Move KVM keymap from GenerateRuntime to ExecuteRuntime
[ganeti-local] / lib / hypervisor / hv_kvm.py
index 4091761..77b46b2 100644 (file)
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 #
 
-# Copyright (C) 2008, 2009, 2010 Google Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Google Inc.
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ import tempfile
 import time
 import logging
 import pwd
-from cStringIO import StringIO
+import struct
+import fcntl
+import shutil
 
 from ganeti import utils
 from ganeti import constants
@@ -42,109 +44,87 @@ from ganeti import uidpool
 from ganeti import ssconf
 from ganeti.hypervisor import hv_base
 from ganeti import netutils
+from ganeti.utils import wrapper as utils_wrapper
 
 
 _KVM_NETWORK_SCRIPT = constants.SYSCONFDIR + "/ganeti/kvm-vif-bridge"
 
+# TUN/TAP driver constants, taken from <linux/if_tun.h>
+# They are architecture-independent and already hardcoded in qemu-kvm source,
+# so we can safely include them here.
+TUNSETIFF = 0x400454ca
+TUNGETIFF = 0x800454d2
+TUNGETFEATURES = 0x800454cf
+IFF_TAP = 0x0002
+IFF_NO_PI = 0x1000
+IFF_VNET_HDR = 0x4000
+
+
+def _ProbeTapVnetHdr(fd):
+  """Check whether to enable the IFF_VNET_HDR flag.
+
+  To do this, _all_ of the following conditions must be met:
+   1. TUNGETFEATURES ioctl() *must* be implemented
+   2. TUNGETFEATURES ioctl() result *must* contain the IFF_VNET_HDR flag
+   3. TUNGETIFF ioctl() *must* be implemented; reading the kernel code in
+      drivers/net/tun.c there is no way to test this until after the tap device
+      has been created using TUNSETIFF, and there is no way to change the
+      IFF_VNET_HDR flag after creating the interface, catch-22! However both
+      TUNGETIFF and TUNGETFEATURES were introduced in kernel version 2.6.27,
+      thus we can expect TUNGETIFF to be present if TUNGETFEATURES is.
+
+   @type fd: int
+   @param fd: the file descriptor of /dev/net/tun
+
+  """
+  req = struct.pack("I", 0)
+  try:
+    res = fcntl.ioctl(fd, TUNGETFEATURES, req)
+  except EnvironmentError:
+    logging.warning("TUNGETFEATURES ioctl() not implemented")
+    return False
+
+  tunflags = struct.unpack("I", res)[0]
+  if tunflags & IFF_VNET_HDR:
+    return True
+  else:
+    logging.warning("Host does not support IFF_VNET_HDR, not enabling")
+    return False
 
-def _WriteNetScript(instance, nic, index):
-  """Write a script to connect a net interface to the proper bridge.
 
-  This can be used by any qemu-type hypervisor.
+def _OpenTap(vnet_hdr=True):
+  """Open a new tap device and return its file descriptor.
 
-  @type instance: L{objects.Instance}
-  @param instance: Instance object
-  @type nic: L{objects.NIC}
-  @param nic: NIC object
-  @type index: int
-  @param index: NIC index
-  @return: Script
-  @rtype: string
+  This is intended to be used by a qemu-type hypervisor together with the -net
+  tap,fd=<fd> command line parameter.
+
+  @type vnet_hdr: boolean
+  @param vnet_hdr: Enable the VNET Header
+  @return: (ifname, tapfd)
+  @rtype: tuple
 
   """
-  if instance.tags:
-    tags = " ".join(instance.tags)
-  else:
-    tags = ""
-
-  buf = StringIO()
-  sw = utils.ShellWriter(buf)
-  sw.Write("#!/bin/sh")
-  sw.Write("# this is autogenerated by Ganeti, please do not edit")
-  sw.Write("export PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin")
-  sw.Write("export INSTANCE=%s", utils.ShellQuote(instance.name))
-  sw.Write("export MAC=%s", utils.ShellQuote(nic.mac))
-  sw.Write("export MODE=%s",
-           utils.ShellQuote(nic.nicparams[constants.NIC_MODE]))
-  sw.Write("export INTERFACE=\"$1\"")
-  sw.Write("export TAGS=%s", utils.ShellQuote(tags))
-
-  if nic.ip:
-    sw.Write("export IP=%s", utils.ShellQuote(nic.ip))
-
-  if nic.nicparams[constants.NIC_LINK]:
-    sw.Write("export LINK=%s",
-             utils.ShellQuote(nic.nicparams[constants.NIC_LINK]))
-
-  if nic.nicparams[constants.NIC_MODE] == constants.NIC_MODE_BRIDGED:
-    sw.Write("export BRIDGE=%s",
-             utils.ShellQuote(nic.nicparams[constants.NIC_LINK]))
-
-  # TODO: make this configurable at ./configure time
-  sw.Write("if [ -x %s ]; then", utils.ShellQuote(_KVM_NETWORK_SCRIPT))
-  sw.IncIndent()
-  try:
-    sw.Write("# Execute the user-specific vif file")
-    sw.Write(_KVM_NETWORK_SCRIPT)
-  finally:
-    sw.DecIndent()
-  sw.Write("else")
-  sw.IncIndent()
   try:
-    sw.Write("ifconfig $INTERFACE 0.0.0.0 up")
+    tapfd = os.open("/dev/net/tun", os.O_RDWR)
+  except EnvironmentError:
+    raise errors.HypervisorError("Failed to open /dev/net/tun")
 
-    if nic.nicparams[constants.NIC_MODE] == constants.NIC_MODE_BRIDGED:
-      sw.Write("# Connect the interface to the bridge")
-      sw.Write("brctl addif $BRIDGE $INTERFACE")
-
-    elif nic.nicparams[constants.NIC_MODE] == constants.NIC_MODE_ROUTED:
-      if not nic.ip:
-        raise errors.HypervisorError("nic/%d is routed, but has no IP"
-                                     " address" % index)
-
-      sw.Write("# Route traffic targeted at the IP to the interface")
-      if nic.nicparams[constants.NIC_LINK]:
-        sw.Write("while ip rule del dev $INTERFACE; do :; done")
-        sw.Write("ip rule add dev $INTERFACE table $LINK")
-        sw.Write("ip route replace $IP table $LINK proto static"
-                 " dev $INTERFACE")
-      else:
-        sw.Write("ip route replace $IP proto static dev $INTERFACE")
+  flags = IFF_TAP | IFF_NO_PI
 
