Remove the slirp submodule (i.e. compile only with an external libslirp)

Since QEMU 7.1 we don't support Ubuntu 18.04 anymore, so the last big
important Linux distro that did not have a pre-packaged libslirp has
been dismissed. All other major distros seem to have a libslirp package
in their distribution already - according to repology.org:

          Fedora 35: 4.6.1
  CentOS 8 (RHEL-8): 4.4.0
          Debian 11: 4.4.0
 OpenSUSE Leap 15.3: 4.3.1
   Ubuntu LTS 20.04: 4.1.0
      FreeBSD Ports: 4.7.0
      NetBSD pkgsrc: 4.7.0
           Homebrew: 4.7.0
        MSYS2 mingw: 4.7.0

The only one that was still missing a libslirp package is OpenBSD - but
the next version (OpenBSD 7.2 which will be shipped in October) is going
to include a libslirp package. Since QEMU 7.2 will be published after
OpenBSD 7.2, we should be fine there, too.

So there is no real urgent need for keeping the slirp submodule in
the QEMU tree anymore. Thus let's drop the slirp submodule now and
rely on the libslirp packages from the distributions instead.

Message-Id: <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Samuel Thibault <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <[email protected]>

Author: huth

.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest.yml

@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ build-system-ubuntu:
     job: amd64-ubuntu2004-container
   variables:
     IMAGE: ubuntu2004
-    CONFIGURE_ARGS: --enable-docs --enable-fdt=system --enable-slirp=system
-        --enable-capstone
+    CONFIGURE_ARGS: --enable-docs --enable-fdt=system --enable-capstone
     TARGETS: aarch64-softmmu alpha-softmmu cris-softmmu hppa-softmmu
       microblazeel-softmmu mips64el-softmmu
     MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: check-build
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ build-system-fedora:
   variables:
     IMAGE: fedora
     CONFIGURE_ARGS: --disable-gcrypt --enable-nettle --enable-docs
-             --enable-fdt=system --enable-slirp=system --enable-capstone
+             --enable-fdt=system --enable-slirp --enable-capstone
     TARGETS: tricore-softmmu microblaze-softmmu mips-softmmu
       xtensa-softmmu m68k-softmmu riscv32-softmmu ppc-softmmu sparc64-softmmu
     MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: check-build
@@ -339,10 +338,8 @@ clang-user:
 # On gitlab runners, default value sometimes end up calling 2 lds concurrently and
 # triggers an Out-Of-Memory error
 #
-# Since slirp callbacks are used in QEMU Timers, slirp needs to be compiled together
-# with QEMU and linked as a static library to avoid false positives in CFI checks.
-# This can be accomplished by using -enable-slirp=git, which avoids the use of
-# a system-wide version of the library
+# Since slirp callbacks are used in QEMU Timers, we cannot use libslirp with
+# CFI builds, and thus have to disable it here.
 #
 # Split in three sets of build/check/avocado to limit the execution time of each
 # job
@@ -355,7 +352,7 @@ build-cfi-aarch64:
     AR: llvm-ar
     IMAGE: fedora
     CONFIGURE_ARGS: --cc=clang --cxx=clang++ --enable-cfi --enable-cfi-debug
-      --enable-safe-stack --enable-slirp=git
+      --enable-safe-stack --disable-slirp
     TARGETS: aarch64-softmmu
     MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: check-build
     # FIXME: This job is often failing, likely due to out-of-memory problems in
@@ -395,7 +392,7 @@ build-cfi-ppc64-s390x:
     AR: llvm-ar
     IMAGE: fedora
     CONFIGURE_ARGS: --cc=clang --cxx=clang++ --enable-cfi --enable-cfi-debug
-      --enable-safe-stack --enable-slirp=git
+      --enable-safe-stack --disable-slirp
     TARGETS: ppc64-softmmu s390x-softmmu
     MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: check-build
     # FIXME: This job is often failing, likely due to out-of-memory problems in
@@ -435,7 +432,7 @@ build-cfi-x86_64:
     AR: llvm-ar
     IMAGE: fedora
     CONFIGURE_ARGS: --cc=clang --cxx=clang++ --enable-cfi --enable-cfi-debug
-      --enable-safe-stack --enable-slirp=git
+      --enable-safe-stack --disable-slirp
     TARGETS: x86_64-softmmu
     MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: check-build
   timeout: 70m
@@ -469,7 +466,7 @@ tsan-build:
   variables:
     IMAGE: ubuntu2004
     CONFIGURE_ARGS: --enable-tsan --cc=clang-10 --cxx=clang++-10
-          --enable-trace-backends=ust --enable-fdt=system --enable-slirp=system
+          --enable-trace-backends=ust --enable-fdt=system --disable-slirp
     TARGETS: x86_64-softmmu ppc64-softmmu riscv64-softmmu x86_64-linux-user
     MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: bench V=1
 
