From: Christoph Heiss <c.heiss@proxmox.com>
To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Subject: [pve-devel] [PATCH installer v2 15/15] gui: add support for pinning network interface names
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:06:17 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251030110627.812398-16-c.heiss@proxmox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251030110627.812398-1-c.heiss@proxmox.com>
Adds an additional checkbox and option button in the network panel, the
latter triggering a dialog for setting custom names per network
interface present on the system.
Pinning is enabled by default.
Each pinned network interface name defaults to `nicN`, where N is the
pinned ID from the low-level installer.
Signed-off-by: Christoph Heiss <c.heiss@proxmox.com>
---
Changes v1 -> v2:
* added better validation for interface names, now according to our
`pve-iface` json schema
* implemented gtk-specific suggestions made by Maximilano
* run `make tidy`
* fixed error message dialog getting wrongly z-ordered
Proxmox/Sys/Net.pm | 9 +-
proxinstall | 231 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
2 files changed, 219 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Proxmox/Sys/Net.pm b/Proxmox/Sys/Net.pm
index 2183d27..7fe800c 100644
--- a/Proxmox/Sys/Net.pm
+++ b/Proxmox/Sys/Net.pm
@@ -8,7 +8,14 @@ use Proxmox::Sys::Udev;
use JSON qw();
use base qw(Exporter);
-our @EXPORT_OK = qw(parse_ip_address parse_ip_mask parse_fqdn);
+our @EXPORT_OK = qw(parse_ip_address parse_ip_mask parse_fqdn MAX_IFNAME_LEN DEFAULT_PIN_PREFIX);
+
+# Maximum length of the (primary) name of a network interface
+# IFNAMSIZ - 1 to account for NUL byte
+use constant {
+ MAX_IFNAME_LEN => 15,
+ DEFAULT_PIN_PREFIX => 'nic',
+};
our $HOSTNAME_RE = "(?:[a-zA-Z0-9](?:[a-zA-Z0-9\-]{,61}?[a-zA-Z0-9])?)";
our $FQDN_RE = "(?:${HOSTNAME_RE}\\.)*${HOSTNAME_RE}";
diff --git a/proxinstall b/proxinstall
index 5ba65fa..55c3f72 100755
--- a/proxinstall
+++ b/proxinstall
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ use Proxmox::Sys;
use Proxmox::Sys::Block qw(get_cached_disks);
use Proxmox::Sys::Command qw(syscmd);
use Proxmox::Sys::File qw(file_read_all file_write_all);
-use Proxmox::Sys::Net qw(parse_ip_address parse_ip_mask);
+use Proxmox::Sys::Net qw(parse_ip_address parse_ip_mask MAX_IFNAME_LEN DEFAULT_PIN_PREFIX);
use Proxmox::UI;
my $step_number = 0; # Init number for global function list
@@ -340,11 +340,135 @@ my $create_basic_grid = sub {
return $grid;
};
+my sub create_network_interface_pin_view {
+ my ($done_cb) = @_;
+
+ my $dialog = Gtk3::Dialog->new();
+ $dialog->set_title('Interface Name Pinning Options');
+ $dialog->add_button('_OK', 'ok');
+
+ my $content = $dialog->get_content_area();
+
+ my $hbox = Gtk3::Box->new('horizontal', 0);
+ $content->pack_start($hbox, 1, 1, 5);
+
+ my $grid = Gtk3::Grid->new();
+ $grid->set_column_spacing(10);
+ $grid->set_row_spacing(10);
+
+ # make the list scrollable, in case there are lots of interfaces
+ my $scrolled_window = Gtk3::ScrolledWindow->new();
+ $scrolled_window->set_hexpand(1);
+ $scrolled_window->set_propagate_natural_height(1);
+
+ $scrolled_window->add($grid);
+ $scrolled_window->set_policy('never', 'automatic');
+ $scrolled_window->set_min_content_height(200);
+ $scrolled_window->set_margin_start(10);
+ $scrolled_window->set_margin_end(10);
+
+ $hbox->pack_start($scrolled_window, 1, 0, 5);
+
+ my $interfaces = Proxmox::Install::RunEnv::get()->{network}->{interfaces};
+ my $mapping = Proxmox::Install::Config::get_network_interface_pin_map();
+
+ my $inputs = {};
+ my $row = 0;
+ for my $ifname (sort keys $interfaces->%*) {
+ my $iface = $interfaces->{$ifname};
+
+ my $name = $mapping->{ $iface->{mac} };
+ my $label_text = "$iface->{mac} ($ifname, $iface->{driver}, $iface->{state})";
+
+ # if the interface has addresses assigned through DHCP, show them for
+ # reference
+ if (defined($iface->{addresses})) {
+ $label_text .=