-      interface_v4_conf = "/proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/$INTERFACE"
-      sw.Write(" if [ -d %s ]; then", interface_v4_conf)
-      sw.IncIndent()
-      try:
-        sw.Write("echo 1 > %s/proxy_arp", interface_v4_conf)
-        sw.Write("echo 1 > %s/forwarding", interface_v4_conf)
-      finally:
-        sw.DecIndent()
-      sw.Write("fi")
-
-      interface_v6_conf = "/proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/$INTERFACE"
-      sw.Write("if [ -d %s ]; then", interface_v6_conf)
-      sw.IncIndent()
-      try:
-        sw.Write("echo 1 > %s/proxy_ndp", interface_v6_conf)
-        sw.Write("echo 1 > %s/forwarding", interface_v6_conf)
-      finally:
-        sw.DecIndent()
-      sw.Write("fi")
-  finally:
-    sw.DecIndent()
-  sw.Write("fi")
+  if vnet_hdr and _ProbeTapVnetHdr(tapfd):
+    flags |= IFF_VNET_HDR
+
+  # The struct ifreq ioctl request (see netdevice(7))
+  ifr = struct.pack("16sh", "", flags)
+
+  try:
+    res = fcntl.ioctl(tapfd, TUNSETIFF, ifr)
+  except EnvironmentError:
+    raise errors.HypervisorError("Failed to allocate a new TAP device")
 
-  return buf.getvalue()
+  # Get the interface name from the ioctl
+  ifname = struct.unpack("16sh", res)[0].strip("\x00")
+  return (ifname, tapfd)
 
 
 class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
@@ -156,6 +136,8 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
   _UIDS_DIR = _ROOT_DIR + "/uid" # contains instances reserved uids
   _CTRL_DIR = _ROOT_DIR + "/ctrl" # contains instances control sockets
   _CONF_DIR = _ROOT_DIR + "/conf" # contains instances startup data
+  _NICS_DIR = _ROOT_DIR + "/nic" # contains instances nic <-> tap associations
+  _KEYMAP_DIR = _ROOT_DIR + "/keymap" # contains instances keymaps
   # KVM instances with chroot enabled are started in empty chroot directories.
   _CHROOT_DIR = _ROOT_DIR + "/chroot" # for empty chroot directories
   # After an instance is stopped, its chroot directory is removed.
@@ -164,8 +146,8 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
   # To support forensics, the non-empty chroot directory is quarantined in
   # a separate directory, called 'chroot-quarantine'.
   _CHROOT_QUARANTINE_DIR = _ROOT_DIR + "/chroot-quarantine"
-  _DIRS = [_ROOT_DIR, _PIDS_DIR, _UIDS_DIR, _CTRL_DIR, _CONF_DIR,
-           _CHROOT_DIR, _CHROOT_QUARANTINE_DIR]
+  _DIRS = [_ROOT_DIR, _PIDS_DIR, _UIDS_DIR, _CTRL_DIR, _CONF_DIR, _NICS_DIR,
+           _CHROOT_DIR, _CHROOT_QUARANTINE_DIR, _KEYMAP_DIR]
 
   PARAMETERS = {
     constants.HV_KERNEL_PATH: hv_base.OPT_FILE_CHECK,
@@ -183,16 +165,27 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
     constants.HV_VNC_X509: hv_base.OPT_DIR_CHECK,
     constants.HV_VNC_X509_VERIFY: hv_base.NO_CHECK,
     constants.HV_VNC_PASSWORD_FILE: hv_base.OPT_FILE_CHECK,
+    constants.HV_KVM_SPICE_BIND: hv_base.NO_CHECK, # will be checked later
+    constants.HV_KVM_SPICE_IP_VERSION:
+      (False, lambda x: (x == constants.IFACE_NO_IP_VERSION_SPECIFIED or
+                         x in constants.VALID_IP_VERSIONS),
+       "the SPICE IP version should be 4 or 6",
+       None, None),
+    constants.HV_KVM_FLOPPY_IMAGE_PATH: hv_base.OPT_FILE_CHECK,
     constants.HV_CDROM_IMAGE_PATH: hv_base.OPT_FILE_CHECK,
+    constants.HV_KVM_CDROM2_IMAGE_PATH: hv_base.OPT_FILE_CHECK,
     constants.HV_BOOT_ORDER:
       hv_base.ParamInSet(True, constants.HT_KVM_VALID_BO_TYPES),
     constants.HV_NIC_TYPE:
       hv_base.ParamInSet(True, constants.HT_KVM_VALID_NIC_TYPES),
     constants.HV_DISK_TYPE:
       hv_base.ParamInSet(True, constants.HT_KVM_VALID_DISK_TYPES),
+    constants.HV_KVM_CDROM_DISK_TYPE:
+      hv_base.ParamInSet(False, constants.HT_KVM_VALID_DISK_TYPES),
     constants.HV_USB_MOUSE:
       hv_base.ParamInSet(False, constants.HT_KVM_VALID_MOUSE_TYPES),
-    constants.HV_MIGRATION_PORT: hv_base.NET_PORT_CHECK,
+    constants.HV_KEYMAP: hv_base.NO_CHECK,
+    constants.HV_MIGRATION_PORT: hv_base.REQ_NET_PORT_CHECK,
     constants.HV_MIGRATION_BANDWIDTH: hv_base.NO_CHECK,
     constants.HV_MIGRATION_DOWNTIME: hv_base.NO_CHECK,
     constants.HV_MIGRATION_MODE: hv_base.MIGRATION_MODE_CHECK,
@@ -206,13 +199,18 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
       hv_base.ParamInSet(False, constants.HT_KVM_FLAG_VALUES),
     constants.HV_VHOST_NET: hv_base.NO_CHECK,
     constants.HV_KVM_USE_CHROOT: hv_base.NO_CHECK,
+    constants.HV_MEM_PATH: hv_base.OPT_DIR_CHECK,
+    constants.HV_REBOOT_BEHAVIOR:
+      hv_base.ParamInSet(True, constants.REBOOT_BEHAVIORS)
     }
 
-  _MIGRATION_STATUS_RE = re.compile('Migration\s+status:\s+(\w+)',
+  _MIGRATION_STATUS_RE = re.compile("Migration\s+status:\s+(\w+)",
                                     re.M | re.I)
   _MIGRATION_INFO_MAX_BAD_ANSWERS = 5
   _MIGRATION_INFO_RETRY_DELAY = 2
 
