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Date:      Sun, 9 Jan 2011 20:46:44 +0000 (UTC)
From:      "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net>
To:        Brandon Gooch <jamesbrandongooch@gmail.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD virtualization mailing list <freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: way for determine VIMAGE feature
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On Sun, 9 Jan 2011, Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote:

> On Sun, 9 Jan 2011, Brandon Gooch wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 9:17 AM, Subbsd <subbsd@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>=20
>>> is there any mechanism to find out from userland =A0is supports the
>>> current kernel VIMAGE or not? something like 'sysctl
>>> kern.features.vnet=3D1' ?
>>> Thanks
>>=20
>> I've not been able to determine this either, but as it requires kernel
>> re-configuration, I usually just know. In my scripts, I make sure and
>> fail if the call to create a vnet jail fails:
>>=20
>> sh -c 'TEST=3D$(sudo jail -c vnet name=3Dtest host.hostname=3Dtest path=
=3D/) ;
>> if [ $? =3D "1" ]; then echo "VIMAGE NOT AVAILABLE" ; exit 1 ; fi'
>
> I would just go with jail -c vnet command=3D/usr/bin/true or something
> along these liens for the pure test.  Otherwise you might end up with
> a running jail, that you may not want unless you test it with the
> complete command line.
>
>
>> ...or something like that.
>>=20
>> There may be a better way, or perhaps there should be.
>
> Or there will be if there isn't yet.  I remember I added a FEATURE()
> macro somehere.  At least my dev machine already has it...
>
> # sysctl -a kern.features
> kern.features.compat_freebsd7: 1
> kern.features.compat_freebsd6: 1
> kern.features.compat_freebsd5: 1
> kern.features.compat_freebsd4: 1
> kern.features.vimage: 1=09=09=09<<<
> kern.features.posix_shm: 1
> kern.features.ipsec_natt: 1
> kern.features.ipsec: 1

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Author: bz
Date: Sun Jan  9 20:40:21 2011
New Revision: 217203
URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/217203

Log:
   MfP4 CH=3D185246 [1]:

     Add FEATURE() to announce optional VIMAGE.

   MFC after:    3 days
   [1] for the moment put it in vnet.c.

Modified:
   head/sys/net/vnet.c

Modified: head/sys/net/vnet.c
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D
--- head/sys/net/vnet.c Sun Jan  9 17:40:04 2011        (r217202)
+++ head/sys/net/vnet.c Sun Jan  9 20:40:21 2011        (r217203)
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
   *   stack instance.
   */

+FEATURE(vimage, "VIMAGE kernel virtualization");
+
  MALLOC_DEFINE(M_VNET, "vnet", "network stack control block");

  /*
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Bjoern A. Zeeb                                 You have to have visions!
         <ks> Going to jail sucks -- <bz> All my daemons like it!
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