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SubjectRE: [PATCH V3 08/14] Tools: hv: Gather DNS information
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@linuxfoundation.org]
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 1:39 PM
> To: Ben Hutchings
> Cc: KY Srinivasan; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; devel@linuxdriverproject.org;
> olaf@aepfle.de; apw@canonical.com
> Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 08/14] Tools: hv: Gather DNS information
>
> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 06:32:09PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 09:51:09AM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> > > On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 06:32:19PM -0700, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> > > > Now, gather DNS information. Invoke an external script (that can be
> > > > distro dependent) to gather the DNS information.
> > >
> > > Where is that script? Why a script, this really isn't in a standard
> > > method for all Linux distros? If not, why not work to do that like the
> > > freedesktop.org people have done for other system configuration items?
> >
> > I suggested using the Network Manager D-Bus API. That obviously
> > isn't going to work everywhere, but it seems to cover the same simple
> > cases that this hypervisor-guest interface allows for.
>
> That's a great start, as I think all of the distros have now pretty much
> standardized on this format, right?

Based on Ben's suggestion I was looking at using NM D-Bus API. Subsequently,
talking to Olaf and Mairus, I chose to go with the external script approach since
each Distro could pretty much decide how the functionality would be implemented
on a specific Distro including for instance by using the NM D-Bus API in the script.
I think the approach of having an external script while not precluding anything
makes the KVP code more generic and more widely applicable without sacrificing
anything.

Regards,

K. Y





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