+ "\n " . join(', ', map { "$_->{address}/$_->{prefix}" } @{ $iface->{addresses} });
+ }
+
+ my ($label, $input) = create_text_input($name, $label_text);
+ $label->set_xalign(0.);
+
+ $grid->attach($label, 0, $row, 1, 1);
+ $grid->attach($input, 1, $row, 1, 1);
+ $row++;
+
+ $inputs->{ $iface->{mac} } = $input;
+ }
+
+ $hbox->show_all();
+
+ $dialog->signal_connect(
+ response => sub {
+ my $new_mapping = {};
+ my $reverse_mapping = {};
+ foreach my $mac (keys %$inputs) {
+ my $name = $inputs->{$mac}->get_text();
+
+ if (!defined($name) || $name eq '') {
+ Proxmox::UI::message(
+ "interface name mapping for '$mac' cannot be empty", $dialog,
+ );
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (length($name) > MAX_IFNAME_LEN) {
+ Proxmox::UI::message(
+ "interface name mapping '$name' for '$mac' cannot be longer than "
+ . MAX_IFNAME_LEN
+ . " characters",
+ $dialog,
+ );
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if ($name =~ m/^[0-9]/) {
+ Proxmox::UI::message(
+ "interface name mapping '$name' for '$mac' is invalid: must not start with a number",
+ $dialog,
+ );
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if ($name !~ m/^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]+$/) {
+ Proxmox::UI::message(
+ "interface name mapping '$name' for '$mac' is invalid: "
+ . "must only consist alphanumeric characters and underscores",
+ $dialog,
+ );
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if ($reverse_mapping->{$name}) {
+ Proxmox::UI::message(
+ "duplicate interface name mapping '$name' for: $mac, $reverse_mapping->{$name}",
+ $dialog,
+ );
+ return;
+ }
+
+ $new_mapping->{$mac} = $name;
+ $reverse_mapping->{$name} = $mac;
+ }
+
+ Proxmox::Install::Config::set_network_interface_pin_map($new_mapping);
+ $dialog->destroy();
+ $done_cb->();
+ },
+ );
+
+ $dialog->present();
+}
+
sub create_ipconf_view {
cleanup_view();
Proxmox::UI::display_html('ipconf.htm');
+ my $run_env = Proxmox::Install::RunEnv::get();
+ my $ipconf = $run_env->{ipconf};
+
my $grid = &$create_basic_grid();
$grid->set_row_spacing(10);
$grid->set_column_spacing(10);
@@ -355,7 +479,7 @@ sub create_ipconf_view {
my ($cidr_label, $cidr_box, $ipconf_entry_addr, $ipconf_entry_mask) = create_cidr_inputs($cidr);
- my $device_model = Gtk3::ListStore->new('Glib::String', 'Glib::String');
+ my $device_model = Gtk3::ListStore->new('Glib::String', 'Glib::String', 'Glib::String');
my $device_cb = Gtk3::ComboBox->new_with_model($device_model);
$device_cb->set_active(0);
$device_cb->set_visible(1);
@@ -369,19 +493,62 @@ sub create_ipconf_view {
$device_cb->pack_start($cell, 0);
$device_cb->add_attribute($cell, 'text', 1);
- my $get_device_desc = sub {
- my $iface = shift;
- return "$iface->{name} - $iface->{mac} ($iface->{driver})";
+ my $refresh_device_cb = sub {
+ # clear all entries and re-add them with their new names
+ my $active = $device_cb->get_active();
+ $device_model->clear();
+
+ my $mapping = Proxmox::Install::Config::get_network_interface_pin_map();
+ my $i = 0;
+ for my $index (sort keys $ipconf->{ifaces}->%*) {
+ my $iface = $ipconf->{ifaces}->{$index};
+ my $iter = $device_model->append();
+
+ my $symbol = "$iface->{state}" eq "UP" ? "\x{25CF}" : ' ';
+ my $name =
+ $gtk_state->{network_pinning_enabled}
+ ? $mapping->{ $iface->{mac} }
+ : $iface->{name};
+
+ $device_model->set(
+ $iter,
+ 0 => $symbol,
+ 1 => "$name - $iface->{mac} ($iface->{driver})",
+ );
+ $i++;
+ }
+
+ # re-set the currently active entry to keep the users selection
+ $device_cb->set_active($active);
};
- my $run_env = Proxmox::Install::RunEnv::get();
- my $ipconf = $run_env->{ipconf};
+ my $name_pin_opts_button = Gtk3::Button->new('Options');
+ $name_pin_opts_button->set_sensitive($gtk_state->{network_pinning_enabled});
+ $name_pin_opts_button->signal_connect(
+ clicked => sub {
+ create_network_interface_pin_view($refresh_device_cb);
+ },
+ );
+
+ my $name_pin_checkbox = Gtk3::CheckButton->new('Pin network interface names');
