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From: "Michael Köppl" <m.koeppl@proxmox.com>
To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Subject: [PATCH manager v8 16/22] fix #4369: api: optionally only suggest unique IDs
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:45:54 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261012154600.877830-17-m.koeppl@proxmox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261012154600.877830-1-m.koeppl@proxmox.com>

At the moment, the `/cluster/nextid` API endpoint will return the lowest
available VM/CT ID, which means that it will suggest re-using VM IDs.
This can be undesirable, so add an optional check to ensure that it
chooses an ID which is not and has never been in use.

This optional behaviour is enabled with unique=1 in the next-id
datacenter option and the previously used IDs are tracked as a list in
the file `/etc/pve/virtual-guest/used-guest-ids`.

Originally-by: Daniel Krambrock <krambrock@hrz.uni-marburg.de>
Originally-by: Severen Redwood <severen.redwood@sitehost.co.nz>
Signed-off-by: Michael Köppl <m.koeppl@proxmox.com>
Reviewed-by: Fiona Ebner <f.ebner@proxmox.com>
Tested-by: Fiona Ebner <f.ebner@proxmox.com>
---
 PVE/API2/Cluster.pm | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/PVE/API2/Cluster.pm b/PVE/API2/Cluster.pm
index 4e5efbfd9..e5017f6c4 100644
--- a/PVE/API2/Cluster.pm
+++ b/PVE/API2/Cluster.pm
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use PVE::DataCenterConfig;
 use PVE::Exception qw(raise_param_exc);
 use PVE::Firewall;
 use PVE::GuestHelpers;
+use PVE::GuestID;
 use PVE::HA::Config;
 use PVE::HA::Env::PVE2;
 use PVE::INotify;
@@ -1045,8 +1046,13 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method({
         my $lower = $next_id->{lower} // 100;
         my $upper = $next_id->{upper} // (1000 * 1000); # note, lower than the schema-maximum
 
-        for (my $i = $lower; $i < $upper; $i++) {
-            return $i if !defined($idlist->{$i});
+        if ($next_id->{unique}) {
+            my $id = PVE::GuestID::get_next_unused_id($lower);
+            return $id if $id < $upper;
+        } else {
+            for (my $i = $lower; $i < $upper; $i++) {
+                return $i if !defined($idlist->{$i});
+            }
         }
 
         die "unable to get any free VMID in range [$lower, $upper]\n";
-- 
2.47.3





  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-10-12 15:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-10-12 15:45 [PATCH many v8 00/22] add option to prevent suggesting previously used VMIDs Michael Köppl
2026-10-12 15:45 ` [PATCH cluster v8 01/22] cluster files: add virtual-guest/used-guest-ids Michael Köppl
2026-10-12 15:45 ` [PATCH cluster v8 02/22] datacenter config: add unique subproperty to next-id Michael Köppl
2026-10-12 15:45 ` [PATCH cluster v8 03/22] datacenter config: next-id: add enforce subproperty Michael Köppl
2026-10-12 15:45 ` [PATCH guest-common v8 04/22] src/makefile: order files alphabetically Michael Köppl
2026-10-12 15:45 ` [PATCH guest-common v8 05/22] add module to track previously used guest IDs Michael Köppl
2026-10-12 15:45 ` [PATCH guest-common v8 06/22] tests: add tests for used guest ID tracking Michael Köppl
2026-10-12 15:45 ` [PATCH guest-common v8 07/22] abstract config: register used guest ID when creating config Michael Köppl
2026-10-12 15:45 ` [PATCH guest-common v8 08/22] guest id: keep used ID list below the pmxcfs file size limit Michael Köppl
2026-10-12 15:45 ` [PATCH guest-common v8 09/22] tests: add tests for used-guest-ids max file size handling Michael Köppl
2026-10-12 15:45 ` [PATCH guest-common v8 10/22] guest id: optionally enforce the next-id range and uniqueness Michael Köppl
2026-10-12 15:45 ` [PATCH guest-common v8 11/22] guest id: add helper to check guest IDs against next-id enforcement Michael Köppl
2026-10-12 15:45 ` [PATCH qemu-server v8 12/22] api: record VM ID as used on destruction and remote migration Michael Köppl
2026-10-12 15:45 ` [PATCH container v8 13/22] api: record CT " Michael Köppl
2026-10-12 15:45 ` [PATCH manager v8 14/22] ui: guest ID selector: rename exists flag to rejected Michael Köppl
2026-10-12 15:45 ` [PATCH manager v8 15/22] ui: guest ID selector: show the error returned by nextid Michael Köppl
2026-10-12 15:45 ` Michael Köppl [this message]
2026-10-12 15:45 ` [PATCH manager v8 17/22] ui: dc options: rename VMID to guest ID Michael Köppl
2026-10-12 15:45 ` [PATCH manager v8 18/22] fix #4369: ui: dc options: add option for unique VM/CT IDs Michael Köppl
2026-10-12 15:45 ` [PATCH manager v8 19/22] api: nextid: reject IDs forbidden by next-id enforcement Michael Köppl
2026-10-12 15:45 ` [PATCH manager v8 20/22] ui: dc options: add option to enforce next free guest ID settings Michael Köppl
2026-10-12 15:45 ` [PATCH docs v8 21/22] pmxcfs: files: add virtual-guest/used-guest-ids Michael Köppl
2026-10-12 15:46 ` [PATCH docs v8 22/22] pvecm: next-id: document unique and enforce options Michael Köppl

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