+  _VERSION_RE = re.compile(r"\b(\d+)\.(\d+)(\.(\d+))?\b")
+
   ANCILLARY_FILES = [
     _KVM_NETWORK_SCRIPT,
     ]
@@ -267,9 +265,9 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
     memory = 0
     vcpus = 0
 
-    arg_list = cmdline.split('\x00')
+    arg_list = cmdline.split("\x00")
     while arg_list:
-      arg =  arg_list.pop(0)
+      arg = arg_list.pop(0)
       if arg == "-name":
         instance = arg_list.pop(0)
       elif arg == "-m":
@@ -354,6 +352,28 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
     return utils.PathJoin(cls._CHROOT_DIR, instance_name)
 
   @classmethod
+  def _InstanceNICDir(cls, instance_name):
+    """Returns the name of the directory holding the tap device files for a
+    given instance.
+
+    """
+    return utils.PathJoin(cls._NICS_DIR, instance_name)
+
+  @classmethod
+  def _InstanceNICFile(cls, instance_name, seq):
+    """Returns the name of the file containing the tap device for a given NIC
+
+    """
+    return utils.PathJoin(cls._InstanceNICDir(instance_name), str(seq))
+
+  @classmethod
+  def _InstanceKeymapFile(cls, instance_name):
+    """Returns the name of the file containing the keymap for a given instance
+
+    """
+    return utils.PathJoin(cls._KEYMAP_DIR, instance_name)
+
+  @classmethod
   def _TryReadUidFile(cls, uid_file):
     """Try to read a uid file
 
@@ -377,12 +397,18 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
     utils.RemoveFile(cls._InstanceMonitor(instance_name))
     utils.RemoveFile(cls._InstanceSerial(instance_name))
     utils.RemoveFile(cls._InstanceKVMRuntime(instance_name))
+    utils.RemoveFile(cls._InstanceKeymapFile(instance_name))
     uid_file = cls._InstanceUidFile(instance_name)
     uid = cls._TryReadUidFile(uid_file)
     utils.RemoveFile(uid_file)
     if uid is not None:
       uidpool.ReleaseUid(uid)
     try:
+      shutil.rmtree(cls._InstanceNICDir(instance_name))
+    except OSError, err:
+      if err.errno != errno.ENOENT:
+        raise
+    try:
       chroot_dir = cls._InstanceChrootDir(instance_name)
       utils.RemoveDir(chroot_dir)
     except OSError, err:
@@ -402,10 +428,8 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
         raise
 
   @staticmethod
-  def _WriteNetScriptFile(instance, seq, nic):
-    """Write a script to connect a net interface to the proper bridge.
-
-    This can be used by any qemu-type hypervisor.
+  def _ConfigureNIC(instance, seq, nic, tap):
+    """Run the network configuration script for a specified NIC
 
     @param instance: instance we're acting on
     @type instance: instance object
@@ -413,22 +437,40 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
     @type seq: int
     @param nic: nic we're acting on
     @type nic: nic object
-    @return: netscript file name
-    @rtype: string
+    @param tap: the host's tap interface this NIC corresponds to
+    @type tap: str
 
     """
-    script = _WriteNetScript(instance, nic, seq)
 
-    # As much as we'd like to put this in our _ROOT_DIR, that will happen to be
-    # mounted noexec sometimes, so we'll have to find another place.
-    (tmpfd, tmpfile_name) = tempfile.mkstemp()
-    tmpfile = os.fdopen(tmpfd, 'w')
-    try:
-      tmpfile.write(script)
-    finally:
-      tmpfile.close()
-    os.chmod(tmpfile_name, 0755)
-    return tmpfile_name
+    if instance.tags:
+      tags = " ".join(instance.tags)
+    else:
+      tags = ""
+
+    env = {
+      "PATH": "%s:/sbin:/usr/sbin" % os.environ["PATH"],
+      "INSTANCE": instance.name,
+      "MAC": nic.mac,
+      "MODE": nic.nicparams[constants.NIC_MODE],
+      "INTERFACE": tap,
+      "INTERFACE_INDEX": str(seq),
+      "TAGS": tags,
+    }
+
+    if nic.ip:
+      env["IP"] = nic.ip
+
+    if nic.nicparams[constants.NIC_LINK]:
+      env["LINK"] = nic.nicparams[constants.NIC_LINK]
+
+    if nic.nicparams[constants.NIC_MODE] == constants.NIC_MODE_BRIDGED:
+      env["BRIDGE"] = nic.nicparams[constants.NIC_LINK]
+
+    result = utils.RunCmd([constants.KVM_IFUP, tap], env=env)
+    if result.failed:
+      raise errors.HypervisorError("Failed to configure interface %s: %s."
+                                   " Network configuration script output: %s" %
+                                   (tap, result.fail_reason, result.output))
 
   def ListInstances(self):
     """Get the list of running instances.
@@ -478,43 +520,67 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
         data.append(info)
     return data
 
-  def _GenerateKVMRuntime(self, instance, block_devices):
+  def _GenerateKVMRuntime(self, instance, block_devices, startup_paused):
     """Generate KVM information to start an instance.
 
+    @attention: this function must not have any side-effects; for
+        example, it must not write to the filesystem, or read values
+        from the current system the are expected to differ between
+        nodes, since it is only run once at instance startup;
+        actions/kvm arguments that can vary between systems should be
+        done in L{_ExecuteKVMRuntime}
+
     """
-    pidfile  = self._InstancePidFile(instance.name)
+    _, v_major, v_min, _ = self._GetKVMVersion()
+
+    pidfile = self._InstancePidFile(instance.name)
     kvm = constants.KVM_PATH
     kvm_cmd = [kvm]
     # used just by the vnc server, if enabled
-    kvm_cmd.extend(['-name', instance.name])
-    kvm_cmd.extend(['-m', instance.beparams[constants.BE_MEMORY]])
-    kvm_cmd.extend(['-smp', instance.beparams[constants.BE_VCPUS]])
-    kvm_cmd.extend(['-pidfile', pidfile])
-    kvm_cmd.extend(['-daemonize'])
+    kvm_cmd.extend(["-name", instance.name])
+    kvm_cmd.extend(["-m", instance.beparams[constants.BE_MEMORY]])
+    kvm_cmd.extend(["-smp", instance.beparams[constants.BE_VCPUS]])
+    kvm_cmd.extend(["-pidfile", pidfile])
+    kvm_cmd.extend(["-daemonize"])
     if not instance.hvparams[constants.HV_ACPI]:
-      kvm_cmd.extend(['-no-acpi'])
+      kvm_cmd.extend(["-no-acpi"])
+    if startup_paused:
+      kvm_cmd.extend(["-S"])
+    if instance.hvparams[constants.HV_REBOOT_BEHAVIOR] == \
+        constants.INSTANCE_REBOOT_EXIT:
+      kvm_cmd.extend(["-no-reboot"])
 
     hvp = instance.hvparams
     boot_disk = hvp[constants.HV_BOOT_ORDER] == constants.HT_BO_DISK
     boot_cdrom = hvp[constants.HV_BOOT_ORDER] == constants.HT_BO_CDROM
+    boot_floppy = hvp[constants.HV_BOOT_ORDER] == constants.HT_BO_FLOPPY
     boot_network = hvp[constants.HV_BOOT_ORDER] == constants.HT_BO_NETWORK
 
