[PATCH] libc: move pthread_barrier to a separate file

2016-12-28 Thread Justin Cinkelj
As @nyh noted in #823 gcc 4.8 doesn't like both using and redefining
pthread_mutex_lock in the same file. This is a workaround for what
seems to be a compiler bug. The code using pthread_mutex_lock/unlock
(pthread_barrier_* functions) is moved to a new .cc file.

Fixes #823

Signed-off-by: Justin Cinkelj 
---
 Makefile|   1 +
 libc/pthread.cc | 116 +---
 libc/pthread_barrier.cc | 126 
 3 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 115 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 libc/pthread_barrier.cc

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cf58c0a..bca37eb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1652,6 +1652,7 @@ musl += regex/tre-mem.o
 $(out)/musl/src/regex/tre-mem.o: CFLAGS += -UNDEBUG
 
 libc += pthread.o
+libc += pthread_barrier.o
 libc += libc.o
 libc += dlfcn.o
 libc += time.o
diff --git a/libc/pthread.cc b/libc/pthread.cc
index 62de17d..a2b9292 100644
--- a/libc/pthread.cc
+++ b/libc/pthread.cc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 #include 
 #include 
-#include 
+
 #include "pthread.hh"
 
 namespace pthread_private {
@@ -1128,117 +1128,3 @@ int pthread_attr_getaffinity_np(const pthread_attr_t 
*attr, size_t cpusetsize,
 
 return 0;
 }
-
-// Private definitions of the internal structs backing pthread_barrier_t and
-// pthread_barrierattr_t
-typedef struct
-{
-unsigned int out;
-unsigned int count;
-latch *ltch;
-pthread_mutex_t *mtx;
-} pthread_barrier_t_int;
-
-typedef struct
-{
-unsigned pshared;
-} pthread_barrierattr_t_int;
-
-int pthread_barrier_init(pthread_barrier_t *barrier_opq,
- const pthread_barrierattr_t *attr_opq,
- unsigned count)
-{
-pthread_barrier_t_int *barrier = (pthread_barrier_t_int*) barrier_opq;
-static_assert(sizeof(pthread_barrier_t_int) <= sizeof(pthread_barrier_t),
-  "pthread_barrier_t_int is larger than pthread_barrier_t");
-
-// Linux returns EINVAL if count == 0 or INT_MAX so we do too.
-// In theory, we could go up to UINT_MAX since count is unsigned.
-if (!barrier || count == 0 || count >= INT_MAX) {
-return EINVAL;
-}
-
-// Always ignore attr, it has no meaning in the context of a unikernel.
-// pthread_barrierattr_t has a single member variable pshared that can be 
set
-// to PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE or PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED. These have the
-// same effect in a unikernel - there is only a single process and all
-// threads can manipulate the memory area associated with the
-// pthread_barrier_t so it doesn't matter what the value of pshared is set 
to
-barrier->count = count;
-barrier->out = 0;
-barrier->ltch = new latch(count);
-barrier->mtx = new pthread_mutex_t;
-pthread_mutex_init(barrier->mtx, NULL);
-return 0;
-}
-
-int pthread_barrier_wait(pthread_barrier_t *barrier_opq)
-{
-pthread_barrier_t_int *barrier = (pthread_barrier_t_int*) barrier_opq;
-static_assert(sizeof(pthread_barrier_t_int) <= sizeof(pthread_barrier_t),
-  "pthread_barrier_t_int is larger than pthread_barrier_t");
-
-if (!barrier || !barrier->ltch || !barrier->mtx) {
-return EINVAL;
-}
-
-int retval = 0;
-pthread_mutex_t *mtx = barrier->mtx;
-
-pthread_mutex_lock(mtx);
-pthread_mutex_unlock(mtx);
-
-latch *l  = barrier->ltch;
-l->count_down();
-// All threads stuck here until we get at least 'count' waiters
-l->await();
-
-// If the last thread (thread x) to wait on the barrier is descheduled here
-// (immediately after being the count'th thread crossing the barrier)
-// the barrier remains open (a new waiting thread will cross) until
-// the barrier is reset below (when thread x is rescheduled), which doesn't
-// seem technically incorrect. Only one of the crossing threads will get a
-// retval of PTHREAD_BARRIER_SERIAL_THREAD, when
-// barrier->out == barrier->count.
-// All other crossing threads will get a retval of 0.
-
-pthread_mutex_lock(mtx);
-barrier->out++;
-// Make the last thread out responsible for resetting the barrier's latch.
-// The last thread also gets the special return value
-// PTHREAD_BARRIER_SERIAL_THREAD. Every other thread gets a retval of 0
-if (barrier->out == barrier->count) {
-retval = PTHREAD_BARRIER_SERIAL_THREAD;
-// Reset the latch for the next round of waiters. We're using an
-// external lock (mtx) to ensure that no other thread is calling
-// count_down or in await when we're resetting it. Without the external
-// lock, resetting the latch isn't safe.
-l->unsafe_reset(barrier->count);
-// Reset the 'out' counter so that the equality check above works 
across
-// multiple rounds of threads waiting on the barrier
-barrier->out = 0;
-}
-pthread_mutex_unlock(mtx);
-return retval;
-}
-
-int pthread_barrier_destroy

