Adding upstream version 7.0.14-dfsg.upstream/7.0.14-dfsg

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

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diff --git a/src/VBox/Devices/Network/DrvVDE.cpp b/src/VBox/Devices/Network/DrvVDE.cpp
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+/* $Id: DrvVDE.cpp $ */
+/** @file
+ * VDE network transport driver.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Contributed by Renzo Davoli. VirtualSquare. University of Bologna, 2010
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2006-2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This file is part of VirtualBox base platform packages, as
+ * available from https://www.virtualbox.org.
+ *
+ * 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 the Free Software Foundation, in version 3 of the
+ * License.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses>.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+ */
+
+
+/*********************************************************************************************************************************
+*   Header Files                                                                                                                 *
+*********************************************************************************************************************************/
+#define LOG_GROUP LOG_GROUP_DRV_TUN
+#include <VBox/log.h>
+#include <VBox/vmm/pdmdrv.h>
+#include <VBox/vmm/pdmnetifs.h>
+#include <VBox/vmm/pdmnetinline.h>
+#include <VBox/VDEPlug.h>
+
+#include <iprt/asm.h>
+#include <iprt/assert.h>
+#include <iprt/ctype.h>
+#include <iprt/file.h>
+#include <iprt/mem.h>
+#include <iprt/param.h>
+#include <iprt/path.h>
+#include <iprt/pipe.h>
+#include <iprt/semaphore.h>
+#include <iprt/string.h>
+#include <iprt/thread.h>
+#include <iprt/uuid.h>
+
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/poll.h>
+#include <sys/fcntl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "VBoxDD.h"
+
+
+/*********************************************************************************************************************************
+*   Structures and Typedefs                                                                                                      *
+*********************************************************************************************************************************/
+/**
+ * VDE driver instance data.
+ *
+ * @implements PDMINETWORKUP
+ */
+typedef struct DRVVDE
+{
+    /** The network interface. */
+    PDMINETWORKUP           INetworkUp;
+    /** The network interface. */
+    PPDMINETWORKDOWN        pIAboveNet;
+    /** Pointer to the driver instance. */
+    PPDMDRVINS              pDrvIns;
+    /** The configured VDE device name. */
+    char                   *pszDeviceName;
+    /** The write end of the control pipe. */
+    RTPIPE                  hPipeWrite;
+    /** The read end of the control pipe. */
+    RTPIPE                  hPipeRead;
+    /** Reader thread. */
+    PPDMTHREAD              pThread;
+    /** The connection to the VDE switch */
+    VDECONN                *pVdeConn;
+
+    /** @todo The transmit thread. */
+    /** Transmit lock used by drvTAPNetworkUp_BeginXmit. */
+    RTCRITSECT              XmitLock;
+
+#ifdef VBOX_WITH_STATISTICS
+    /** Number of sent packets. */
+    STAMCOUNTER             StatPktSent;
+    /** Number of sent bytes. */
+    STAMCOUNTER             StatPktSentBytes;
+    /** Number of received packets. */
+    STAMCOUNTER             StatPktRecv;
+    /** Number of received bytes. */