+    self.ValidateParameters(hvp)
+
     if hvp[constants.HV_KVM_FLAG] == constants.HT_KVM_ENABLED:
       kvm_cmd.extend(["-enable-kvm"])
     elif hvp[constants.HV_KVM_FLAG] == constants.HT_KVM_DISABLED:
       kvm_cmd.extend(["-disable-kvm"])
 
     if boot_network:
-      kvm_cmd.extend(['-boot', 'n'])
+      kvm_cmd.extend(["-boot", "n"])
 
     disk_type = hvp[constants.HV_DISK_TYPE]
     if disk_type == constants.HT_DISK_PARAVIRTUAL:
-      if_val = ',if=virtio'
+      if_val = ",if=virtio"
     else:
-      if_val = ',if=%s' % disk_type
+      if_val = ",if=%s" % disk_type
     # Cache mode
     disk_cache = hvp[constants.HV_DISK_CACHE]
-    if disk_cache != constants.HT_CACHE_DEFAULT:
+    if instance.disk_template in constants.DTS_EXT_MIRROR:
+      if disk_cache != "none":
+        # TODO: make this a hard error, instead of a silent overwrite
+        logging.warning("KVM: overriding disk_cache setting '%s' with 'none'"
+                        " to prevent shared storage corruption on migration",
+                        disk_cache)
+      cache_val = ",cache=none"
+    elif disk_cache != constants.HT_CACHE_DEFAULT:
       cache_val = ",cache=%s" % disk_cache
     else:
       cache_val = ""
@@ -523,110 +589,189 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
         raise errors.HypervisorError("Instance has read-only disks which"
                                      " are not supported by KVM")
       # TODO: handle FD_LOOP and FD_BLKTAP (?)
+      boot_val = ""
       if boot_disk:
-        kvm_cmd.extend(['-boot', 'c'])
-        if disk_type != constants.HT_DISK_IDE:
-          boot_val = ',boot=on'
-        else:
-          boot_val = ''
-        # We only boot from the first disk
+        kvm_cmd.extend(["-boot", "c"])
         boot_disk = False
-      else:
-        boot_val = ''
+        if (v_major, v_min) < (0, 14) and disk_type != constants.HT_DISK_IDE:
+          boot_val = ",boot=on"
 
-      drive_val = 'file=%s,format=raw%s%s%s' % (dev_path, if_val, boot_val,
+      drive_val = "file=%s,format=raw%s%s%s" % (dev_path, if_val, boot_val,
                                                 cache_val)
-      kvm_cmd.extend(['-drive', drive_val])
+      kvm_cmd.extend(["-drive", drive_val])
+
+    #Now we can specify a different device type for CDROM devices.
+    cdrom_disk_type = hvp[constants.HV_KVM_CDROM_DISK_TYPE]
+    if not cdrom_disk_type:
+      cdrom_disk_type = disk_type
 
     iso_image = hvp[constants.HV_CDROM_IMAGE_PATH]
     if iso_image:
-      options = ',format=raw,media=cdrom'
+      options = ",format=raw,media=cdrom"
       if boot_cdrom:
-        kvm_cmd.extend(['-boot', 'd'])
-        if disk_type != constants.HT_DISK_IDE:
-          options = '%s,boot=on' % options
+        kvm_cmd.extend(["-boot", "d"])
+        if cdrom_disk_type != constants.HT_DISK_IDE:
+          options = "%s,boot=on,if=%s" % (options, constants.HT_DISK_IDE)
+        else:
+          options = "%s,boot=on" % options
       else:
-        if disk_type == constants.HT_DISK_PARAVIRTUAL:
-          if_val = ',if=virtio'
+        if cdrom_disk_type == constants.HT_DISK_PARAVIRTUAL:
+          if_val = ",if=virtio"
         else:
-          if_val = ',if=%s' % disk_type
-        options = '%s%s' % (options, if_val)
-      drive_val = 'file=%s%s' % (iso_image, options)
-      kvm_cmd.extend(['-drive', drive_val])
+          if_val = ",if=%s" % cdrom_disk_type
+        options = "%s%s" % (options, if_val)
+      drive_val = "file=%s%s" % (iso_image, options)
+      kvm_cmd.extend(["-drive", drive_val])
+
+    iso_image2 = hvp[constants.HV_KVM_CDROM2_IMAGE_PATH]
+    if iso_image2:
+      options = ",format=raw,media=cdrom"
+      if cdrom_disk_type == constants.HT_DISK_PARAVIRTUAL:
+        if_val = ",if=virtio"
+      else:
+        if_val = ",if=%s" % cdrom_disk_type
+      options = "%s%s" % (options, if_val)
+      drive_val = "file=%s%s" % (iso_image2, options)
+      kvm_cmd.extend(["-drive", drive_val])
+
+    floppy_image = hvp[constants.HV_KVM_FLOPPY_IMAGE_PATH]
+    if floppy_image:
+      options = ",format=raw,media=disk"
+      if boot_floppy:
+        kvm_cmd.extend(["-boot", "a"])
+        options = "%s,boot=on" % options
+      if_val = ",if=floppy"
+      options = "%s%s" % (options, if_val)
+      drive_val = "file=%s%s" % (floppy_image, options)
+      kvm_cmd.extend(["-drive", drive_val])
 