Re: [PATCH] libc: move pthread_barrier to a separate file

2016-12-28 Thread Nadav Har'El
On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 10:19 PM, Justin Cinkelj 
wrote:

> As @nyh noted in #823 gcc 4.8 doesn't like both using and redefining
> pthread_mutex_lock in the same file. This is a workaround for what
> seems to be a compiler bug. The code using pthread_mutex_lock/unlock
> (pthread_barrier_* functions) is moved to a new .cc file.
>
> Fixes #823
>

Thanks! I was planning to change latch.hh to not use std::mutex (and use
OSv's "mutex" instead... it would also have a lower overhead), but your fix
is easier, so let's go with it. Thanks.


>
> Signed-off-by: Justin Cinkelj 
> ---
>  Makefile|   1 +
>  libc/pthread.cc | 116 +-
> --
>  libc/pthread_barrier.cc | 126 ++
> ++
>  3 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 115 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 libc/pthread_barrier.cc
>
> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> index cf58c0a..bca37eb 100644
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -1652,6 +1652,7 @@ musl += regex/tre-mem.o
>  $(out)/musl/src/regex/tre-mem.o: CFLAGS += -UNDEBUG
>
>  libc += pthread.o
> +libc += pthread_barrier.o
>  libc += libc.o
>  libc += dlfcn.o
>  libc += time.o
> diff --git a/libc/pthread.cc b/libc/pthread.cc
> index 62de17d..a2b9292 100644
> --- a/libc/pthread.cc
> +++ b/libc/pthread.cc
> @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
>
>  #include 
>  #include 
> -#include 
> +
>  #include "pthread.hh"
>
>  namespace pthread_private {
> @@ -1128,117 +1128,3 @@ int pthread_attr_getaffinity_np(const
> pthread_attr_t *attr, size_t cpusetsize,
>
>  return 0;
>  }
> -
> -// Private definitions of the internal structs backing pthread_barrier_t
> and
> -// pthread_barrierattr_t
> -typedef struct
> -{
> -unsigned int out;
> -unsigned int count;
> -latch *ltch;
> -pthread_mutex_t *mtx;
> -} pthread_barrier_t_int;
> -
> -typedef struct
> -{
> -unsigned pshared;
> -} pthread_barrierattr_t_int;
> -
> -int pthread_barrier_init(pthread_barrier_t *barrier_opq,
> - const pthread_barrierattr_t *attr_opq,
> - unsigned count)
> -{
> -pthread_barrier_t_int *barrier = (pthread_barrier_t_int*) barrier_opq;
> -static_assert(sizeof(pthread_barrier_t_int) <=
> sizeof(pthread_barrier_t),
> -  "pthread_barrier_t_int is larger than
> pthread_barrier_t");
> -
> -// Linux returns EINVAL if count == 0 or INT_MAX so we do too.
> -// In theory, we could go up to UINT_MAX since count is unsigned.
> -if (!barrier || count == 0 || count >= INT_MAX) {
> -return EINVAL;
> -}
> -
> -// Always ignore attr, it has no meaning in the context of a
> unikernel.
> -// pthread_barrierattr_t has a single member variable pshared that
> can be set
> -// to PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE or PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED. These have
> the
> -// same effect in a unikernel - there is only a single process and all
> -// threads can manipulate the memory area associated with the
