Fixed
Created: Jul 28, 2013
Updated: Mar 11, 2016
Resolved Date: Oct 9, 2013
Found In Version: 5.0.1
Fix Version: 5.0.1.8
Severity: Severe
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 5
Component/s: Userspace
test on latest spin, use ovp-ovirt-node image, libvirt start vm failed with tap when selinux in enforcing mode.
The error message same with defect WIND00421670
root@localhost:~# cat test.xml
<domain type='kvm'>
<name>vm1</name>
<memory>1024000</memory>
<currentMemory>512000</currentMemory>
<vcpu>2</vcpu>
<cpu>
<arch>x86_64</arch>
<model>Nehalem</model>
<vendor>Intel</vendor>
</cpu>
<os>
<type>hvm</type>
<boot dev='hd' />
<kernel>/var/lib/libvirt/boot/guest.kernel</kernel>
<cmdline>console=ttyS0 root=/dev/vda rw ip=dhcp</cmdline>
</os>
<devices>
<disk type='file' device='disk'>
<source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/guest_raw.img' />
<target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
</disk>
<serial type='file'>
<source path='/tmp/macvtap_libvirt-serial.log'/>
<target port='0'/>
</serial>
<console type='file'>
<source path='/tmp/macvtap_libvirt-serial.log'/>
<target type='serial' port='0'/>
</console>
<interface type='direct'>
<mac address='de:ef:be:bd:a1:d0' />
<source dev='eth0' mode='bridge' />
<model type='virtio' />
</interface>
<interface type='ethernet'>
<mac address='de:ef:be:92:63:fa'/>
<target dev='tap0'/>
<model type='virtio' />
<script path='/etc/qemu-ifup.tap'/>
</interface>
</devices>
</domain>
root@localhost:~#
root@localhost:~# sestatus
SELinux status: enabled
SELinuxfs mount: /sys/fs/selinux
SELinux root directory: /etc/selinux
Loaded policy name: wr-targeted-ovp-host-isolation
Current mode: enforcing
Mode from config file: enforcing
Policy MLS status: enabled
Policy deny_unknown status: allowed
Max kernel policy version: 26
root@localhost:~# virsh
Welcome to virsh, the virtualization interactive terminal.
Type: 'help' for help with commands
'quit' to quit
virsh # define test.xml
Domain vm1 defined from test.xml
virsh # start vm1
error: Failed to start domain vm1
error: internal error process exited while connecting to monitor: kvm: -netdev tap,ifname=tap0,script=/etc/qemu-ifup.tap,id=hostnet1,vhost=on,vhostfd=25: could not configure /dev/net/tun (tap0): Operation not permitted
kvm: -netdev tap,ifname=tap0,script=/etc/qemu-ifup.tap,id=hostnet1,vhost=on,vhostfd=25: Device 'tap' could not be initialized
virsh #
please see "Symptom Details"