     kernel_path = hvp[constants.HV_KERNEL_PATH]
     if kernel_path:
-      kvm_cmd.extend(['-kernel', kernel_path])
+      kvm_cmd.extend(["-kernel", kernel_path])
       initrd_path = hvp[constants.HV_INITRD_PATH]
       if initrd_path:
-        kvm_cmd.extend(['-initrd', initrd_path])
-      root_append = ['root=%s' % hvp[constants.HV_ROOT_PATH],
+        kvm_cmd.extend(["-initrd", initrd_path])
+      root_append = ["root=%s" % hvp[constants.HV_ROOT_PATH],
                      hvp[constants.HV_KERNEL_ARGS]]
       if hvp[constants.HV_SERIAL_CONSOLE]:
-        root_append.append('console=ttyS0,38400')
-      kvm_cmd.extend(['-append', ' '.join(root_append)])
+        root_append.append("console=ttyS0,38400")
+      kvm_cmd.extend(["-append", " ".join(root_append)])
+
+    mem_path = hvp[constants.HV_MEM_PATH]
+    if mem_path:
+      kvm_cmd.extend(["-mem-path", mem_path, "-mem-prealloc"])
+
+    monitor_dev = ("unix:%s,server,nowait" %
+                   self._InstanceMonitor(instance.name))
+    kvm_cmd.extend(["-monitor", monitor_dev])
+    if hvp[constants.HV_SERIAL_CONSOLE]:
+      serial_dev = ("unix:%s,server,nowait" %
+                    self._InstanceSerial(instance.name))
+      kvm_cmd.extend(["-serial", serial_dev])
+    else:
+      kvm_cmd.extend(["-serial", "none"])
 
     mouse_type = hvp[constants.HV_USB_MOUSE]
     vnc_bind_address = hvp[constants.HV_VNC_BIND_ADDRESS]
+    spice_bind = hvp[constants.HV_KVM_SPICE_BIND]
+    spice_ip_version = None
 
     if mouse_type:
-      kvm_cmd.extend(['-usb'])
-      kvm_cmd.extend(['-usbdevice', mouse_type])
+      kvm_cmd.extend(["-usb"])
+      kvm_cmd.extend(["-usbdevice", mouse_type])
     elif vnc_bind_address:
-      kvm_cmd.extend(['-usbdevice', constants.HT_MOUSE_TABLET])
+      kvm_cmd.extend(["-usbdevice", constants.HT_MOUSE_TABLET])
 
     if vnc_bind_address:
       if netutils.IP4Address.IsValid(vnc_bind_address):
         if instance.network_port > constants.VNC_BASE_PORT:
           display = instance.network_port - constants.VNC_BASE_PORT
           if vnc_bind_address == constants.IP4_ADDRESS_ANY:
-            vnc_arg = ':%d' % (display)
+            vnc_arg = ":%d" % (display)
           else:
-            vnc_arg = '%s:%d' % (vnc_bind_address, display)
+            vnc_arg = "%s:%d" % (vnc_bind_address, display)
         else:
           logging.error("Network port is not a valid VNC display (%d < %d)."
                         " Not starting VNC", instance.network_port,
                         constants.VNC_BASE_PORT)
-          vnc_arg = 'none'
+          vnc_arg = "none"
 
         # Only allow tls and other option when not binding to a file, for now.
         # kvm/qemu gets confused otherwise about the filename to use.
-        vnc_append = ''
+        vnc_append = ""
         if hvp[constants.HV_VNC_TLS]:
-          vnc_append = '%s,tls' % vnc_append
+          vnc_append = "%s,tls" % vnc_append
           if hvp[constants.HV_VNC_X509_VERIFY]:
-            vnc_append = '%s,x509verify=%s' % (vnc_append,
+            vnc_append = "%s,x509verify=%s" % (vnc_append,
                                                hvp[constants.HV_VNC_X509])
           elif hvp[constants.HV_VNC_X509]:
-            vnc_append = '%s,x509=%s' % (vnc_append,
+            vnc_append = "%s,x509=%s" % (vnc_append,
                                          hvp[constants.HV_VNC_X509])
         if hvp[constants.HV_VNC_PASSWORD_FILE]:
-          vnc_append = '%s,password' % vnc_append
+          vnc_append = "%s,password" % vnc_append
 
-        vnc_arg = '%s%s' % (vnc_arg, vnc_append)
+        vnc_arg = "%s%s" % (vnc_arg, vnc_append)
 
       else:
-        vnc_arg = 'unix:%s/%s.vnc' % (vnc_bind_address, instance.name)
+        vnc_arg = "unix:%s/%s.vnc" % (vnc_bind_address, instance.name)
+
+      kvm_cmd.extend(["-vnc", vnc_arg])
+    elif spice_bind:
+      # FIXME: this is wrong here; the iface ip address differs
+      # between systems, so it should be done in _ExecuteKVMRuntime
+      if netutils.IsValidInterface(spice_bind):
+        # The user specified a network interface, we have to figure out the IP
+        # address.
+        addresses = netutils.GetInterfaceIpAddresses(spice_bind)
+        spice_ip_version = hvp[constants.HV_KVM_SPICE_IP_VERSION]
+
+        # if the user specified an IP version and the interface does not
+        # have that kind of IP addresses, throw an exception
+        if spice_ip_version != constants.IFACE_NO_IP_VERSION_SPECIFIED:
+          if not addresses[spice_ip_version]:
+            raise errors.HypervisorError("spice: unable to get an IPv%s address"
+                                         " for %s" % (spice_ip_version,
+                                                      spice_bind))
+
+        # the user did not specify an IP version, we have to figure it out
+        elif (addresses[constants.IP4_VERSION] and
+              addresses[constants.IP6_VERSION]):
+          # we have both ipv4 and ipv6, let's use the cluster default IP
+          # version
+          cluster_family = ssconf.SimpleStore().GetPrimaryIPFamily()
+          spice_ip_version = netutils.IPAddress.GetVersionFromAddressFamily(
+              cluster_family)
+        elif addresses[constants.IP4_VERSION]:
+          spice_ip_version = constants.IP4_VERSION
+        elif addresses[constants.IP6_VERSION]:
+          spice_ip_version = constants.IP6_VERSION
+        else:
+          raise errors.HypervisorError("spice: unable to get an IP address"
+                                       " for %s" % (spice_bind))
 
-      kvm_cmd.extend(['-vnc', vnc_arg])
-    else:
-      kvm_cmd.extend(['-nographic'])
+        spice_address = addresses[spice_ip_version][0]
+
+      else:
+        # spice_bind is known to be a valid IP address, because
+        # ValidateParameters checked it.
+        spice_address = spice_bind
+
+      spice_arg = "addr=%s,port=%s,disable-ticketing" % (spice_address,
+                                                         instance.network_port)
+      if spice_ip_version:
+        spice_arg = "%s,ipv%s" % (spice_arg, spice_ip_version)
+
+      logging.info("KVM: SPICE will listen on port %s", instance.network_port)
+      kvm_cmd.extend(["-spice", spice_arg])
 