+    STAMCOUNTER             StatPktRecvBytes;
+    /** Profiling packet transmit runs. */
+    STAMPROFILE             StatTransmit;
+    /** Profiling packet receive runs. */
+    STAMPROFILEADV          StatReceive;
+#endif /* VBOX_WITH_STATISTICS */
+
+#ifdef LOG_ENABLED
+    /** The nano ts of the last transfer. */
+    uint64_t                u64LastTransferTS;
+    /** The nano ts of the last receive. */
+    uint64_t                u64LastReceiveTS;
+#endif
+} DRVVDE, *PDRVVDE;
+
+
+/** Converts a pointer to VDE::INetworkUp to a PRDVVDE. */
+#define PDMINETWORKUP_2_DRVVDE(pInterface) ( (PDRVVDE)((uintptr_t)pInterface - RT_UOFFSETOF(DRVVDE, INetworkUp)) )
+
+
+/*********************************************************************************************************************************
+*   Internal Functions                                                                                                           *
+*********************************************************************************************************************************/
+
+
+
+/**
+ * @interface_method_impl{PDMINETWORKUP,pfnBeginXmit}
+ */
+static DECLCALLBACK(int) drvVDENetworkUp_BeginXmit(PPDMINETWORKUP pInterface, bool fOnWorkerThread)
+{
+    RT_NOREF(fOnWorkerThread);
+    PDRVVDE pThis = PDMINETWORKUP_2_DRVVDE(pInterface);
+    int rc = RTCritSectTryEnter(&pThis->XmitLock);
+    if (RT_FAILURE(rc))
+    {
+        /** @todo XMIT thread */
+        rc = VERR_TRY_AGAIN;
+    }
+    return rc;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @interface_method_impl{PDMINETWORKUP,pfnAllocBuf}
+ */
+static DECLCALLBACK(int) drvVDENetworkUp_AllocBuf(PPDMINETWORKUP pInterface, size_t cbMin,
+                                                  PCPDMNETWORKGSO pGso, PPPDMSCATTERGATHER ppSgBuf)
+{
+    RT_NOREF(pInterface);
+#ifdef VBOX_STRICT
+    PDRVVDE pThis = PDMINETWORKUP_2_DRVVDE(pInterface);
+    Assert(RTCritSectIsOwner(&pThis->XmitLock));
+#endif
+
+    /*
+     * Allocate a scatter / gather buffer descriptor that is immediately
+     * followed by the buffer space of its single segment.  The GSO context
+     * comes after that again.
+     */
+    PPDMSCATTERGATHER pSgBuf = (PPDMSCATTERGATHER)RTMemAlloc(  RT_ALIGN_Z(sizeof(*pSgBuf), 16)
+                                                             + RT_ALIGN_Z(cbMin, 16)
+                                                             + (pGso ? RT_ALIGN_Z(sizeof(*pGso), 16) : 0));
+    if (!pSgBuf)
+        return VERR_NO_MEMORY;
+
+    /*
+     * Initialize the S/G buffer and return.
+     */
+    pSgBuf->fFlags         = PDMSCATTERGATHER_FLAGS_MAGIC | PDMSCATTERGATHER_FLAGS_OWNER_1;
+    pSgBuf->cbUsed         = 0;
+    pSgBuf->cbAvailable    = RT_ALIGN_Z(cbMin, 16);
+    pSgBuf->pvAllocator    = NULL;
+    if (!pGso)
+        pSgBuf->pvUser     = NULL;
+    else
+    {
+        pSgBuf->pvUser     = (uint8_t *)(pSgBuf + 1) + pSgBuf->cbAvailable;
+        *(PPDMNETWORKGSO)pSgBuf->pvUser = *pGso;
+    }
+    pSgBuf->cSegs          = 1;
+    pSgBuf->aSegs[0].cbSeg = pSgBuf->cbAvailable;
+    pSgBuf->aSegs[0].pvSeg = pSgBuf + 1;
+
+#if 0 /* poison */
+    memset(pSgBuf->aSegs[0].pvSeg, 'F', pSgBuf->aSegs[0].cbSeg);
+#endif
+    *ppSgBuf = pSgBuf;
+    return VINF_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @interface_method_impl{PDMINETWORKUP,pfnFreeBuf}
+ */
+static DECLCALLBACK(int) drvVDENetworkUp_FreeBuf(PPDMINETWORKUP pInterface, PPDMSCATTERGATHER pSgBuf)
+{
+    RT_NOREF(pInterface);
+#ifdef VBOX_STRICT
+    PDRVVDE pThis = PDMINETWORKUP_2_DRVVDE(pInterface);
