[vbox-dev] [off-list] Re: [PATCH] VDE native support for VirtualBox v0.1

[Alexey Eremenko]

On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Renzo Davoli <renzo at cs.unibo.it> wrote:
> Hi Alexey,
> On Mon, May 03, 2010 at 09:38:00AM +0200, Alexey Eremenko wrote:
>> So - let's summarize.
>>
>> For now VDE in GUI (patch by Renzo) works, but patch for VBoxManage
>> CLI (by James) does not.
> I submitted a VBoxManage CLI patch. You mean mine is not working?
> It there another patch by James?

Code compiles, when when using "VBoxManage" but it's help does not
show me "vde" option.

> If you tested my patch can you tell me what is faulty?
>>
>> Also one bug was found: VDE does not work with "FlexiNetwork" feature
>> - network hotplug.

> The vde code was derived from the tap support. Does FlexiNetwork work
> on a tap interface?

No.
TAP interface existed in VirtualBox 2.0 (and was dropped in 2.1, in
favor of "vboxnetflt" module). "FlexiNetwork" appeared in VirtualBox
3.1.

> Can you give me a simple test to reproduce the bug?

1. Start VM
2. VM Menu->Devices->Network Adapters
3. Try to change attachment of VDE network to another VDE switch or
to non-VDE network (when VM is running, on the fly)

Actual results:
VDE is not disconnected from VDE switch 1, and is not connected to VDE switch 2.

Expected results:
Running VM should be able to plug/unplug to different VDE switches,
and other non-VDE networks on-the-fly, without reboot.

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-Alexey Eromenko "Technologov"