+ $name_pin_checkbox->set_active($gtk_state->{network_pinning_enabled});
+ $name_pin_checkbox->signal_connect(
+ toggled => sub {
+ $name_pin_opts_button->set_sensitive(!!$name_pin_checkbox->get_active());
+ $gtk_state->{network_pinning_enabled} = !!$name_pin_checkbox->get_active();
+ $refresh_device_cb->();
+ },
+ );
my ($device_active_map, $device_active_reverse_map) = ({}, {});
my $device_change_handler = sub {
my $current = shift;
+ # happens during the clear + re-insertion of all interfaces after
+ # the pinning changed, can be safely ignored
+ return if $current->get_active() == -1;
+
my $new = $device_active_map->{ $current->get_active() };
my $iface = $ipconf->{ifaces}->{$new};
@@ -389,6 +556,7 @@ sub create_ipconf_view {
return if defined($selected) && $iface->{name} eq $selected;
Proxmox::Install::Config::set_mngmt_nic($iface->{name});
+
$ipconf_entry_addr->set_text($iface->{inet}->{addr} || $iface->{inet6}->{addr})
if $iface->{inet}->{addr} || $iface->{inet6}->{addr};
$ipconf_entry_mask->set_text($iface->{inet}->{prefix} || $iface->{inet6}->{prefix})
@@ -400,13 +568,6 @@ sub create_ipconf_view {
my $i = 0;
for my $index (sort keys $ipconf->{ifaces}->%*) {
my $iface = $ipconf->{ifaces}->{$index};
- my $iter = $device_model->append();
- my $symbol = "$iface->{state}" eq "UP" ? "\x{25CF}" : ' ';
- $device_model->set(
- $iter,
- 0 => $symbol,
- 1 => $get_device_desc->($iface),
- );
$device_active_map->{$i} = $index;
$device_active_reverse_map->{ $iface->{name} } = $i;
@@ -418,6 +579,9 @@ sub create_ipconf_view {
$i++;
}
+ # fill the combobox with entries
+ $refresh_device_cb->();
+
if (my $nic = Proxmox::Install::Config::get_mngmt_nic()) {
$initial_active_device_pos = $device_active_reverse_map->{$nic};
} else {
@@ -443,7 +607,7 @@ sub create_ipconf_view {
$label->set_xalign(1.0);
$grid->attach($label, 0, 0, 1, 1);
- $grid->attach($device_cb, 1, 0, 1, 1);
+ $grid->attach($device_cb, 1, 0, 2, 1);
my $fqdn = Proxmox::Install::Config::get_fqdn();
my $hostname = $run_env->{network}->{hostname} || $iso_env->{product};
@@ -452,17 +616,17 @@ sub create_ipconf_view {
my ($host_label, $hostentry) = create_text_input($fqdn, 'Hostname (FQDN)');
$grid->attach($host_label, 0, 1, 1, 1);
- $grid->attach($hostentry, 1, 1, 1, 1);
+ $grid->attach($hostentry, 1, 1, 2, 1);
$grid->attach($cidr_label, 0, 2, 1, 1);
- $grid->attach($cidr_box, 1, 2, 1, 1);
+ $grid->attach($cidr_box, 1, 2, 2, 1);
my $cfg_gateway = Proxmox::Install::Config::get_gateway();
my $gateway = $cfg_gateway // $ipconf->{gateway} || '192.168.100.1';
my ($gw_label, $ipconf_entry_gw) = create_text_input($gateway, 'Gateway');
$grid->attach($gw_label, 0, 3, 1, 1);
- $grid->attach($ipconf_entry_gw, 1, 3, 1, 1);
+ $grid->attach($ipconf_entry_gw, 1, 3, 2, 1);
my $cfg_dns = Proxmox::Install::Config::get_dns();
my $dnsserver = $cfg_dns // $ipconf->{dnsserver} || $gateway;
@@ -470,7 +634,10 @@ sub create_ipconf_view {
my ($dns_label, $ipconf_entry_dns) = create_text_input($dnsserver, 'DNS Server');
$grid->attach($dns_label, 0, 4, 1, 1);
- $grid->attach($ipconf_entry_dns, 1, 4, 1, 1);
+ $grid->attach($ipconf_entry_dns, 1, 4, 2, 1);
+
+ $grid->attach($name_pin_checkbox, 1, 5, 1, 1);
+ $grid->attach($name_pin_opts_button, 2, 5, 1, 1);
$gtk_state->{inbox}->show_all;
set_next(
@@ -538,6 +705,8 @@ sub create_ipconf_view {
}
Proxmox::Install::Config::set_dns($dns_ip);
+ $gtk_state->{network_pinning_enabled} = !!$name_pin_checkbox->get_active();
+
#print STDERR "TEST $ipaddress/$netmask $gateway_ip $dns_ip\n";
$step_number++;
@@ -573,6 +742,13 @@ sub create_ack_view {
my $country = Proxmox::Install::Config::get_country();
+ my $mngmt_nic = Proxmox::Install::Config::get_mngmt_nic();
+ my $iface = Proxmox::Install::RunEnv::get('network')->{interfaces}->{$mngmt_nic};
+
+ my $nic_mapping = Proxmox::Install::Config::get_network_interface_pin_map();
+ my $interface =
+ $gtk_state->{network_pinning_enabled} ? $nic_mapping->{ $iface->{mac} } : $iface->{name};
+
my %config_values = (
