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+# lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-libvirt
+# Configure the libvirt hypervisor
+
+# Enable with:
+# VIRT_DRIVER=libvirt
+
+# Dependencies:
+# ``functions`` file
+# ``nova`` configuration
+
+# install_nova_hypervisor - install any external requirements
+# configure_nova_hypervisor - make configuration changes, including those to other services
+# start_nova_hypervisor - start any external services
+# stop_nova_hypervisor - stop any external services
+# cleanup_nova_hypervisor - remove transient data and cache
+
+# Save trace setting
+MY_XTRACE=$(set +o | grep xtrace)
+set +o xtrace
+
+
+# Defaults
+# --------
+
+
+# Entry Points
+# ------------
+
+# clean_nova_hypervisor - Clean up an installation
+function cleanup_nova_hypervisor() {
+    # This function intentionally left blank
+    :
+}
+
+# configure_nova_hypervisor - Set config files, create data dirs, etc
+function configure_nova_hypervisor() {
+    if is_service_enabled neutron && is_neutron_ovs_base_plugin && ! sudo grep -q '^cgroup_device_acl' $QEMU_CONF; then
+        # Add /dev/net/tun to cgroup_device_acls, needed for type=ethernet interfaces
+        cat <<EOF | sudo tee -a $QEMU_CONF
+cgroup_device_acl = [
+    "/dev/null", "/dev/full", "/dev/zero",
+    "/dev/random", "/dev/urandom",
+    "/dev/ptmx", "/dev/kvm", "/dev/kqemu",
+    "/dev/rtc", "/dev/hpet","/dev/net/tun",
+]
+EOF
+    fi
+
+    if is_ubuntu; then
+        LIBVIRT_DAEMON=libvirt-bin
+    else
+        LIBVIRT_DAEMON=libvirtd
+    fi
+
+    if is_fedora || is_suse; then
+        if is_fedora && [[ $DISTRO =~ (rhel6) || "$os_RELEASE" -le "17" ]]; then
+            sudo bash -c "cat <<EOF >/etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/50-libvirt-remote-access.pkla
+[libvirt Management Access]
+Identity=unix-group:$LIBVIRT_GROUP
+Action=org.libvirt.unix.manage
+ResultAny=yes
+ResultInactive=yes
+ResultActive=yes
+EOF"
+        elif is_suse && [[ $os_RELEASE = 12.2 || "$os_VENDOR" = "SUSE LINUX" ]]; then
+            # openSUSE < 12.3 or SLE
+            # Work around the fact that polkit-default-privs overrules pklas
+            # with 'unix-group:$group'.
+            sudo bash -c "cat <<EOF >/etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/50-libvirt-remote-access.pkla
+[libvirt Management Access]
+Identity=unix-user:$USER
+Action=org.libvirt.unix.manage
+ResultAny=yes
+ResultInactive=yes
+ResultActive=yes
+EOF"
+        else
+            # Starting with fedora 18 and opensuse-12.3 enable stack-user to
+            # virsh -c qemu:///system by creating a policy-kit rule for
+            # stack-user using the new Javascript syntax
+            rules_dir=/etc/polkit-1/rules.d
+            sudo mkdir -p $rules_dir
+            sudo bash -c "cat <<EOF > $rules_dir/50-libvirt-$STACK_USER.rules
+polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
+     if (action.id == 'org.libvirt.unix.manage' &&
+         subject.user == '"$STACK_USER"') {
+         return polkit.Result.YES;
+     }
+});
+EOF"
+            unset rules_dir
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # The user that nova runs as needs to be member of **libvirtd** group otherwise
+    # nova-compute will be unable to use libvirt.
+    if ! getent group $LIBVIRT_GROUP >/dev/null; then
+        sudo groupadd $LIBVIRT_GROUP
+    fi
+    add_user_to_group $STACK_USER $LIBVIRT_GROUP
+
+    # libvirt detects various settings on startup, as we potentially changed
+    # the system configuration (modules, filesystems), we need to restart
+    # libvirt to detect those changes.
+    restart_service $LIBVIRT_DAEMON
+
+    iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT libvirt_type "$LIBVIRT_TYPE"
+    iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT libvirt_cpu_mode "none"
+    iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT use_usb_tablet "False"
+    iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT compute_driver "libvirt.LibvirtDriver"
+    LIBVIRT_FIREWALL_DRIVER=${LIBVIRT_FIREWALL_DRIVER:-"nova.virt.libvirt.firewall.IptablesFirewallDriver"}
+    iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT firewall_driver "$LIBVIRT_FIREWALL_DRIVER"
+    # Power architecture currently does not support graphical consoles.
+    if is_arch "ppc64"; then
+        iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT vnc_enabled "false"
+    fi
+}
+
+# install_nova_hypervisor() - Install external components
+function install_nova_hypervisor() {
+    if is_ubuntu; then
+        install_package kvm
+        install_package libvirt-bin
+        install_package python-libvirt
+    elif is_fedora || is_suse; then
+        install_package kvm
+        install_package libvirt
+        install_package libvirt-python
+    fi
+
+    # Install and configure **LXC** if specified.  LXC is another approach to
+    # splitting a system into many smaller parts.  LXC uses cgroups and chroot
+    # to simulate multiple systems.
+    if [[ "$LIBVIRT_TYPE" == "lxc" ]]; then
+        if is_ubuntu; then
+            if [[ "$DISTRO" > natty ]]; then
+                install_package cgroup-lite
+            fi
+        else
+            ### FIXME(dtroyer): figure this out
+            echo "RPM-based cgroup not implemented yet"
+            yum_install libcgroup-tools
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+# start_nova_hypervisor - Start any required external services
+function start_nova_hypervisor() {
+    # This function intentionally left blank
+    :
+}
+
+# stop_nova_hypervisor - Stop any external services
+function stop_nova_hypervisor() {
+    # This function intentionally left blank
+    :
+}
+
+
+# Restore xtrace
+$MY_XTRACE
+
+# Local variables:
+# mode: shell-script
+# End: