xl: allow specifying a default gatewaydev in xl.conf

This adds a new global option in the xl configuration file called
"vif.default.gatewaydev", that is used to specify the default
gatewaydev to use when none is passed in the vif specification.

Signed-off-by: Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@citrix.com>
Acked-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@citrix.com>
Tested-by: Ulf Kreutzberg <ulf.kreutzberg@hosteurope.de>
Cc: Ulf Kreutzberg <ulf.kreutzberg@hosteurope.de>
Cc: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@citrix.com>
Cc: George Dunlap <george.dunlap@citrix.com>
Acked-by: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@eu.citrix.com>

5 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/docs/man/xl.conf.pod.5 b/docs/man/xl.conf.pod.5
index 82c6b20251..f8f7e7fc79 100644
--- a/docs/man/xl.conf.pod.5
+++ b/docs/man/xl.conf.pod.5
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ Configures the default bridge to set for virtual network devices.
 
 Default: C<xenbr0>
 
+=item B<vif.default.gatewaydev="NAME">
+
+Configures the default gateway device to set for virtual network devices.
+
+Default: C<None>
+
 =item B<output_format="json|sxp">
 
 Configures the default output format used by xl when printing "machine
diff --git a/tools/examples/xl.conf b/tools/examples/xl.conf
index 28ab796ea3..9a03ffffe3 100644
--- a/tools/examples/xl.conf
+++ b/tools/examples/xl.conf
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@
 # if disabled the old behaviour will be used, and hotplug scripts will be
 # launched by udev.
 #run_hotplug_scripts=1
+
+# default gateway device to use with vif-route hotplug script
+#vif.default.gatewaydev="eth0"
diff --git a/tools/libxl/xl.c b/tools/libxl/xl.c
index ecbcd3bf1d..71561a49ef 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/xl.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/xl.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ int run_hotplug_scripts = 1;
 char *lockfile;
 char *default_vifscript = NULL;
 char *default_bridge = NULL;
+char *default_gatewaydev = NULL;
 enum output_format default_output_format = OUTPUT_FORMAT_JSON;
 
 static xentoollog_level minmsglevel = XTL_PROGRESS;
@@ -85,12 +86,25 @@ static void parse_global_config(const char *configfile,
         exit(1);
     }
 
+    /*
+     * For global options that are related to a specific type of device
+     * we use the following nomenclature:
+     *
+     * <device type>.default.<option name>
+     *
+     * This allows us to keep the default options classified for the
+     * different device kinds.
+     */
+
     if (!xlu_cfg_get_string (config, "vifscript", &buf, 0))
         default_vifscript = strdup(buf);
 
     if (!xlu_cfg_get_string (config, "defaultbridge", &buf, 0))
 	default_bridge = strdup(buf);
 
+    if (!xlu_cfg_get_string (config, "vif.default.gatewaydev", &buf, 0))
+        default_gatewaydev = strdup(buf);
+
     if (!xlu_cfg_get_string (config, "output_format", &buf, 0)) {
         if (!strcmp(buf, "json"))
             default_output_format = OUTPUT_FORMAT_JSON;
diff --git a/tools/libxl/xl.h b/tools/libxl/xl.h
index be6f38b2fa..b881f92269 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/xl.h
+++ b/tools/libxl/xl.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ extern int dryrun_only;
 extern char *lockfile;
 extern char *default_vifscript;
 extern char *default_bridge;
+extern char *default_gatewaydev;
 extern char *blkdev_start;
 
 enum output_format {
diff --git a/tools/libxl/xl_cmdimpl.c b/tools/libxl/xl_cmdimpl.c
index d7ffc507b8..2d40f8f79c 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/xl_cmdimpl.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/xl_cmdimpl.c
@@ -1146,6 +1146,11 @@ static void parse_config_data(const char *config_source,
                 nic->bridge = strdup(default_bridge);
             }
 
+            if (default_gatewaydev) {
+                free(nic->gatewaydev);
+                nic->gatewaydev = strdup(default_gatewaydev);
+            }
+
             p = strtok(buf2, ",");
             if (!p)
                 goto skip_nic;