__target_hd__ => join(' | ', $target_hds->@*),
__target_fs__ => Proxmox::Install::Config::get_filesys(),
@@ -580,7 +756,7 @@ sub create_ack_view {
__timezone__ => Proxmox::Install::Config::get_timezone(),
__keymap__ => Proxmox::Install::Config::get_keymap(),
__mailto__ => Proxmox::Install::Config::get_mailto(),
- __interface__ => Proxmox::Install::Config::get_mngmt_nic(),
+ __interface__ => $interface,
__hostname__ => Proxmox::Install::Config::get_hostname(),
__cidr__ => Proxmox::Install::Config::get_cidr(),
__gateway__ => Proxmox::Install::Config::get_gateway(),
@@ -609,6 +785,12 @@ sub create_ack_view {
set_next(
undef,
sub {
+ # before starting the install, unset the name pinning map if it
+ # is disabled
+ if (!$gtk_state->{network_pinning_enabled}) {
+ Proxmox::Install::Config::set_network_interface_pin_map(undef);
+ }
+
$step_number++;
create_extract_view();
},
@@ -1775,6 +1957,15 @@ if (!$initial_error && (scalar keys $run_env->{ipconf}->{ifaces}->%* == 0)) {
$initial_error = 1;
Proxmox::UI::display_html("nonics.htm");
set_next("Reboot", sub { app_quit(0); });
+} else {
+ # we enable it by default for new installation
+ $gtk_state->{network_pinning_enabled} = 1;
+
+ # pre-fill the name mapping before starting
+ my %mapping = map {
+ $_->{mac} => DEFAULT_PIN_PREFIX . $_->{pinned_id}
+ } values $run_env->{network}->{interfaces}->%*;
+ Proxmox::Install::Config::set_network_interface_pin_map(\%mapping);
}
create_intro_view() if !$initial_error;
--
2.51.0
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Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-10-30 11:06 [pve-devel] [PATCH installer v2 00/15] support network interface name pinning Christoph Heiss
2025-10-30 11:06 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer v2 01/15] test: parse-kernel-cmdline: fix module import statement Christoph Heiss
2025-10-30 11:06 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer v2 02/15] install: add support for network interface name pinning Christoph Heiss
2025-10-30 11:06 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer v2 03/15] run env: network: add kernel driver name to network interface info Christoph Heiss
2025-10-30 11:06 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer v2 04/15] common: utils: fix clippy warnings Christoph Heiss
2025-10-30 11:06 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer v2 05/15] common: setup: simplify network address list serialization Christoph Heiss
2025-10-30 11:06 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer v2 06/15] common: implement support for `network_interface_pin_map` config Christoph Heiss
2025-10-30 11:06 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer v2 07/15] auto: add support for pinning network interface names Christoph Heiss
2025-10-30 11:06 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer v2 08/15] assistant: verify network settings in `validate-answer` subcommand Christoph Heiss
2025-10-30 11:06 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer v2 09/15] post-hook: avoid redundant Option<bool> for (de-)serialization Christoph Heiss
2025-10-30 11:06 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer v2 10/15] post-hook: add network interface name and pinning status Christoph Heiss
2025-10-30 11:06 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer v2 11/15] tui: views: move network options view to own module Christoph Heiss
2025-10-30 11:06 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer v2 12/15] tui: views: form: allow attaching user-defined data to children Christoph Heiss
2025-10-30 11:06 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer v2 13/15] tui: add support for pinning network interface names Christoph Heiss
2025-10-30 11:06 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer v2 14/15] ui: gtk3: allow passing of dialog parent window Christoph Heiss
2025-10-30 11:06 ` Christoph Heiss [this message]
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