+    Assert(RTCritSectIsOwner(&pThis->XmitLock));
+#endif
+    if (pSgBuf)
+    {
+        Assert((pSgBuf->fFlags & PDMSCATTERGATHER_FLAGS_MAGIC_MASK) == PDMSCATTERGATHER_FLAGS_MAGIC);
+        pSgBuf->fFlags = 0;
+        RTMemFree(pSgBuf);
+    }
+    return VINF_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @interface_method_impl{PDMINETWORKUP,pfnSendBuf}
+ */
+static DECLCALLBACK(int) drvVDENetworkUp_SendBuf(PPDMINETWORKUP pInterface, PPDMSCATTERGATHER pSgBuf, bool fOnWorkerThread)
+{
+    RT_NOREF(fOnWorkerThread);
+    PDRVVDE pThis = PDMINETWORKUP_2_DRVVDE(pInterface);
+    STAM_COUNTER_INC(&pThis->StatPktSent);
+    STAM_COUNTER_ADD(&pThis->StatPktSentBytes, pSgBuf->cbUsed);
+    STAM_PROFILE_START(&pThis->StatTransmit, a);
+
+    AssertPtr(pSgBuf);
+    Assert((pSgBuf->fFlags & PDMSCATTERGATHER_FLAGS_MAGIC_MASK) == PDMSCATTERGATHER_FLAGS_MAGIC);
+    Assert(RTCritSectIsOwner(&pThis->XmitLock));
+
+    int rc;
+    if (!pSgBuf->pvUser)
+    {
+#ifdef LOG_ENABLED
+        uint64_t u64Now = RTTimeProgramNanoTS();
+        LogFlow(("drvVDESend: %-4d bytes at %llu ns  deltas: r=%llu t=%llu\n",
+                 pSgBuf->cbUsed, u64Now, u64Now - pThis->u64LastReceiveTS, u64Now - pThis->u64LastTransferTS));
+        pThis->u64LastTransferTS = u64Now;
+#endif
+        Log2(("drvVDESend: pSgBuf->aSegs[0].pvSeg=%p pSgBuf->cbUsed=%#x\n"
+              "%.*Rhxd\n",
+              pSgBuf->aSegs[0].pvSeg, pSgBuf->cbUsed, pSgBuf->cbUsed, pSgBuf->aSegs[0].pvSeg));
+
+        ssize_t cbSent;
+        cbSent = vde_send(pThis->pVdeConn, pSgBuf->aSegs[0].pvSeg, pSgBuf->cbUsed, 0);
+        rc = cbSent < 0 ? RTErrConvertFromErrno(-cbSent) : VINF_SUCCESS;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        uint8_t         abHdrScratch[256];
+        uint8_t const  *pbFrame = (uint8_t const *)pSgBuf->aSegs[0].pvSeg;
+        PCPDMNETWORKGSO pGso    = (PCPDMNETWORKGSO)pSgBuf->pvUser;
+        uint32_t const  cSegs   = PDMNetGsoCalcSegmentCount(pGso, pSgBuf->cbUsed);  Assert(cSegs > 1);
+        rc = 0;
+        for (size_t iSeg = 0; iSeg < cSegs; iSeg++)
+        {
+            uint32_t cbSegFrame;
+            void *pvSegFrame = PDMNetGsoCarveSegmentQD(pGso, (uint8_t *)pbFrame, pSgBuf->cbUsed, abHdrScratch,
+                                                       iSeg, cSegs, &cbSegFrame);
+            ssize_t cbSent;
+            cbSent = vde_send(pThis->pVdeConn, pvSegFrame, cbSegFrame, 0);
+            rc = cbSent < 0 ? RTErrConvertFromErrno(-cbSent) : VINF_SUCCESS;
+            if (RT_FAILURE(rc))
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    pSgBuf->fFlags = 0;
+    RTMemFree(pSgBuf);
+
+    STAM_PROFILE_STOP(&pThis->StatTransmit, a);
+    AssertRC(rc);
+    if (RT_FAILURE(rc))
+        rc = rc == VERR_NO_MEMORY ? VERR_NET_NO_BUFFER_SPACE : VERR_NET_DOWN;
+    return rc;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @interface_method_impl{PDMINETWORKUP,pfnEndXmit}
+ */
+static DECLCALLBACK(void) drvVDENetworkUp_EndXmit(PPDMINETWORKUP pInterface)
+{
+    PDRVVDE pThis = PDMINETWORKUP_2_DRVVDE(pInterface);
+    RTCritSectLeave(&pThis->XmitLock);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @interface_method_impl{PDMINETWORKUP,pfnSetPromiscuousMode}
+ */
+static DECLCALLBACK(void) drvVDENetworkUp_SetPromiscuousMode(PPDMINETWORKUP pInterface, bool fPromiscuous)
+{
+    RT_NOREF(pInterface, fPromiscuous);
+    LogFlow(("drvVDESetPromiscuousMode: fPromiscuous=%d\n", fPromiscuous));
+    /* nothing to do */
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Notification on link status changes.
