[Bug 728681] New: libvirtd litters syslog with "interfaceGetXMLDesc:355 : internal error" messages when using virt-manager

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681#c0 Summary: libvirtd litters syslog with "interfaceGetXMLDesc:355 : internal error" messages when using virt-manager Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.4 Version: Final Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.4 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Other AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: gnyers@suse.com QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: Community User Blocker: --- While running virt-manager, ca. every second there is an error like this: libvirtd: 02:18:26.375: 19028: error : interfaceGetXMLDesc:355 : internal error could not get interface XML description (netcf: NETLINK socket operation failed - couldn't find ifindex for interface ``) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728681] libvirtd litters syslog with "interfaceGetXMLDesc:355 : internal error" messages when using virt-manager

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681#c1 --- Comment #1 from Gábor Nyers 2011-11-07 15:35:19 UTC --- Some additional info: I found this reference to this problem: https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvirt-users/2011-April/msg00055.html Please note the difference: in my case there is no interface between the quotation marks, as opposed to the error on the page referenced above I've also had a alias on one of the bridges (virbr0:utopia), but the problem remains after removing this. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728681] libvirtd litters syslog with "interfaceGetXMLDesc:355 : internal error" messages when using virt-manager

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681#c zj jia changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |zjjia@suse.com AssignedTo|bnc-team-screening@forge.pr |carnold@suse.com |ovo.novell.com | -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728681] libvirtd litters syslog with "interfaceGetXMLDesc:355 : internal error" messages when using virt-manager

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681#c2 James Fehlig changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO InfoProvider| |gnyers@suse.com --- Comment #2 from James Fehlig 2011-11-08 15:49:59 UTC --- Seems like an issue in netcf. Did you try Laine's suggestions in the link you posted in #1? Specifically, suggestions 1 and 2. I regret ever enabling netcf support in 11.4. There is no maintainer for netcf and it has been deprecated in 12.1/Factory by netcontrol. We should have continued with no support for interface management in libvirt until (maintained) netcontrol landed for 12.1. Do you need to manage network interfaces via libvirt or virt-manager? I doubt many (any??) users are doing so, thus one fix for this issue would be to again disable building the netcf driver in libvirt. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728681] libvirtd litters syslog with "interfaceGetXMLDesc:355 : internal error" messages when using virt-manager

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681#c3 Gábor Nyers changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW InfoProvider|gnyers@suse.com | --- Comment #3 from Gábor Nyers 2011-11-08 16:47:32 UTC --- I did try the suggestions, but after a second look, I now realize that it's not reflecting the actual situation. I'm using a script to manually set up a bridge "virbr0", which is not in the list. # brctl show bridge name bridge id STP enabled interfaces virbr0 8000.0021cc634e9a no eth0 vnet0

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this issue would be to again disable building the netcf driver in libvirt.

I think that can be a workaround. How do I do it? See the (anatomized) results of the suggested test below ========================================================== Suggestion 1) xxxxxx:~ # virsh iface-list --all Name State MAC Address -------------------------------------------- eth0 active 00:11:22:33:44:55 lo active 00:00:00:00:00:00 wlan0 active 00:11:22:33:44:55 inactive # virsh iface-dumpxml --inactive eth0 error: XML description for unknown interface startmode manual is not well formed or invalid An additional test for virbr0: # virsh iface-dumpxml --inactive virbr0 error: failed to get interface 'virbr0' error: Interface not found: couldn't find interface with MAC address 'virbr0' # virsh iface-dumpxml --inactive lo <interface type='ethernet' name='lo'> <start mode='onboot'/> <protocol family='ipv4'> <ip address='127.0.0.1' prefix='8'/> </protocol> </interface> # virsh iface-dumpxml --inactive wlan0 <interface type='ethernet' name='wlan0'> <start mode='none'/> <protocol family='ipv4'> <dhcp/> </protocol> </interface> Suggestion 2) # virsh iface-dumpxml eth0 <interface type='ethernet' name='eth0'> <mac address='00:11:22:33:44:55'/> </interface> # virsh iface-dumpxml lo <interface type='ethernet' name='lo'> <protocol family='ipv4'> <ip address='127.0.0.1' prefix='8'/> </protocol> <protocol family='ipv6'> <ip address='::1' prefix='128'/> </protocol> </interface> # virsh iface-dumpxml wlan0 <interface type='ethernet' name='wlan0'> <mac address='00:11:22:33:44:55'/> <protocol family='ipv4'> <ip address='192.168.0.1' prefix='24'/> </protocol> <protocol family='ipv6'> <ip address='fe80::aaaa:bbbb:ffff:cccc' prefix='64'/> </protocol> </interface> -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728681] libvirtd litters syslog with "interfaceGetXMLDesc:355 : internal error" messages when using virt-manager

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681#c4 James Fehlig changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO InfoProvider| |gnyers@suse.com --- Comment #4 from James Fehlig 2011-11-08 23:35:47 UTC --- (In reply to comment #3)

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this issue would be to again disable building the netcf driver in libvirt.

