define DEFINE_NIC_PROPERTIES(_state, _conf)                            \
     DEFINE_PROP_MACADDR("mac",   _state, _conf.macaddr),                \
-    DEFINE_PROP_VLAN("vlan",     _state, _conf.peers),                   \
     DEFINE_PROP_NETDEV("netdev", _state, _conf.peers)
 
 

net/hub.c

@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
 
 /*
  * A hub broadcasts incoming packets to all its ports except the source port.
- * Hubs can be used to provide independent network segments, also confusingly
+ * Hubs can be used to provide independent emulated network segments.
- * named the QEMU 'vlan' feature.
  */
 
 typedef struct NetHub NetHub;
@@ -345,10 +344,10 @@ void net_hub_check_clients(void)
             }
         }
         if (has_host_dev && !has_nic) {
-            warn_report("vlan %d with no nics", hub->id);
+            warn_report("hub %d with no nics", hub->id);
         }
         if (has_nic && !has_host_dev) {
-            warn_report("vlan %d is not connected to host network", hub->id);
+            warn_report("hub %d is not connected to host network", hub->id);
         }
     }
 }

net/net.c

@@ -965,7 +965,6 @@ static int net_client_init1(const void *object, bool is_netdev, Error **errp)
     const Netdev *netdev;
     const char *name;
     NetClientState *peer = NULL;
-    static bool vlan_warned;
 
     if (is_netdev) {
         netdev = object;
@@ -1036,15 +1035,10 @@ static int net_client_init1(const void *object, bool is_netdev, Error **errp)
             return -1;
         }
 
-        /* Do not add to a vlan if it's a nic with a netdev= parameter. */
+        /* Do not add to a hub if it's a nic with a netdev= parameter. */
         if (netdev->type != NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_NIC ||
             !opts->u.nic.has_netdev) {
-            peer = net_hub_add_port(net->has_vlan ? net->vlan : 0, NULL, NULL);
+            peer = net_hub_add_port(0, NULL, NULL);
-        }
-
-        if (net->has_vlan && !vlan_warned) {
-            error_report("'vlan' is deprecated. Please use 'netdev' instead.");
-            vlan_warned = true;
         }
     }
 
@@ -1365,7 +1359,7 @@ void qmp_set_link(const char *name, bool up, Error **errp)
          * If the peer is a HUBPORT or a backend, we do not change the
          * link status.
          *
-         * This behavior is compatible with qemu vlans where there could be
+         * This behavior is compatible with qemu hubs where there could be
          * multiple clients that can still communicate with each other in
          * disconnected mode. For now maintain this compatibility.
          */
@@ -1502,11 +1496,12 @@ static int net_param_nic(void *dummy, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
         g_free(mac);
         if (ret) {
             error_setg(errp, "invalid syntax for ethernet address");
-            return -1;
+            goto out;
         }
         if (is_multicast_ether_addr(ni->macaddr.a)) {
             error_setg(errp, "NIC cannot have multicast MAC address");
-            return -1;
+            ret = -1;
+            goto out;
         }
     }
     qemu_macaddr_default_if_unset(&ni->macaddr);
@@ -1518,6 +1513,7 @@ static int net_param_nic(void *dummy, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
         nb_nics++;
     }
 
+out:
     g_free(nd_id);
     return ret;
 }

net/slirp.c

@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ static SlirpState *slirp_lookup(Monitor *mon, const char *hub_id,
         if (hub_id) {
             nc = net_hub_find_client_by_name(strtol(hub_id, NULL, 0), name);
             if (!nc) {
-                monitor_printf(mon, "unrecognized (vlan-id, stackname) pair\n");
+                monitor_printf(mon, "unrecognized (hub-id, stackname) pair\n");
                 return NULL;
             }
         } else {
@@ -870,9 +870,9 @@ void hmp_info_usernet(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(s, &slirp_stacks, entry) {
         int id;
-        bool got_vlan_id = net_hub_id_for_client(&s->nc, &id) == 0;
+        bool got_hub_id = net_hub_id_for_client(&s->nc, &id) == 0;
-        monitor_printf(mon, "VLAN %d (%s):\n",
+        monitor_printf(mon, "Hub %d (%s):\n",
-                       got_vlan_id ? id : -1,
+                       got_hub_id ? id : -1,
                        s->nc.name);
         slirp_connection_info(s->slirp, mon);
     }

net/tap.c

@@ -766,10 +766,10 @@ int net_init_tap(const Netdev *netdev, const char *name,
     queues = tap->has_queues ? tap->queues : 1;
     vhostfdname = tap->has_vhostfd ? tap->vhostfd : NULL;
 