+ *
+ * @param   pInterface      Pointer to the interface structure containing the called function pointer.
+ * @param   enmLinkState    The new link state.
+ * @thread  EMT
+ */
+static DECLCALLBACK(void) drvVDENetworkUp_NotifyLinkChanged(PPDMINETWORKUP pInterface, PDMNETWORKLINKSTATE enmLinkState)
+{
+    RT_NOREF(pInterface, enmLinkState);
+    LogFlow(("drvNATNetworkUp_NotifyLinkChanged: enmLinkState=%d\n", enmLinkState));
+    /** @todo take action on link down and up. Stop the polling and such like. */
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Asynchronous I/O thread for handling receive.
+ *
+ * @returns VINF_SUCCESS (ignored).
+ * @param   Thread          Thread handle.
+ * @param   pvUser          Pointer to a DRVVDE structure.
+ */
+static DECLCALLBACK(int) drvVDEAsyncIoThread(PPDMDRVINS pDrvIns, PPDMTHREAD pThread)
+{
+    PDRVVDE pThis = PDMINS_2_DATA(pDrvIns, PDRVVDE);
+    LogFlow(("drvVDEAsyncIoThread: pThis=%p\n", pThis));
+
+    if (pThread->enmState == PDMTHREADSTATE_INITIALIZING)
+        return VINF_SUCCESS;
+
+    STAM_PROFILE_ADV_START(&pThis->StatReceive, a);
+
+    /*
+     * Polling loop.
+     */
+    while (pThread->enmState == PDMTHREADSTATE_RUNNING)
+    {
+        /*
+         * Wait for something to become available.
+         */
+        struct pollfd aFDs[2];
+        aFDs[0].fd      = vde_datafd(pThis->pVdeConn);
+        aFDs[0].events  = POLLIN | POLLPRI;
+        aFDs[0].revents = 0;
+        aFDs[1].fd      = RTPipeToNative(pThis->hPipeRead);
+        aFDs[1].events  = POLLIN | POLLPRI | POLLERR | POLLHUP;
+        aFDs[1].revents = 0;
+        STAM_PROFILE_ADV_STOP(&pThis->StatReceive, a);
+        errno=0;
+        int rc = poll(&aFDs[0], RT_ELEMENTS(aFDs), -1 /* infinite */);
+
+        /* this might have changed in the meantime */
+        if (pThread->enmState != PDMTHREADSTATE_RUNNING)
+            break;
+
+        STAM_PROFILE_ADV_START(&pThis->StatReceive, a);
+        if (    rc > 0
+            &&  (aFDs[0].revents & (POLLIN | POLLPRI))
+            &&  !aFDs[1].revents)
+        {
+            /*
+             * Read the frame.
+             */
+            char achBuf[16384];
+            ssize_t cbRead = 0;
+            cbRead = vde_recv(pThis->pVdeConn, achBuf, sizeof(achBuf), 0);
+            rc = cbRead < 0 ? RTErrConvertFromErrno(-cbRead) : VINF_SUCCESS;
+            if (RT_SUCCESS(rc))
+            {
+                /*
+                 * Wait for the device to have space for this frame.