I think that can be a workaround. How do I do it?

You would have to build libvirt, explicitly disabling netcf. E.g. osc build --without=netcf ...

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# virsh iface-dumpxml --inactive eth0 error: XML description for unknown interface startmode manual is not well formed or invalid

So netcf doesn't know about our startmode option in ifcfg files.

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# virsh iface-dumpxml --inactive virbr0 error: failed to get interface 'virbr0'

And I suspect there is no /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-virbr0, so netcf barfs here as well. Hmm, come to think of it the libvirt in OBS Virtualization project should have netcf disabled, even for 11.4. Can you try the libvirt package in that project? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728681] libvirtd litters syslog with "interfaceGetXMLDesc:355 : internal error" messages when using virt-manager

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681#c5 Gábor Nyers changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW InfoProvider|gnyers@suse.com | --- Comment #5 from Gábor Nyers 2011-11-09 13:10:02 UTC --- (In reply to comment #4)

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this issue would be to again disable building the netcf driver in libvirt.

I think that can be a workaround. How do I do it?

You would have to build libvirt, explicitly disabling netcf. E.g.

osc build --without=netcf ...

unfortunately I'm not experienced with OBS, so that's not really a solution for now.

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Hmm, come to think of it the libvirt in OBS Virtualization project should have netcf disabled, even for 11.4. Can you try the libvirt package in that project?

I've upgraded to Name: libvirt Version: 0.8.8-8.5 Arch: x86_64 Vendor: obs://build.opensuse.org/Virtualization Installed: Yes from http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Virtualization:/openSUSE11.4/openS... Problem remains. Is there an other option to work around? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681#c6 --- Comment #6 from James Fehlig 2011-11-09 17:19:50 UTC --- (In reply to comment #5)

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I've upgraded to

Name: libvirt Version: 0.8.8-8.5 Arch: x86_64 Vendor: obs://build.opensuse.org/Virtualization Installed: Yes

from http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Virtualization:/openSUSE11.4/openS...

The project associated with that repo is the "staging" area for 11.4 virtualization packages. We build and test packages there before submitting to QA for "official" update releases. Currently, the libvirt there is same as available in the 11.4 update repo. I was hoping you could try the libvirt packages from http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Virtualization/openSUSE_11.4/ This project contains the latest virtualization packages. We try to enable building for several products (11.3, 11.4, 12.1, Factory) so people can use/test the bleeding edge stuff on their current installation. But this bug will affect anyone using virt-manager on 11.4. I suppose we should do a libvirt update which disables the netcf driver. Charles, do we have anything else for an 11.4 update? I doubt QA would be interested in an update for 1 bug. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681#c7 --- Comment #7 from Charles Arnold 2011-11-09 20:41:10 UTC --- (In reply to comment #6)

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Charles, do we have anything else for an 11.4 update? I doubt QA would be interested in an update for 1 bug.

There are a few bug fixes queued up but probably not enough at this point (or severe enough) to justify a maintenance release yet. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681#c8 --- Comment #8 from Gábor Nyers 2011-11-09 22:46:27 UTC --- (In reply to comment #6)

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I was hoping you could try the libvirt packages from

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Virtualization/openSUSE_11.4/

Jim, thanks for pointing this out. After switching repos I've installed: virt-utils-1.1.7-26.1.x86_64 virt-viewer-0.4.1-36.1.x86_64 virt-manager-0.9.0-80.1.x86_64 vm-install-0.5.7-102.2.x86_64 The problem is gone. Thanks a lot! -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681#c9 James Fehlig changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |FIXED --- Comment #9 from James Fehlig 2011-11-10 02:26:00 UTC --- I've disabled building the libvirt netcf driver and submitted to OBS Virtualization:openSUSE11.4 project. If and when we do another 11.4 update, it will be included. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681#c10 --- Comment #10 from Bernhard Wiedemann 2012-02-06 18:00:16 CET --- This is an autogenerated message for OBS integration: This bug (728681) was mentioned in https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/102929 11.4 / libvirt -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728681#c11 Swamp Workflow Management changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status Whiteboard| |maint:released:11.4:45357 --- Comment #11 from Swamp Workflow Management 2012-03-09 10:30:13 UTC --- Update released for: libvirt, libvirt-client, libvirt-client-debuginfo, libvirt-debuginfo, libvirt-debugsource, libvirt-devel, libvirt-doc, libvirt-python, libvirt-python-debuginfo, virt-utils, xen, xen-debuginfo, xen-debugsource, xen-devel, xen-doc-html, xen-doc-pdf, xen-kmp-debug, xen-kmp-default, xen-kmp-default-debuginfo, xen-kmp-desktop, xen-kmp-desktop-debuginfo, xen-kmp-pae, xen-kmp-pae-debuginfo, xen-kmp-trace, xen-kmp-vmi, xen-libs, xen-libs-debuginfo, xen-tools, xen-tools-debuginfo, xen-tools-domU, xen-tools-domU-debuginfo Products: openSUSE 11.4 (debug, i586, x86_64) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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