-    monitor_dev = ("unix:%s,server,nowait" %
-                   self._InstanceMonitor(instance.name))
-    kvm_cmd.extend(['-monitor', monitor_dev])
-    if hvp[constants.HV_SERIAL_CONSOLE]:
-      serial_dev = ('unix:%s,server,nowait' %
-                    self._InstanceSerial(instance.name))
-      kvm_cmd.extend(['-serial', serial_dev])
     else:
-      kvm_cmd.extend(['-serial', 'none'])
+      kvm_cmd.extend(["-nographic"])
 
     if hvp[constants.HV_USE_LOCALTIME]:
-      kvm_cmd.extend(['-localtime'])
+      kvm_cmd.extend(["-localtime"])
 
     if hvp[constants.HV_KVM_USE_CHROOT]:
-      kvm_cmd.extend(['-chroot', self._InstanceChrootDir(instance.name)])
+      kvm_cmd.extend(["-chroot", self._InstanceChrootDir(instance.name)])
 
     # Save the current instance nics, but defer their expansion as parameters,
     # as we'll need to generate executable temp files for them.
@@ -675,16 +820,23 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
     kvm_nics = [objects.NIC.FromDict(snic) for snic in serialized_nics]
     return (kvm_cmd, kvm_nics, hvparams)
 
-  def _RunKVMCmd(self, name, kvm_cmd):
+  def _RunKVMCmd(self, name, kvm_cmd, tap_fds=None):
     """Run the KVM cmd and check for errors
 
     @type name: string
     @param name: instance name
     @type kvm_cmd: list of strings
     @param kvm_cmd: runcmd input for kvm
+    @type tap_fds: list of int
+    @param tap_fds: fds of tap devices opened by Ganeti
 
     """
-    result = utils.RunCmd(kvm_cmd)
+    try:
+      result = utils.RunCmd(kvm_cmd, noclose_fds=tap_fds)
+    finally:
+      for fd in tap_fds:
+        utils_wrapper.CloseFdNoError(fd)
+
     if result.failed:
       raise errors.HypervisorError("Failed to start instance %s: %s (%s)" %
                                    (name, result.fail_reason, result.output))
@@ -692,7 +844,7 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
       raise errors.HypervisorError("Failed to start instance %s" % name)
 
   def _ExecuteKVMRuntime(self, instance, kvm_runtime, incoming=None):
-    """Execute a KVM cmd, after completing it with some last minute data
+    """Execute a KVM cmd, after completing it with some last minute data.
 
     @type incoming: tuple of strings
     @param incoming: (target_host_ip, port)
@@ -715,38 +867,70 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
     kvm_cmd, kvm_nics, up_hvp = kvm_runtime
     up_hvp = objects.FillDict(conf_hvp, up_hvp)
 
+    _, v_major, v_min, _ = self._GetKVMVersion()
+
     # We know it's safe to run as a different user upon migration, so we'll use
     # the latest conf, from conf_hvp.
     security_model = conf_hvp[constants.HV_SECURITY_MODEL]
     if security_model == constants.HT_SM_USER:
       kvm_cmd.extend(["-runas", conf_hvp[constants.HV_SECURITY_DOMAIN]])
 
+    keymap = conf_hvp[constants.HV_KEYMAP]
+    if keymap:
+      keymap_path = self._InstanceKeymapFile(name)
+      # If a keymap file is specified, KVM won't use its internal defaults. By
+      # first including the "en-us" layout, an error on loading the actual
+      # layout (e.g. because it can't be found) won't lead to a non-functional
+      # keyboard. A keyboard with incorrect keys is still better than none.
+      utils.WriteFile(keymap_path, data="include en-us\ninclude %s\n" % keymap)
+      kvm_cmd.extend(["-k", keymap_path])
+
     # We have reasons to believe changing something like the nic driver/type
     # upon migration won't exactly fly with the instance kernel, so for nic
     # related parameters we'll use up_hvp
+    tapfds = []
+    taps = []
     if not kvm_nics:
       kvm_cmd.extend(["-net", "none"])
     else:
+      vnet_hdr = False
       tap_extra = ""
       nic_type = up_hvp[constants.HV_NIC_TYPE]
       if nic_type == constants.HT_NIC_PARAVIRTUAL:
-        nic_model = "model=virtio"
+        # From version 0.12.0, kvm uses a new sintax for network configuration.
+        if (v_major, v_min) >= (0, 12):
+          nic_model = "virtio-net-pci"
+          vnet_hdr = True
+        else:
+          nic_model = "virtio"
+
         if up_hvp[constants.HV_VHOST_NET]:
-          tap_extra = ",vhost=on"
+          # vhost_net is only available from version 0.13.0 or newer
+          if (v_major, v_min) >= (0, 13):
+            tap_extra = ",vhost=on"
+          else:
+            raise errors.HypervisorError("vhost_net is configured"
+                                        " but it is not available")
       else:
-        nic_model = "model=%s" % nic_type
+        nic_model = nic_type
 
       for nic_seq, nic in enumerate(kvm_nics):
-        nic_val = "nic,vlan=%s,macaddr=%s,%s" % (nic_seq, nic.mac, nic_model)
-        script = self._WriteNetScriptFile(instance, nic_seq, nic)
-        tap_val = "tap,vlan=%s,script=%s%s" % (nic_seq, script, tap_extra)
-        kvm_cmd.extend(["-net", nic_val])
-        kvm_cmd.extend(["-net", tap_val])
-        temp_files.append(script)
+        tapname, tapfd = _OpenTap(vnet_hdr)
+        tapfds.append(tapfd)
+        taps.append(tapname)
+        if (v_major, v_min) >= (0, 12):
+          nic_val = "%s,mac=%s,netdev=netdev%s" % (nic_model, nic.mac, nic_seq)
+          tap_val = "type=tap,id=netdev%s,fd=%d%s" % (nic_seq, tapfd, tap_extra)
+          kvm_cmd.extend(["-netdev", tap_val, "-device", nic_val])
+        else:
+          nic_val = "nic,vlan=%s,macaddr=%s,model=%s" % (nic_seq,
+                                                         nic.mac, nic_model)
+          tap_val = "tap,vlan=%s,fd=%d" % (nic_seq, tapfd)
+          kvm_cmd.extend(["-net", tap_val, "-net", nic_val])
 
     if incoming:
       target, port = incoming
-      kvm_cmd.extend(['-incoming', 'tcp:%s:%s' % (target, port)])
+      kvm_cmd.extend(["-incoming", "tcp:%s:%s" % (target, port)])
 