+                 * Most guests use frame-sized receive buffers, hence non-zero cbMax
+                 * automatically means there is enough room for entire frame. Some
+                 * guests (eg. Solaris) use large chains of small receive buffers
+                 * (each 128 or so bytes large). We will still start receiving as soon
+                 * as cbMax is non-zero because:
+                 *  - it would be quite expensive for pfnCanReceive to accurately
+                 *    determine free receive buffer space
+                 *  - if we were waiting for enough free buffers, there is a risk
+                 *    of deadlocking because the guest could be waiting for a receive
+                 *    overflow error to allocate more receive buffers
+                 */
+                STAM_PROFILE_ADV_STOP(&pThis->StatReceive, a);
+                int rc1 = pThis->pIAboveNet->pfnWaitReceiveAvail(pThis->pIAboveNet, RT_INDEFINITE_WAIT);
+                STAM_PROFILE_ADV_START(&pThis->StatReceive, a);
+
+                /*
+                 * A return code != VINF_SUCCESS means that we were woken up during a VM
+                 * state transition. Drop the packet and wait for the next one.
+                 */
+                if (RT_FAILURE(rc1))
+                    continue;
+
+                /*
+                 * Pass the data up.
+                 */
+#ifdef LOG_ENABLED
+                uint64_t u64Now = RTTimeProgramNanoTS();
+                LogFlow(("drvVDEAsyncIoThread: %-4d bytes at %llu ns  deltas: r=%llu t=%llu\n",
+                         cbRead, u64Now, u64Now - pThis->u64LastReceiveTS, u64Now - pThis->u64LastTransferTS));
+                pThis->u64LastReceiveTS = u64Now;
+#endif
+                Log2(("drvVDEAsyncIoThread: cbRead=%#x\n" "%.*Rhxd\n", cbRead, cbRead, achBuf));
+                STAM_COUNTER_INC(&pThis->StatPktRecv);
+                STAM_COUNTER_ADD(&pThis->StatPktRecvBytes, cbRead);
+                rc1 = pThis->pIAboveNet->pfnReceive(pThis->pIAboveNet, achBuf, cbRead);
+                AssertRC(rc1);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                LogFlow(("drvVDEAsyncIoThread: RTFileRead -> %Rrc\n", rc));
+                if (rc == VERR_INVALID_HANDLE)
+                    break;
+                RTThreadYield();
+            }
+        }
+        else if (   rc > 0
+                 && aFDs[1].revents)
+        {
+            LogFlow(("drvVDEAsyncIoThread: Control message: enmState=%d revents=%#x\n", pThread->enmState, aFDs[1].revents));
+            if (aFDs[1].revents & (POLLHUP | POLLERR | POLLNVAL))
+                break;
+
+            /* drain the pipe */
+            char ch;
+            size_t cbRead;
+            RTPipeRead(pThis->hPipeRead, &ch, 1, &cbRead);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            /*
+             * poll() failed for some reason. Yield to avoid eating too much CPU.
+             *
+             * EINTR errors have been seen frequently. They should be harmless, even
+             * if they are not supposed to occur in our setup.
+             */
+            if (errno == EINTR)
+                Log(("rc=%d revents=%#x,%#x errno=%p %s\n", rc, aFDs[0].revents, aFDs[1].revents, errno, strerror(errno)));
+            else
+                AssertMsgFailed(("rc=%d revents=%#x,%#x errno=%p %s\n", rc, aFDs[0].revents, aFDs[1].revents, errno, strerror(errno)));
+            RTThreadYield();
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    LogFlow(("drvVDEAsyncIoThread: returns %Rrc\n", VINF_SUCCESS));
+    STAM_PROFILE_ADV_STOP(&pThis->StatReceive, a);
+    return VINF_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Unblock the send thread so it can respond to a state change.
+ *
+ * @returns VBox status code.
+ * @param   pDevIns     The pcnet device instance.
+ * @param   pThread     The send thread.
+ */
+static DECLCALLBACK(int) drvVDEAsyncIoWakeup(PPDMDRVINS pDrvIns, PPDMTHREAD pThread)
+{
+    RT_NOREF(pThread);
+    PDRVVDE pThis = PDMINS_2_DATA(pDrvIns, PDRVVDE);
+
+    size_t cbIgnored;
+    int rc = RTPipeWrite(pThis->hPipeWrite, "", 1, &cbIgnored);
+    AssertRC(rc);
+
+    return VINF_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
+/* -=-=-=-=- PDMIBASE -=-=-=-=- */
+
+/**
+ * @interface_method_impl{PDMIBASE,pfnQueryInterface}
+ */
+static DECLCALLBACK(void *) drvVDEQueryInterface(PPDMIBASE pInterface, const char *pszIID)
+{
+    PPDMDRVINS  pDrvIns = PDMIBASE_2_PDMDRV(pInterface);
+    PDRVVDE     pThis   = PDMINS_2_DATA(pDrvIns, PDRVVDE);
+
+    PDMIBASE_RETURN_INTERFACE(pszIID, PDMIBASE, &pDrvIns->IBase);
+    PDMIBASE_RETURN_INTERFACE(pszIID, PDMINETWORKUP, &pThis->INetworkUp);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+/* -=-=-=-=- PDMDRVREG -=-=-=-=- */
+
+/**
+ * Destruct a driver instance.
+ *
+ * Most VM resources are freed by the VM. This callback is provided so that any non-VM
+ * resources can be freed correctly.
+ *
+ * @param   pDrvIns     The driver instance data.
+ */
+static DECLCALLBACK(void) drvVDEDestruct(PPDMDRVINS pDrvIns)
+{
+    LogFlow(("drvVDEDestruct\n"));
+    PDRVVDE pThis = PDMINS_2_DATA(pDrvIns, PDRVVDE);
+    PDMDRV_CHECK_VERSIONS_RETURN_VOID(pDrvIns);
+
+    /*
+     * Terminate the control pipe.
+     */
+    if (pThis->hPipeWrite != NIL_RTPIPE)
+    {
+        RTPipeClose(pThis->hPipeWrite);
+        pThis->hPipeWrite = NIL_RTPIPE;
+    }
+    if (pThis->hPipeRead != NIL_RTPIPE)
+    {
+        RTPipeClose(pThis->hPipeRead);
+        pThis->hPipeRead = NIL_RTPIPE;
+    }
+
+    PDMDrvHlpMMHeapFree(pDrvIns, pThis->pszDeviceName);
+    pThis->pszDeviceName = NULL;
+
+    /*
+     * Kill the xmit lock.
+     */
+    if (RTCritSectIsInitialized(&pThis->XmitLock))
+        RTCritSectDelete(&pThis->XmitLock);
+
+    if (pThis->pVdeConn)
+    {
+        vde_close(pThis->pVdeConn);
+        pThis->pVdeConn = NULL;
+    }
+
+#ifdef VBOX_WITH_STATISTICS
+    /*
+     * Deregister statistics.
+     */
+    PDMDrvHlpSTAMDeregister(pDrvIns, &pThis->StatPktSent);
+    PDMDrvHlpSTAMDeregister(pDrvIns, &pThis->StatPktSentBytes);
+    PDMDrvHlpSTAMDeregister(pDrvIns, &pThis->StatPktRecv);
+    PDMDrvHlpSTAMDeregister(pDrvIns, &pThis->StatPktRecvBytes);
+    PDMDrvHlpSTAMDeregister(pDrvIns, &pThis->StatTransmit);
+    PDMDrvHlpSTAMDeregister(pDrvIns, &pThis->StatReceive);
+#endif /* VBOX_WITH_STATISTICS */
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Construct a VDE network transport driver instance.