> -// pthread_barrier_t so it doesn't matter what the value of pshared
> is set to
> -barrier->count = count;
> -barrier->out = 0;
> -barrier->ltch = new latch(count);
> -barrier->mtx = new pthread_mutex_t;
> -pthread_mutex_init(barrier->mtx, NULL);
> -return 0;
> -}
> -
> -int pthread_barrier_wait(pthread_barrier_t *barrier_opq)
> -{
> -pthread_barrier_t_int *barrier = (pthread_barrier_t_int*) barrier_opq;
> -static_assert(sizeof(pthread_barrier_t_int) <=
> sizeof(pthread_barrier_t),
> -  "pthread_barrier_t_int is larger than
> pthread_barrier_t");
> -
> -if (!barrier || !barrier->ltch || !barrier->mtx) {
> -return EINVAL;
> -}
> -
> -int retval = 0;
> -pthread_mutex_t *mtx = barrier->mtx;
> -
> -pthread_mutex_lock(mtx);
> -pthread_mutex_unlock(mtx);
> -
> -latch *l  = barrier->ltch;
> -l->count_down();
> -// All threads stuck here until we get at least 'count' waiters
> -l->await();
> -
> -// If the last thread (thread x) to wait on the barrier is
> descheduled here
> -// (immediately after being the count'th thread crossing the barrier)
> -// the barrier remains open (a new waiting thread will cross) until
> -// the barrier is reset below (when thread x is rescheduled), which
> doesn't
> -// seem technically incorrect. Only one of the crossing threads will
> get a
> -// retval of PTHREAD_BARRIER_SERIAL_THREAD, when
> -// barrier->out == barrier->count.
> -// All other crossing threads will get a retval of 0.
> -
> -pthread_mutex_lock(mtx);
> -barrier->out++;
> -// Make the last thread out responsible for resetting the barrier's
> latch.
> -// The last thread also gets the special return value
> -// PTHREAD_BARRIER_SERIAL_THREAD. Every other thread gets a retval of
> 0
> -if (barrier->out == barrier->count) {
> -retval = PTHREAD_BARRIER_SERIAL_THREAD;
> -// Reset the latch for the next round of waiters. 

[COMMIT osv master] libc: move pthread_barrier to a separate file

2016-12-28 Thread Commit Bot

From: Justin Cinkelj 
Committer: Nadav Har'El 
Branch: master

libc: move pthread_barrier to a separate file

As @nyh noted in #823 gcc 4.8 doesn't like both using and redefining
pthread_mutex_lock in the same file. This is a workaround for what
seems to be a compiler bug. The code using pthread_mutex_lock/unlock
(pthread_barrier_* functions) is moved to a new .cc file.

Fixes #823

Signed-off-by: Justin Cinkelj 
Message-Id: <20161228201949.7322-1-justin.cink...@xlab.si>

---
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1652,6 +1652,7 @@ musl += regex/tre-mem.o
 $(out)/musl/src/regex/tre-mem.o: CFLAGS += -UNDEBUG

 libc += pthread.o
+libc += pthread_barrier.o
 libc += libc.o
 libc += dlfcn.o
 libc += time.o
diff --git a/libc/pthread.cc b/libc/pthread.cc
--- a/libc/pthread.cc
+++ b/libc/pthread.cc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@

 #include 
 #include 
-#include 
+
 #include "pthread.hh"

 namespace pthread_private {
@@ -1128,117 +1128,3 @@ int pthread_attr_getaffinity_np(const  
pthread_attr_t *attr, size_t cpusetsize,


 return 0;
 }
-
-// Private definitions of the internal structs backing pthread_barrier_t  
and