@@ -571,7 +568,6 @@ build-without-default-features:
       --disable-capstone
       --disable-pie
       --disable-qom-cast-debug
-      --disable-slirp
       --disable-strip
     TARGETS: avr-softmmu i386-softmmu mips64-softmmu s390x-softmmu sh4-softmmu
       sparc64-softmmu hexagon-linux-user i386-linux-user s390x-linux-user

.gitmodules

@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@
 [submodule "roms/edk2"]
 	path = roms/edk2
 	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/edk2.git
-[submodule "slirp"]
-	path = slirp
-	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/libslirp.git
 [submodule "roms/opensbi"]
 	path = roms/opensbi
 	url = 	https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/opensbi.git

MAINTAINERS

@@ -2978,7 +2978,6 @@ F: include/hw/registerfields.h
 SLIRP
 M: Samuel Thibault <[email protected]>
 S: Maintained
-F: slirp/
 F: net/slirp.c
 F: include/net/slirp.h
 T: git https://people.debian.org/~sthibault/qemu.git slirp

configure

@@ -321,11 +321,6 @@ vfio_user_server="disabled"
 # are included in the automatically generated help message)
 
 # 1. Track which submodules are needed
-if test "$default_feature" = no ; then
-  slirp="disabled"
-else
-  slirp="auto"
-fi
 fdt="auto"
 
 # 2. Automatically enable/disable other options
@@ -829,14 +824,6 @@ for opt do
   ;;
   --disable-tsan) tsan="no"
   ;;
-  --disable-slirp) slirp="disabled"
-  ;;
-  --enable-slirp) slirp="enabled"
-  ;;
-  --enable-slirp=git) slirp="internal"
-  ;;
-  --enable-slirp=*) slirp="$optarg"
-  ;;
   --disable-tcg) tcg="disabled"
                  plugins="no"
   ;;
@@ -1823,16 +1810,6 @@ EOF
   fi
 fi
 
-##########################################
-# check for slirp
-
-case "$slirp" in
-  auto | enabled | internal)
-    # Simpler to always update submodule, even if not needed.
-    git_submodules="${git_submodules} slirp"
-    ;;
-esac
-
 ##########################################
 # functions to probe cross compilers
 
@@ -2741,7 +2718,6 @@ if test "$skip_meson" = no; then
   test "$fdt" != auto && meson_option_add "-Dfdt=$fdt"
   test -n "${LIB_FUZZING_ENGINE+xxx}" && meson_option_add "-Dfuzzing_engine=$LIB_FUZZING_ENGINE"
   test "$qemu_suffix" != qemu && meson_option_add "-Dqemu_suffix=$qemu_suffix"
-  test "$slirp" != auto && meson_option_add "-Dslirp=$slirp"
   test "$smbd" != '' && meson_option_add "-Dsmbd=$smbd"
   test "$tcg" != enabled && meson_option_add "-Dtcg=$tcg"
   test "$vfio_user_server" != auto && meson_option_add "-Dvfio_user_server=$vfio_user_server"

meson.build

@@ -643,6 +643,26 @@ else
                          method: 'pkg-config', kwargs: static_kwargs)
 endif
 
+slirp = not_found
+if not get_option('slirp').auto() or have_system
+  slirp = dependency('slirp', required: get_option('slirp'),
+                     method: 'pkg-config', kwargs: static_kwargs)
+  # slirp < 4.7 is incompatible with CFI support in QEMU.  This is because
+  # it passes function pointers within libslirp as callbacks for timers.
+  # When using a system-wide shared libslirp, the type information for the
+  # callback is missing and the timer call produces a false positive with CFI.
+  # Do not use the "version" keyword argument to produce a better error.
+  # with control-flow integrity.
+  if get_option('cfi') and slirp.found() and slirp.version().version_compare('<4.7')
+    if get_option('slirp').enabled()
+      error('Control-Flow Integrity requires libslirp 4.7.')
+    else
+      warning('Cannot use libslirp since Control-Flow Integrity requires libslirp >= 4.7.')
+      slirp = not_found
+    endif
+  endif
+endif
+
 vde = not_found
 if not get_option('vde').auto() or have_system or have_tools
   vde = cc.find_library('vdeplug', has_headers: ['libvdeplug.h'],
@@ -2617,103 +2637,6 @@ if not get_option('capstone').auto() or have_system or have_user
   endif
 endif
 