+ *
+ * @copydoc FNPDMDRVCONSTRUCT
+ */
+static DECLCALLBACK(int) drvVDEConstruct(PPDMDRVINS pDrvIns, PCFGMNODE pCfg, uint32_t fFlags)
+{
+    RT_NOREF(fFlags);
+    PDMDRV_CHECK_VERSIONS_RETURN(pDrvIns);
+    PDRVVDE         pThis = PDMINS_2_DATA(pDrvIns, PDRVVDE);
+    PCPDMDRVHLPR3   pHlp  = pDrvIns->pHlpR3;
+
+    /*
+     * Init the static parts.
+     */
+    pThis->pDrvIns                              = pDrvIns;
+    pThis->pszDeviceName                        = NULL;
+    pThis->hPipeRead                            = NIL_RTPIPE;
+    pThis->hPipeWrite                           = NIL_RTPIPE;
+
+    /* IBase */
+    pDrvIns->IBase.pfnQueryInterface            = drvVDEQueryInterface;
+    /* INetwork */
+    pThis->INetworkUp.pfnBeginXmit              = drvVDENetworkUp_BeginXmit;
+    pThis->INetworkUp.pfnAllocBuf               = drvVDENetworkUp_AllocBuf;
+    pThis->INetworkUp.pfnFreeBuf                = drvVDENetworkUp_FreeBuf;
+    pThis->INetworkUp.pfnSendBuf                = drvVDENetworkUp_SendBuf;
+    pThis->INetworkUp.pfnEndXmit                = drvVDENetworkUp_EndXmit;
+    pThis->INetworkUp.pfnSetPromiscuousMode     = drvVDENetworkUp_SetPromiscuousMode;
+    pThis->INetworkUp.pfnNotifyLinkChanged      = drvVDENetworkUp_NotifyLinkChanged;
+
+#ifdef VBOX_WITH_STATISTICS
+    /*
+     * Statistics.
+     */
+    PDMDrvHlpSTAMRegisterF(pDrvIns, &pThis->StatPktSent,       STAMTYPE_COUNTER, STAMVISIBILITY_ALWAYS, STAMUNIT_OCCURENCES,        "Number of sent packets.",          "/Drivers/VDE%d/Packets/Sent", pDrvIns->iInstance);
+    PDMDrvHlpSTAMRegisterF(pDrvIns, &pThis->StatPktSentBytes,  STAMTYPE_COUNTER, STAMVISIBILITY_ALWAYS, STAMUNIT_BYTES,             "Number of sent bytes.",            "/Drivers/VDE%d/Bytes/Sent", pDrvIns->iInstance);
+    PDMDrvHlpSTAMRegisterF(pDrvIns, &pThis->StatPktRecv,       STAMTYPE_COUNTER, STAMVISIBILITY_ALWAYS, STAMUNIT_OCCURENCES,        "Number of received packets.",      "/Drivers/VDE%d/Packets/Received", pDrvIns->iInstance);
+    PDMDrvHlpSTAMRegisterF(pDrvIns, &pThis->StatPktRecvBytes,  STAMTYPE_COUNTER, STAMVISIBILITY_ALWAYS, STAMUNIT_BYTES,             "Number of received bytes.",        "/Drivers/VDE%d/Bytes/Received", pDrvIns->iInstance);
+    PDMDrvHlpSTAMRegisterF(pDrvIns, &pThis->StatTransmit,      STAMTYPE_PROFILE, STAMVISIBILITY_ALWAYS, STAMUNIT_TICKS_PER_CALL,    "Profiling packet transmit runs.",  "/Drivers/VDE%d/Transmit", pDrvIns->iInstance);
+    PDMDrvHlpSTAMRegisterF(pDrvIns, &pThis->StatReceive,       STAMTYPE_PROFILE, STAMVISIBILITY_ALWAYS, STAMUNIT_TICKS_PER_CALL,    "Profiling packet receive runs.",   "/Drivers/VDE%d/Receive", pDrvIns->iInstance);
+#endif /* VBOX_WITH_STATISTICS */
+
+    /*
+     * Validate the config.
+     */
+    PDMDRV_VALIDATE_CONFIG_RETURN(pDrvIns, "network", "");
+
+    /*
+     * Check that no-one is attached to us.