-// pthread_barrierattr_t
-typedef struct
-{
-unsigned int out;
-unsigned int count;
-latch *ltch;
-pthread_mutex_t *mtx;
-} pthread_barrier_t_int;
-
-typedef struct
-{
-unsigned pshared;
-} pthread_barrierattr_t_int;
-
-int pthread_barrier_init(pthread_barrier_t *barrier_opq,
- const pthread_barrierattr_t *attr_opq,
- unsigned count)
-{
-pthread_barrier_t_int *barrier = (pthread_barrier_t_int*) barrier_opq;
-static_assert(sizeof(pthread_barrier_t_int) <=  
sizeof(pthread_barrier_t),
-  "pthread_barrier_t_int is larger than  
pthread_barrier_t");

-
-// Linux returns EINVAL if count == 0 or INT_MAX so we do too.
-// In theory, we could go up to UINT_MAX since count is unsigned.
-if (!barrier || count == 0 || count >= INT_MAX) {
-return EINVAL;
-}
-
-// Always ignore attr, it has no meaning in the context of a unikernel.
-// pthread_barrierattr_t has a single member variable pshared that can  
be set

-// to PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE or PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED. These have the
-// same effect in a unikernel - there is only a single process and all
-// threads can manipulate the memory area associated with the
-// pthread_barrier_t so it doesn't matter what the value of pshared is  
set to

-barrier->count = count;
-barrier->out = 0;
-barrier->ltch = new latch(count);
-barrier->mtx = new pthread_mutex_t;
-pthread_mutex_init(barrier->mtx, NULL);
-return 0;
-}
-
-int pthread_barrier_wait(pthread_barrier_t *barrier_opq)
-{
-pthread_barrier_t_int *barrier = (pthread_barrier_t_int*) barrier_opq;
-static_assert(sizeof(pthread_barrier_t_int) <=  
sizeof(pthread_barrier_t),
-  "pthread_barrier_t_int is larger than  
pthread_barrier_t");

-
-if (!barrier || !barrier->ltch || !barrier->mtx) {
-return EINVAL;
-}
-
-int retval = 0;
-pthread_mutex_t *mtx = barrier->mtx;
-
-pthread_mutex_lock(mtx);
-pthread_mutex_unlock(mtx);
-
-latch *l  = barrier->ltch;
-l->count_down();
-// All threads stuck here until we get at least 'count' waiters
-l->await();
-
-// If the last thread (thread x) to wait on the barrier is descheduled  
here

-// (immediately after being the count'th thread crossing the barrier)
-// the barrier remains open (a new waiting thread will cross) until
-// the barrier is reset below (when thread x is rescheduled), which  
doesn't
-// seem technically incorrect. Only one of the crossing threads will  
get a

-// retval of PTHREAD_BARRIER_SERIAL_THREAD, when
-// barrier->out == barrier->count.
-// All other crossing threads will get a retval of 0.
-
-pthread_mutex_lock(mtx);
-barrier->out++;
-// Make the last thread out responsible for resetting the barrier's  
latch.

-// The last thread also gets the special return value
-// PTHREAD_BARRIER_SERIAL_THREAD. Every other thread gets a retval of 0
-if (barrier->out == barrier->count) {
-retval = PTHREAD_BARRIER_SERIAL_THREAD;
-// Reset the latch for the next round of waiters. We're using an
-// external lock (mtx) to ensure that no other thread is calling
-// count_down or in await when we're resetting it. Without the  
external

-// lock, resetting the latch isn't safe.
-l->unsafe_reset(barrier->count);
-// Reset the 'out' counter so that the equality check above works  
across

-// multiple rounds of threads waiting on the barrier
-barrier->out = 0;
-}
-pthread_mutex_unlock(mtx);
-return retval;
-}
-
-int pthread_barrier_destroy(pthread_barrier_t *barrier_opq)
-{
-pthread_barrier_t_int *barrier = (pthread_barrier_t_int*) barrier_opq;
-
-static_assert(sizeof(pthrea

[COMMIT osv master] osv::run const correctness

2016-12-28 Thread Commit Bot

From: Nadav Har'El 
Committer: Nadav Har'El 
Branch: master

osv::run const correctness

The variant of osv::run which takes argv does not need the strings or
their array to be writable, since it copies them into an std::vector
anyway, so we can take a const char* const* instead of a char**.

Also fix non-const string warnings in tst-run.cc.