-    /* QEMU vlans does not support multiqueue tap, in this case peer is set.
+    /* QEMU hubs do not support multiqueue tap, in this case peer is set.
      * For -netdev, peer is always NULL. */
     if (peer && (tap->has_queues || tap->has_fds || tap->has_vhostfds)) {
-        error_setg(errp, "Multiqueue tap cannot be used with QEMU vlans");
+        error_setg(errp, "Multiqueue tap cannot be used with hubs");
         return -1;
     }
 

qapi/net.json

@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
 ##
 # @NetdevTapOptions:
 #
-# Connect the host TAP network interface name to the VLAN.
+# Used to configure a host TAP network interface backend.
 #
 # @ifname: interface name
 #
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@
 ##
 # @NetdevSocketOptions:
 #
-# Connect the VLAN to a remote VLAN in another QEMU virtual machine using a TCP
+# Socket netdevs are used to establish a network connection to another
-# socket connection.
+# QEMU virtual machine via a TCP socket.
 #
 # @fd: file descriptor of an already opened socket
 #
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
 ##
 # @NetdevL2TPv3Options:
 #
-# Connect the VLAN to Ethernet over L2TPv3 Static tunnel
+# Configure an Ethernet over L2TPv3 tunnel.
 #
 # @src: source address
 #
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
 ##
 # @NetdevVdeOptions:
 #
-# Connect the VLAN to a vde switch running on the host.
+# Connect to a vde switch running on the host.
 #
 # @sock: socket path
 #
@@ -490,8 +490,6 @@
 #
 # Captures the configuration of a network device; legacy.
 #
-# @vlan: vlan number
-#
 # @id: identifier for monitor commands
 #
 # @name: identifier for monitor commands, ignored if @id is present
@@ -499,10 +497,11 @@
 # @opts: device type specific properties (legacy)
 #
 # Since: 1.2
+#
+# 'vlan' - removed with 2.12
 ##
 { 'struct': 'NetLegacy',
   'data': {
-    '*vlan': 'int32',
     '*id':   'str',
     '*name': 'str',
     'opts':  'NetLegacyOptions' } }

qemu-doc.texi

@@ -715,20 +715,12 @@ state is not saved or restored properly (in particular USB).
 @node pcsys_network
 @section Network emulation
 
-QEMU can simulate several network cards (PCI or ISA cards on the PC
+QEMU can simulate several network cards (e.g. PCI or ISA cards on the PC
-target) and can connect them to an arbitrary number of Virtual Local
+target) and can connect them to a network backend on the host or an emulated
-Area Networks (VLANs). Host TAP devices can be connected to any QEMU
+hub. The various host network backends can either be used to connect the NIC of
-VLAN. VLAN can be connected between separate instances of QEMU to
+the guest to a real network (e.g. by using a TAP devices or the non-privileged
-simulate large networks. For simpler usage, a non privileged user mode
+user mode network stack), or to other guest instances running in another QEMU
-network stack can replace the TAP device to have a basic network
+process (e.g. by using the socket host network backend).
-connection.
-
-@subsection VLANs
-
-QEMU simulates several VLANs. A VLAN can be symbolised as a virtual
-connection between several network devices. These devices can be for
-example QEMU virtual Ethernet cards or virtual Host ethernet devices
-(TAP devices).
 
 @subsection Using TAP network interfaces
 
@@ -764,7 +756,7 @@ network). The virtual network configuration is the following:
 
 @example
 
-         QEMU VLAN      <------>  Firewall/DHCP server <-----> Internet
+     guest (10.0.2.15)  <------>  Firewall/DHCP server <-----> Internet
                            |          (10.0.2.2)
                            |
                            ---->  DNS server (10.0.2.3)
@@ -799,11 +791,23 @@ When using the @option{'-netdev user,hostfwd=...'} option, TCP or UDP
 connections can be redirected from the host to the guest. It allows for
 example to redirect X11, telnet or SSH connections.
 
-@subsection Connecting VLANs between QEMU instances
+@subsection Hubs
 
-Using the @option{-net socket} option, it is possible to make VLANs
+QEMU can simulate several hubs. A hub can be thought of as a virtual connection
-that span several QEMU instances. See @ref{sec_invocation} to have a
+between several network devices. These devices can be for example QEMU virtual
-basic example.
+ethernet cards or virtual Host ethernet devices (TAP devices). You can connect
+guest NICs or host network backends to such a hub using the @option{-netdev
+hubport} or @option{-nic hubport} options. The legacy @option{-net} option
+also connects the given device to the emulated hub with ID 0 (i.e. the default
+hub) unless you specify a netdev with @option{-net nic,netdev=xxx} here.
+
+@subsection Connecting emulated networks between QEMU instances
+
+Using the @option{-netdev socket} (or @option{-nic socket} or
+@option{-net socket}) option, it is possible to create emulated
+networks that span several QEMU instances.
+See the description of the @option{-netdev socket} option in the
+@ref{sec_invocation,,Invocation chapter} to have a basic example.
 
 @node pcsys_other_devs
 @section Other Devices
@@ -2846,15 +2850,6 @@ with ``-device ...,netdev=x''), or ``-nic user,smb=/some/dir''
 (for embedded NICs). The new syntax allows different settings to be
 provided per NIC.
 