+     */
+    AssertMsgReturn(PDMDrvHlpNoAttach(pDrvIns) == VERR_PDM_NO_ATTACHED_DRIVER,
+                    ("Configuration error: Not possible to attach anything to this driver!\n"),
+                    VERR_PDM_DRVINS_NO_ATTACH);
+
+    /*
+     * Query the network port interface.
+     */
+    pThis->pIAboveNet = PDMIBASE_QUERY_INTERFACE(pDrvIns->pUpBase, PDMINETWORKDOWN);
+    if (!pThis->pIAboveNet)
+        return PDMDRV_SET_ERROR(pDrvIns, VERR_PDM_MISSING_INTERFACE_ABOVE,
+                                N_("Configuration error: The above device/driver didn't export the network port interface"));
+
+    /*
+     * Read the configuration.
+     */
+    int rc;
+    char szNetwork[RTPATH_MAX];
+    rc = pHlp->pfnCFGMQueryString(pCfg, "network", szNetwork, sizeof(szNetwork));
+    if (RT_FAILURE(rc))
+        *szNetwork=0;
+
+    if (RT_FAILURE(DrvVDELoadVDEPlug()))
+        return PDMDrvHlpVMSetError(pDrvIns, VERR_PDM_HIF_OPEN_FAILED, RT_SRC_POS,
+                                   N_("VDEplug library: not found"));
+    pThis->pVdeConn = vde_open(szNetwork, "VirtualBOX", NULL);
+    if (pThis->pVdeConn == NULL)
+        return PDMDrvHlpVMSetError(pThis->pDrvIns, VERR_PDM_HIF_OPEN_FAILED, RT_SRC_POS,
+                                   N_("Failed to connect to the VDE SWITCH"));
+
+    /*
+     * Create the transmit lock.
+     */
+    rc = RTCritSectInit(&pThis->XmitLock);
+    AssertRCReturn(rc, rc);
+
+    /*
+     * Create the control pipe.
+     */
+    rc = RTPipeCreate(&pThis->hPipeRead, &pThis->hPipeWrite, 0 /*fFlags*/);
+    AssertRCReturn(rc, rc);
+
+    /*
+     * Create the async I/O thread.
+     */
+    rc = PDMDrvHlpThreadCreate(pDrvIns, &pThis->pThread, pThis, drvVDEAsyncIoThread, drvVDEAsyncIoWakeup, 128 * _1K, RTTHREADTYPE_IO, "VDE");
+    AssertRCReturn(rc, rc);
+
+    return rc;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * VDE network transport driver registration record.
+ */
+const PDMDRVREG g_DrvVDE =
+{
+    /* u32Version */
+    PDM_DRVREG_VERSION,
+    /* szName */
+    "VDE",
+    /* szRCMod */
+    "",
+    /* szR0Mod */
+    "",
+    /* pszDescription */
+    "VDE Network Transport Driver",
+    /* fFlags */
+    PDM_DRVREG_FLAGS_HOST_BITS_DEFAULT,
+    /* fClass. */
+    PDM_DRVREG_CLASS_NETWORK,
+    /* cMaxInstances */
+    ~0U,
+    /* cbInstance */
+    sizeof(DRVVDE),
+    /* pfnConstruct */
+    drvVDEConstruct,
+    /* pfnDestruct */
+    drvVDEDestruct,
+    /* pfnRelocate */
+    NULL,
+    /* pfnIOCtl */
+    NULL,
+    /* pfnPowerOn */
+    NULL,
+    /* pfnReset */
+    NULL,
+    /* pfnSuspend */
+    NULL, /** @todo Do power on, suspend and resume handlers! */
+    /* pfnResume */
+    NULL,
+    /* pfnAttach */
+    NULL,
+    /* pfnDetach */
+    NULL,
+    /* pfnPowerOff */
+    NULL,
+    /* pfnSoftReset */
+    NULL,
+    /* u32EndVersion */
+    PDM_DRVREG_VERSION
+};
+