Signed-off-by: Nadav Har'El 

---
diff --git a/core/run.cc b/core/run.cc
--- a/core/run.cc
+++ b/core/run.cc
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ std::shared_ptr run(std::string path,
 }

 std::shared_ptr run(std::string path,
- int argc, char** argv, int *return_code)
+ int argc, const char* const* argv, int  
*return_code)

 {
 std::vector args;
 for (int i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
diff --git a/include/osv/run.hh b/include/osv/run.hh
--- a/include/osv/run.hh
+++ b/include/osv/run.hh
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace osv {
  * \return \c shared pointer to the application
  */
 std::shared_ptr run(std::string path,
-  int argc, char** argv, int  
*return_code);
+  int argc, const char* const* argv,  
int *return_code);


 /**
  * Run the given executable.
diff --git a/tests/tst-run.cc b/tests/tst-run.cc
--- a/tests/tst-run.cc
+++ b/tests/tst-run.cc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ int main(int ac, char** av)
 }

 // See that I can run myself (with a special argument to stop the  
recursion)

-char *child_args[] = {"/tests/tst-run.so", ""};
+const char *child_args[] = {"/tests/tst-run.so", ""};
 int ret;
 bool b = (bool)osv::run("/tests/tst-run.so", 2, child_args, &ret);
 report(b == true, "Run myself");

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[PATCH v2] dhcp: do not release assigned IP just to update DNS name

2016-12-28 Thread Justin Cinkelj
We want to propagate new hostname to DNS server via DHCP server.
Previously, a DHCP release followed by a new DORA cycle was used.
This did update DNS name, but VM was for a short period of time
without a valid IP.

Now an early lease renew (with the new hostname included) is sent.
Thus VM does not need to stop using assigned IP address.

Fixes #816

Signed-off-by: Justin Cinkelj 
---
 core/dhcp.cc | 46 +---
 include/osv/dhcp.hh  |  7 +-
 modules/cloud-init/cloud-init.cc | 10 -
 3 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/core/dhcp.cc b/core/dhcp.cc
index 0436837..662929c 100644
--- a/core/dhcp.cc
+++ b/core/dhcp.cc
@@ -72,10 +72,9 @@ void dhcp_release()
 net_dhcp_worker.release();
 }
 
-void dhcp_restart(bool wait)
+void dhcp_renew(bool wait)
 {
-net_dhcp_worker.release();
-net_dhcp_worker.start(wait);
+net_dhcp_worker.renew(wait);
 }
 
 namespace dhcp {
@@ -221,6 +220,9 @@ namespace dhcp {
 pkt->secs = 0;
 pkt->flags = 0;
 memcpy(pkt->chaddr, IF_LLADDR(ifp), ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
+ulong yip_n = htonl(yip.to_ulong());
+ulong sip_n = htonl(sip.to_ulong());
+memcpy(&pkt->ciaddr.s_addr, &yip_n, 4);
 
 // Options
 u8* options_start = reinterpret_cast(pkt+1);
@@ -242,7 +244,7 @@ namespace dhcp {
 *options++ = DHCP_OPTION_END;
 
 dhcp_len += options - options_start;
-build_udp_ip_headers(dhcp_len, INADDR_ANY, INADDR_BROADCAST);
+build_udp_ip_headers(dhcp_len, yip_n, sip_n);
 }
 
 void dhcp_mbuf::compose_release(struct ifnet* ifp,
@@ -541,6 +543,22 @@ namespace dhcp {
 _client_addr = _server_addr = ipv4_zero;
 }
 
+void dhcp_interface_state::renew()
+{
+// Update state
+_state = DHCP_REQUEST;
+
+// Compose a dhcp request packet
+dhcp_mbuf dm(false);
+_xid = rand();
+dm.compose_request(_ifp,
+   _xid,
+   _client_addr, _server_addr);
+
+// Send
+_sock->dhcp_send(dm);
+}
+
 void dhcp_interface_state::process_packet(struct mbuf* m)
 {
 dhcp_mbuf dm(true, m);
@@ -692,13 +710,14 @@ namespace dhcp {
 _dhcp_thread->start();
 }
 