     # Changing the vnc password doesn't bother the guest that much. At most it
     # will surprise people who connect to it. Whether positively or negatively
@@ -764,6 +948,14 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
       utils.EnsureDirs([(self._InstanceChrootDir(name),
                          constants.SECURE_DIR_MODE)])
 
+    # Configure the network now for starting instances and bridged interfaces,
+    # during FinalizeMigration for incoming instances' routed interfaces
+    for nic_seq, nic in enumerate(kvm_nics):
+      if (incoming and
+          nic.nicparams[constants.NIC_MODE] != constants.NIC_MODE_BRIDGED):
+        continue
+      self._ConfigureNIC(instance, nic_seq, nic, taps[nic_seq])
+
     if security_model == constants.HT_SM_POOL:
       ss = ssconf.SimpleStore()
       uid_pool = uidpool.ParseUidPool(ss.GetUidPool(), separator="\n")
@@ -772,29 +964,36 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
       try:
         username = pwd.getpwuid(uid.GetUid()).pw_name
         kvm_cmd.extend(["-runas", username])
-        self._RunKVMCmd(name, kvm_cmd)
+        self._RunKVMCmd(name, kvm_cmd, tapfds)
       except:
         uidpool.ReleaseUid(uid)
         raise
       else:
         uid.Unlock()
-        utils.WriteFile(self._InstanceUidFile(name), data=str(uid))
+        utils.WriteFile(self._InstanceUidFile(name), data=uid.AsStr())
     else:
-      self._RunKVMCmd(name, kvm_cmd)
+      self._RunKVMCmd(name, kvm_cmd, tapfds)
+
+    utils.EnsureDirs([(self._InstanceNICDir(instance.name),
+                     constants.RUN_DIRS_MODE)])
+    for nic_seq, tap in enumerate(taps):
+      utils.WriteFile(self._InstanceNICFile(instance.name, nic_seq),
+                      data=tap)
 
     if vnc_pwd:
-      change_cmd = 'change vnc password %s' % vnc_pwd
+      change_cmd = "change vnc password %s" % vnc_pwd
       self._CallMonitorCommand(instance.name, change_cmd)
 
     for filename in temp_files:
       utils.RemoveFile(filename)
 
-  def StartInstance(self, instance, block_devices):
+  def StartInstance(self, instance, block_devices, startup_paused):
     """Start an instance.
 
     """
     self._CheckDown(instance.name)
-    kvm_runtime = self._GenerateKVMRuntime(instance, block_devices)
+    kvm_runtime = self._GenerateKVMRuntime(instance, block_devices,
+                                           startup_paused)
     self._SaveKVMRuntime(instance, kvm_runtime)
     self._ExecuteKVMRuntime(instance, kvm_runtime)
 
@@ -816,6 +1015,42 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
 
     return result
 
+  @classmethod
+  def _ParseKVMVersion(cls, text):
+    """Parse the KVM version from the --help output.
+
+    @type text: string
+    @param text: output of kvm --help
+    @return: (version, v_maj, v_min, v_rev)
+    @raise L{errors.HypervisorError}: when the KVM version cannot be retrieved
+
+    """
+    match = cls._VERSION_RE.search(text.splitlines()[0])
+    if not match:
+      raise errors.HypervisorError("Unable to get KVM version")
+
+    v_all = match.group(0)
+    v_maj = int(match.group(1))
+    v_min = int(match.group(2))
+    if match.group(4):
+      v_rev = int(match.group(4))
+    else:
+      v_rev = 0
+    return (v_all, v_maj, v_min, v_rev)
+
+  @classmethod
+  def _GetKVMVersion(cls):
+    """Return the installed KVM version.
+
+    @return: (version, v_maj, v_min, v_rev)
+    @raise L{errors.HypervisorError}: when the KVM version cannot be retrieved
+
+    """
+    result = utils.RunCmd([constants.KVM_PATH, "--help"])
+    if result.failed:
+      raise errors.HypervisorError("Unable to get KVM version")
+    return cls._ParseKVMVersion(result.output)
+
   def StopInstance(self, instance, force=False, retry=False, name=None):
     """Stop an instance.
 
@@ -832,7 +1067,7 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
       if force or not acpi:
         utils.KillProcess(pid)
       else:
-        self._CallMonitorCommand(name, 'system_powerdown')
+        self._CallMonitorCommand(name, "system_powerdown")
 
   def CleanupInstance(self, instance_name):
     """Cleanup after a stopped instance
@@ -900,6 +1135,24 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
 
     """
     if success:
+      kvm_runtime = self._LoadKVMRuntime(instance, serialized_runtime=info)
+      kvm_nics = kvm_runtime[1]
+
+      for nic_seq, nic in enumerate(kvm_nics):
+        if nic.nicparams[constants.NIC_MODE] == constants.NIC_MODE_BRIDGED:
+          # Bridged interfaces have already been configured
+          continue
+        try:
+          tap = utils.ReadFile(self._InstanceNICFile(instance.name, nic_seq))
+        except EnvironmentError, err:
+          logging.warning("Failed to find host interface for %s NIC #%d: %s",
+                          instance.name, nic_seq, str(err))
+          continue
+        try:
+          self._ConfigureNIC(instance, nic_seq, nic, tap)
+        except errors.HypervisorError, err:
+          logging.warning(str(err))
+
       self._WriteKVMRuntime(instance.name, info)
     else:
       self.StopInstance(instance, force=True)
@@ -924,25 +1177,21 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
     if not alive:
       raise errors.HypervisorError("Instance not running, cannot migrate")
 
-    if not netutils.TcpPing(target, port, live_port_needed=True):
-      raise errors.HypervisorError("Remote host %s not listening on port"
-                                   " %s, cannot migrate" % (target, port))
-
     if not live:
-      self._CallMonitorCommand(instance_name, 'stop')
+      self._CallMonitorCommand(instance_name, "stop")
 
-    migrate_command = ('migrate_set_speed %dm' %
+    migrate_command = ("migrate_set_speed %dm" %
         instance.hvparams[constants.HV_MIGRATION_BANDWIDTH])
     self._CallMonitorCommand(instance_name, migrate_command)
 
-    migrate_command = ('migrate_set_downtime %dms' %
+    migrate_command = ("migrate_set_downtime %dms" %
         instance.hvparams[constants.HV_MIGRATION_DOWNTIME])
     self._CallMonitorCommand(instance_name, migrate_command)
 