-slirp = not_found
-slirp_opt = 'disabled'
-if have_system
-  slirp_opt = get_option('slirp')
-  if slirp_opt in ['enabled', 'auto', 'system']
-    have_internal = fs.exists(meson.current_source_dir() / 'slirp/meson.build')
-    slirp_dep_required = (slirp_opt == 'system' or
-                          slirp_opt == 'enabled' and not have_internal)
-    slirp = dependency('slirp', kwargs: static_kwargs,
-                       method: 'pkg-config', version: '>=4.1.0',
-                       required: slirp_dep_required)
-    # slirp <4.7 is incompatible with CFI support in QEMU.  This is because
-    # it passes function pointers within libslirp as callbacks for timers.
-    # When using a system-wide shared libslirp, the type information for the
-    # callback is missing and the timer call produces a false positive with CFI.
-    # Do not use the "version" keyword argument to produce a better error.
-    # with control-flow integrity.
-    if get_option('cfi') and slirp.found() and slirp.version().version_compare('<4.7')
-      if slirp_dep_required
-        error('Control-Flow Integrity requires libslirp 4.7.')
-      else
-        warning('Control-Flow Integrity requires libslirp 4.7, not using system-wide libslirp.')
-        slirp = not_found
-      endif
-    endif
-    if slirp.found()
-      slirp_opt = 'system'
-    elif have_internal
-      slirp_opt = 'internal'
-    else
-      slirp_opt = 'disabled'
-    endif
-  endif
-  if slirp_opt == 'internal'
-    slirp_deps = []
-    if targetos == 'windows'
-      slirp_deps = cc.find_library('iphlpapi')
-    elif targetos == 'darwin'
-      slirp_deps = cc.find_library('resolv')
-    endif
-    slirp_conf = configuration_data()
-    slirp_conf.set('SLIRP_MAJOR_VERSION', meson.project_version().split('.')[0])
-    slirp_conf.set('SLIRP_MINOR_VERSION', meson.project_version().split('.')[1])
-    slirp_conf.set('SLIRP_MICRO_VERSION', meson.project_version().split('.')[2])
-    slirp_conf.set_quoted('SLIRP_VERSION_STRING', meson.project_version())
-    slirp_cargs = ['-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="Slirp"']
-    slirp_files = [
-      'slirp/src/arp_table.c',
-      'slirp/src/bootp.c',
-      'slirp/src/cksum.c',
-      'slirp/src/dhcpv6.c',
-      'slirp/src/dnssearch.c',
-      'slirp/src/if.c',
-      'slirp/src/ip6_icmp.c',
-      'slirp/src/ip6_input.c',
-      'slirp/src/ip6_output.c',
-      'slirp/src/ip_icmp.c',
-      'slirp/src/ip_input.c',
-      'slirp/src/ip_output.c',
-      'slirp/src/mbuf.c',
-      'slirp/src/misc.c',
-      'slirp/src/ncsi.c',
-      'slirp/src/ndp_table.c',
-      'slirp/src/sbuf.c',
-      'slirp/src/slirp.c',
-      'slirp/src/socket.c',
-      'slirp/src/state.c',
-      'slirp/src/stream.c',
-      'slirp/src/tcp_input.c',
-      'slirp/src/tcp_output.c',
-      'slirp/src/tcp_subr.c',
-      'slirp/src/tcp_timer.c',
-      'slirp/src/tftp.c',
-      'slirp/src/udp.c',
-      'slirp/src/udp6.c',
-      'slirp/src/util.c',
-      'slirp/src/version.c',
-      'slirp/src/vmstate.c',
-    ]
-
-    configure_file(
-      input : 'slirp/src/libslirp-version.h.in',
-      output : 'libslirp-version.h',
-      configuration: slirp_conf)
-
-    slirp_inc = include_directories('slirp', 'slirp/src')
-    libslirp = static_library('slirp',
-                              build_by_default: false,
-                              sources: slirp_files,
-                              c_args: slirp_cargs,
-                              include_directories: slirp_inc)
-    slirp = declare_dependency(link_with: libslirp,
-                               dependencies: slirp_deps,
-                               include_directories: slirp_inc)
-  endif
-endif
-
 libvfio_user_dep = not_found
 if have_system and vfio_user_server_allowed
   have_internal = fs.exists(meson.current_source_dir() / 'subprojects/libvfio-user/meson.build')
@@ -3718,7 +3641,7 @@ summary_info += {'genisoimage':       config_host['GENISOIMAGE']}
 if targetos == 'windows' and have_ga
   summary_info += {'wixl':            wixl}
 endif
-if slirp_opt != 'disabled' and have_system
+if slirp.found() and have_system
   summary_info += {'smbd':            have_slirp_smbd ? smbd_path : false}
 endif
 summary(summary_info, bool_yn: true, section: 'Host binaries')
@@ -3912,7 +3835,7 @@ summary_info += {'SDL image support': sdl_image}
 summary_info += {'GTK support':       gtk}
 summary_info += {'pixman':            pixman}
 summary_info += {'VTE support':       vte}
-summary_info += {'slirp support':     slirp_opt == 'internal' ? slirp_opt : slirp}
+summary_info += {'slirp support':     slirp}
 summary_info += {'libtasn1':          tasn1}
 summary_info += {'PAM':               pam}
 summary_info += {'iconv support':     iconv}