-void dhcp_worker::start(bool wait)
+void dhcp_worker::_send_and_wait(bool wait, 
dhcp_interface_state_send_packet iface_func)
 {
-// FIXME: clear routing table (use case run dhclient 2nd time)
+// When doing renew, we still have IP, but want to reuse the flag.
+_have_ip = false;
 do {
-// Send discover packets!
+// Send discover or renew packets!
 for (auto &it: _universe) {
-it.second->discover();
+(it.second->*iface_func)();
 }
 
 if (wait) {
@@ -714,6 +733,12 @@ namespace dhcp {
 } while (!_have_ip && wait);
 }
 
+void dhcp_worker::start(bool wait)
+{
+// FIXME: clear routing table (use case run dhclient 2nd time)
+_send_and_wait(wait, &dhcp_interface_state::discover);
+}
+
 void dhcp_worker::release()
 {
 for (auto &it: _universe) {
@@ -724,6 +749,11 @@ namespace dhcp {
 usleep(1000);
 }
 
+void dhcp_worker::renew(bool wait)
+{
+_send_and_wait(wait, &dhcp_interface_state::renew);
+}
+
 void dhcp_worker::dhcp_worker_fn()
 {
 while (true) {
diff --git a/include/osv/dhcp.hh b/include/osv/dhcp.hh
index b286727..3db6df8 100644
--- a/include/osv/dhcp.hh
+++ b/include/osv/dhcp.hh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 extern "C" {
 void dhcp_start(bool wait);
 void dhcp_release();
-void dhcp_restart(bool wait);
+void dhcp_renew(bool wait);
 }
 
 namespace dhcp {
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ namespace dhcp {
 
 void discover();
 void release();
+void renew();
 void process_packet(struct mbuf*);
 void state_discover(dhcp_mbuf &dm);
 void state_request(dhcp_mbuf &dm);
@@ -242,6 +243,8 @@ namespace dhcp {
 // Transaction id
 u32 _xid;
 };
+// typedef for discover/renew functions
+typedef void (dhcp_interface_state::*dhcp_interface_state_send_packet) 
(void);
 
 ///
 
@@ -256,6 +259,7 @@ namespace dhcp {
 void start(bool wait);
 // Send release packet for all DHCP IPs.
 void release();
+void renew(bool wait);
 
 void dhcp_worker_fn();
 void queue_packet(struct mbuf* m);
@@ -270,6 +274,7 @@ namespace dhcp {
 // Wait for IP
 bool _have_ip;
 sched::thread * _waiter;
+void _send_and_wait(bool wait, dhcp_interface_state_send_packet 
iface_func);
 };
 
 } // namespace dhcp
diff --git a/modules/cloud-init/cloud-init.cc b/modules/cloud-init/cloud-init.cc
index e3ec8f8..acee13d 100644
--- a/modules/

Re: [PATCH] dhcp: do not release assigned IP just to update DNS name

2016-12-28 Thread Justin Cinkelj
You are right, the DORA cycle in dhcp_worker::start() retries inf-times until 
one iface gets IP. I didn't want to just copy-paste all dhcp_worker::start() 
code to the ::renew() (they both should at least print error/warning if reply 
is not received withing acceptable time - something you mentioned a few weeks 
ago, when I had problems with 'osv not booting" - so additional improvement is 
in place). 

So I renamed start() to _send_and_wait, and refactored it to accept pointer to 
function to be actually called. Now it is used by both start() and renew().