-    migrate_command = 'migrate -d tcp:%s:%s' % (target, port)
+    migrate_command = "migrate -d tcp:%s:%s" % (target, port)
     self._CallMonitorCommand(instance_name, migrate_command)
 
-    info_command = 'info migrate'
+    info_command = "info migrate"
     done = False
     broken_answers = 0
     while not done:
@@ -958,13 +1207,13 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
         time.sleep(self._MIGRATION_INFO_RETRY_DELAY)
       else:
         status = match.group(1)
-        if status == 'completed':
+        if status == "completed":
           done = True
-        elif status == 'active':
+        elif status == "active":
           # reset the broken answers count
           broken_answers = 0
           time.sleep(self._MIGRATION_INFO_RETRY_DELAY)
-        elif status == 'failed' or status == 'cancelled':
+        elif status == "failed" or status == "cancelled":
           if not live:
             self._CallMonitorCommand(instance_name, 'cont')
           raise errors.HypervisorError("Migration %s at the kvm level" %
@@ -993,28 +1242,35 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
     return self.GetLinuxNodeInfo()
 
   @classmethod
-  def GetShellCommandForConsole(cls, instance, hvparams, beparams):
+  def GetInstanceConsole(cls, instance, hvparams, beparams):
     """Return a command for connecting to the console of an instance.
 
     """
     if hvparams[constants.HV_SERIAL_CONSOLE]:
-      shell_command = ("%s STDIO,%s UNIX-CONNECT:%s" %
-                       (constants.SOCAT_PATH, cls._SocatUnixConsoleParams(),
-                        utils.ShellQuote(cls._InstanceSerial(instance.name))))
-    else:
-      shell_command = "echo 'No serial shell for instance %s'" % instance.name
+      cmd = [constants.KVM_CONSOLE_WRAPPER,
+             constants.SOCAT_PATH, utils.ShellQuote(instance.name),
+             utils.ShellQuote(cls._InstanceMonitor(instance.name)),
+             "STDIO,%s" % cls._SocatUnixConsoleParams(),
+             "UNIX-CONNECT:%s" % cls._InstanceSerial(instance.name)]
+      return objects.InstanceConsole(instance=instance.name,
+                                     kind=constants.CONS_SSH,
+                                     host=instance.primary_node,
+                                     user=constants.GANETI_RUNAS,
+                                     command=cmd)
 
     vnc_bind_address = hvparams[constants.HV_VNC_BIND_ADDRESS]
-    if vnc_bind_address:
-      if instance.network_port > constants.VNC_BASE_PORT:
-        display = instance.network_port - constants.VNC_BASE_PORT
-        vnc_command = ("echo 'Instance has VNC listening on %s:%d"
-                       " (display: %d)'" % (vnc_bind_address,
-                                            instance.network_port,
-                                            display))
-        shell_command = "%s; %s" % (vnc_command, shell_command)
-
-    return shell_command
+    if vnc_bind_address and instance.network_port > constants.VNC_BASE_PORT:
+      display = instance.network_port - constants.VNC_BASE_PORT
+      return objects.InstanceConsole(instance=instance.name,
+                                     kind=constants.CONS_VNC,
+                                     host=vnc_bind_address,
+                                     port=instance.network_port,
+                                     display=display)
+
+    return objects.InstanceConsole(instance=instance.name,
+                                   kind=constants.CONS_MESSAGE,
+                                   message=("No serial shell for instance %s" %
+                                            instance.name))
 
   def Verify(self):
     """Verify the hypervisor.
@@ -1027,7 +1283,6 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
     if not os.path.exists(constants.SOCAT_PATH):
       return "The socat binary ('%s') does not exist." % constants.SOCAT_PATH
 
-
   @classmethod
   def CheckParameterSyntax(cls, hvparams):
     """Check the given parameters for validity.
@@ -1068,6 +1323,24 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
         raise errors.HypervisorError("Cannot have a security domain when the"
                                      " security model is 'none' or 'pool'")
 
+    spice_bind = hvparams[constants.HV_KVM_SPICE_BIND]
+    if spice_bind:
+      spice_ip_version = hvparams[constants.HV_KVM_SPICE_IP_VERSION]
+      if spice_ip_version != constants.IFACE_NO_IP_VERSION_SPECIFIED:
+        # if an IP version is specified, the spice_bind parameter must be an
+        # IP of that family
+        if (netutils.IP4Address.IsValid(spice_bind) and
+            spice_ip_version != constants.IP4_VERSION):
+          raise errors.HypervisorError("spice: got an IPv4 address (%s), but"
+                                       " the specified IP version is %s" %
+                                       (spice_bind, spice_ip_version))
+
+        if (netutils.IP6Address.IsValid(spice_bind) and
+            spice_ip_version != constants.IP6_VERSION):
+          raise errors.HypervisorError("spice: got an IPv6 address (%s), but"
+                                       " the specified IP version is %s" %
+                                       (spice_bind, spice_ip_version))
+
   @classmethod
   def ValidateParameters(cls, hvparams):
     """Check the given parameters for validity.
@@ -1088,6 +1361,28 @@ class KVMHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
         raise errors.HypervisorError("Unknown security domain user %s"
                                      % username)
 
+    spice_bind = hvparams[constants.HV_KVM_SPICE_BIND]
+    if spice_bind:
+      # only one of VNC and SPICE can be used currently.
+      if hvparams[constants.HV_VNC_BIND_ADDRESS]:
+        raise errors.HypervisorError("both SPICE and VNC are configured, but"
+                                     " only one of them can be used at a"
+                                     " given time.")
+
+      # KVM version should be >= 0.14.0
+      _, v_major, v_min, _ = cls._GetKVMVersion()
+      if (v_major, v_min) < (0, 14):
+        raise errors.HypervisorError("spice is configured, but it is not"
+                                     " available in versions of KVM < 0.14")
+
+      # if spice_bind is not an IP address, it must be a valid interface
+      bound_to_addr = (netutils.IP4Address.IsValid(spice_bind)
+                       or netutils.IP6Address.IsValid(spice_bind))
+      if not bound_to_addr and not netutils.IsValidInterface(spice_bind):
+        raise errors.HypervisorError("spice: the %s parameter must be either"
+                                     " a valid IP address or interface name" %
+                                     constants.HV_KVM_SPICE_BIND)
+
   @classmethod
   def PowercycleNode(cls):
     """KVM powercycle, just a wrapper over Linux powercycle.