meson_options.txt

@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ option('l2tpv3', type : 'feature', value : 'auto',
        description: 'l2tpv3 network backend support')
 option('netmap', type : 'feature', value : 'auto',
        description: 'netmap network backend support')
+option('slirp', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
+       description: 'libslirp user mode network backend support')
 option('vde', type : 'feature', value : 'auto',
        description: 'vde network backend support')
 option('vmnet', type : 'feature', value : 'auto',
@@ -264,9 +266,6 @@ option('vduse_blk_export', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
 
 option('capstone', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
        description: 'Whether and how to find the capstone library')
-option('slirp', type: 'combo', value: 'auto',
-       choices: ['disabled', 'enabled', 'auto', 'system', 'internal'],
-       description: 'Whether and how to find the slirp library')
 option('fdt', type: 'combo', value: 'auto',
        choices: ['disabled', 'enabled', 'auto', 'system', 'internal'],
        description: 'Whether and how to find the libfdt library')

scripts/archive-source.sh

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ sub_file="${sub_tdir}/submodule.tar"
 # independent of what the developer currently has initialized
 # in their checkout, because the build environment is completely
 # different to the host OS.
-submodules="dtc slirp meson ui/keycodemapdb"
+submodules="dtc meson ui/keycodemapdb"
 submodules="$submodules tests/fp/berkeley-softfloat-3 tests/fp/berkeley-testfloat-3"
 sub_deinit=""
 

scripts/meson-buildoptions.sh

@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ meson_options_help() {
   printf "%s\n" '  --enable-qom-cast-debug  cast debugging support'
   printf "%s\n" '  --enable-rng-none        dummy RNG, avoid using /dev/(u)random and'
   printf "%s\n" '                           getrandom()'
-  printf "%s\n" '  --enable-slirp[=CHOICE]  Whether and how to find the slirp library'
-  printf "%s\n" '                           (choices: auto/disabled/enabled/internal/system)'
   printf "%s\n" '  --enable-strip           Strip targets on install'
   printf "%s\n" '  --enable-tcg-interpreter TCG with bytecode interpreter (slow)'
   printf "%s\n" '  --enable-trace-backends=CHOICES'
@@ -141,6 +139,7 @@ meson_options_help() {
   printf "%s\n" '  sdl-image       SDL Image support for icons'
   printf "%s\n" '  seccomp         seccomp support'
   printf "%s\n" '  selinux         SELinux support in qemu-nbd'
+  printf "%s\n" '  slirp           libslirp user mode network backend support'
   printf "%s\n" '  slirp-smbd      use smbd (at path --smbd=*) in slirp networking'
   printf "%s\n" '  smartcard       CA smartcard emulation support'
   printf "%s\n" '  snappy          snappy compression support'
@@ -386,7 +385,6 @@ _meson_option_parse() {
     --disable-selinux) printf "%s" -Dselinux=disabled ;;
     --enable-slirp) printf "%s" -Dslirp=enabled ;;
     --disable-slirp) printf "%s" -Dslirp=disabled ;;
-    --enable-slirp=*) quote_sh "-Dslirp=$2" ;;
     --enable-slirp-smbd) printf "%s" -Dslirp_smbd=enabled ;;
     --disable-slirp-smbd) printf "%s" -Dslirp_smbd=disabled ;;
     --enable-smartcard) printf "%s" -Dsmartcard=enabled ;;