Justin


- Original Message -
> From: "Nadav Har'El" 
> To: "Justin Cinkelj" 
> Cc: "Osv Dev" 
> Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2016 10:42:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] dhcp: do not release assigned IP just to update DNS name
> 
> In general, I think this is the right direction, but there's something I am
> not sure I understand: It seems to me that the old code had a loop checking
> that the new DHPC request worked. The current code, doesn't it just send
> the updated DHCP request once, and forgets about it? It doesn't wait for it
> to take effect, and it can even be lost on the network.
> Don't we need a retry loop here too?
> 
> 
> --
> Nadav Har'El
> n...@scylladb.com
> 
> On Fri, Dec 23, 2016 at 12:15 AM, Justin Cinkelj 
> wrote:
> 
> > We want to propagate new hostname to DNS server via DHCP server.
> > Previously, a DHCP release followed by a new DORA cycle was used.
> > This did update DNS name, but VM was for a short period of time
> > without a valid IP.
> >
> > Now an early lease renew (with the new hostname included) is sent.
> > Thus VM does not need to stop using assigned IP address.
> >
> > Fixes #816
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Justin Cinkelj 
> > ---
> >  core/dhcp.cc | 33 +
> >  include/osv/dhcp.hh  |  4 +++-
> >  modules/cloud-init/cloud-init.cc | 10 +-
> >  3 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/core/dhcp.cc b/core/dhcp.cc
> > index 0436837..b0e9f1e 100644
> > --- a/core/dhcp.cc
> > +++ b/core/dhcp.cc
> > @@ -72,10 +72,9 @@ void dhcp_release()
> >  net_dhcp_worker.release();
> >  }
> >
> > -void dhcp_restart(bool wait)
> > +void dhcp_renew()
> >  {
> > -net_dhcp_worker.release();
> > -net_dhcp_worker.start(wait);
> > +net_dhcp_worker.renew();
> >  }
> >
> >  namespace dhcp {
> > @@ -221,6 +220,9 @@ namespace dhcp {
> >  pkt->secs = 0;
> >  pkt->flags = 0;
> >  memcpy(pkt->chaddr, IF_LLADDR(ifp), ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
> > +ulong yip_n = htonl(yip.to_ulong());
> > +ulong sip_n = htonl(sip.to_ulong());
> > +memcpy(&pkt->ciaddr.s_addr, &yip_n, 4);
> >
> >  // Options
> >  u8* options_start = reinterpret_cast(pkt+1);
> > @@ -242,7 +244,7 @@ namespace dhcp {
> >  *options++ = DHCP_OPTION_END;
> >
> >  dhcp_len += options - options_start;
> > -build_udp_ip_headers(dhcp_len, INADDR_ANY, INADDR_BROADCAST);
> > +build_udp_ip_headers(dhcp_len, yip_n, sip_n);
> >  }
> >
> >  void dhcp_mbuf::compose_release(struct ifnet* ifp,
> > @@ -541,6 +543,22 @@ namespace dhcp {
> >  _client_addr = _server_addr = ipv4_zero;
> >  }
> >
> > +void dhcp_interface_state::renew()
> > +{
> > +// Update state
> > +_state = DHCP_REQUEST;
> > +
> > +// Compose a dhcp request packet
> > +dhcp_mbuf dm(false);
> > +_xid = rand();
> > +dm.compose_request(_ifp,
> > +   _xid,
> > +   _client_addr, _server_addr);
> > +
> > +// Send
> > +_sock->dhcp_send(dm);
> > +}
> > +
> >  void dhcp_interface_state::process_packet(struct mbuf* m)
> >  {
> >  dhcp_mbuf dm(true, m);
> > @@ -724,6 +742,13 @@ namespace dhcp {
> >  usleep(1000);
> >  }
> >
> > +void dhcp_worker::renew()
> > +{
> > +for (auto &it: _universe) {
> > +it.second->renew();
> > +}
> > +}
> > +
> >  void dhcp_worker::dhcp_worker_fn()
> >  {
> >  while (true) {
> > diff --git a/include/osv/dhcp.hh b/include/osv/dhcp.hh
> > index b286727..166df48 100644
> > --- a/include/osv/dhcp.hh
> > +++ b/include/osv/dhcp.hh
> > @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
> >  extern "C" {
> >  void dhcp_start(bool wait);
> >  void dhcp_release();
> > -void dhcp_restart(bool wait);
> > +void dhcp_renew();
> >  }
> >
> >  namespace dhcp {
> > @@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ namespace dhcp {
> >
> >  void discover();
> >  void release();
> > +void renew();
> >  void process_packet(struct mbuf*);
> >  void state_discover(dhcp_mbuf &dm);
> >  void state_request(dhcp_mbuf &dm);
> > @@ -256,6 +257,7 @@ namespace dhcp {
> >  void start(bool wait);
> >  // Send release packet for all DHCP IPs.
> >  void release();
> > +void renew();
> >
> >  void dhcp_worker_fn