-@subsection -net vlan (since 2.9.0)
-
-The ``-net vlan=NN'' argument was mostly used to attach separate
-network backends to different virtual NICs.  This is the default
-behavior for ``-netdev'' and ``-nic''.  You can connect multiple
-``-netdev'' and ``-nic'' devices to the same network using the
-"hubport" network backend, created with ``-netdev hubport,hubid=NN,...''
-and ``-nic hubport,hubid=NN''.
-
 @subsection -drive cyls=...,heads=...,secs=...,trans=... (since 2.10.0)
 
 The drive geometry arguments are replaced by the the geometry arguments

qemu-options.hx

@@ -2003,7 +2003,7 @@ DEF("netdev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_netdev,
     "                configure a vhost-user network, backed by a chardev 'dev'\n"
 #endif
     "-netdev hubport,id=str,hubid=n[,netdev=nd]\n"
-    "                configure a hub port on QEMU VLAN 'n'\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+    "                configure a hub port on the hub with ID 'n'\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 DEF("nic", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_nic,
     "--nic [tap|bridge|"
 #ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
@@ -2028,10 +2028,9 @@ DEF("nic", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_nic,
     "                provided a 'user' network connection)\n",
     QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 DEF("net", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_net,
-    "-net nic[,vlan=n][,netdev=nd][,macaddr=mac][,model=type][,name=str][,addr=str][,vectors=v]\n"
+    "-net nic[,macaddr=mac][,model=type][,name=str][,addr=str][,vectors=v]\n"
     "                configure or create an on-board (or machine default) NIC and\n"
-    "                connect it either to VLAN 'n' or the netdev 'nd' (for pluggable\n"
+    "                connect it to hub 0 (please use -nic unless you need a hub)\n"
-    "                NICs please use '-device devtype,netdev=nd' instead)\n"
     "-net ["
 #ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
     "user|"
@@ -2044,7 +2043,7 @@ DEF("net", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_net,
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETMAP
     "netmap|"
 #endif
-    "socket][,vlan=n][,option][,option][,...]\n"
+    "socket][,option][,option][,...]\n"
     "                old way to initialize a host network interface\n"
     "                (use the -netdev option if possible instead)\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
@@ -2462,17 +2461,14 @@ qemu -m 512 -object memory-backend-file,id=mem,size=512M,mem-path=/hugetlbfs,sha
 Create a hub port on the emulated hub with ID @var{hubid}.
 
 The hubport netdev lets you connect a NIC to a QEMU emulated hub instead of a
-single netdev. @code{-net} and @code{-device} with the parameter @option{vlan}
+single netdev. Alternatively, you can also connect the hubport to another
-(deprecated), or @code{-nic hubport} can also be used to connect a
+netdev with ID @var{nd} by using the @option{netdev=@var{nd}} option.
-network device or a NIC to a hub. Alternatively, you can also connect the
-hubport to another netdev with ID @var{nd} by using the @option{netdev=@var{nd}}
-option.
 
-@item -net nic[,vlan=@var{n}][,netdev=@var{nd}][,macaddr=@var{mac}][,model=@var{type}] [,name=@var{name}][,addr=@var{addr}][,vectors=@var{v}]
+@item -net nic[,netdev=@var{nd}][,macaddr=@var{mac}][,model=@var{type}] [,name=@var{name}][,addr=@var{addr}][,vectors=@var{v}]
 @findex -net
 Legacy option to configure or create an on-board (or machine default) Network
-Interface Card(NIC) and connect it either to the emulated hub port ("vlan")
+Interface Card(NIC) and connect it either to the emulated hub with ID 0 (i.e.
-with number @var{n} (@var{n} = 0 is the default), or to the netdev @var{nd}.
+the default hub), or to the netdev @var{nd}.
 The NIC is an e1000 by default on the PC target. Optionally, the MAC address
 can be changed to @var{mac}, the device address set to @var{addr} (PCI cards
 only), and a @var{name} can be assigned for use in monitor commands.
@@ -2482,11 +2478,10 @@ that the card should have; this option currently only affects virtio cards; set
 NIC is created.  QEMU can emulate several different models of network card.
 Use @code{-net nic,model=help} for a list of available devices for your target.
 
-@item -net user|tap|bridge|socket|l2tpv3|vde[,...][,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}]
+@item -net user|tap|bridge|socket|l2tpv3|vde[,...][,name=@var{name}]
 Configure a host network backend (with the options corresponding to the same
-@option{-netdev} option) and connect it to the emulated hub ("vlan") with the
+@option{-netdev} option) and connect it to the emulated hub 0 (the default
-number @var{n} (default is number 0). Use @var{name} to specify the name of the
+hub). Use @var{name} to specify the name of the hub port.
-hub port.
 ETEXI
 
 STEXI