Beispiel #1
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/**
 * virGetNWFilter:
 * @conn: the hypervisor connection
 * @name: pointer to the network filter pool name
 * @uuid: pointer to the uuid
 *
 * Lookup if the network filter is already registered for that connection,
 * if yes return a new pointer to it, if no allocate a new structure,
 * and register it in the table. In any case a corresponding call to
 * virObjectUnref() is needed to not leak data.
 *
 * Returns a pointer to the network, or NULL in case of failure
 */
virNWFilterPtr
virGetNWFilter(virConnectPtr conn, const char *name,
               const unsigned char *uuid)
{
    virNWFilterPtr ret = NULL;

    if (virDataTypesInitialize() < 0)
        return NULL;

    if (!VIR_IS_CONNECT(conn)) {
        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_CONN, "%s", _("no connection"));
        return NULL;
    }
    virCheckNonNullArgReturn(name, NULL);
    virCheckNonNullArgReturn(uuid, NULL);

    if (!(ret = virObjectNew(virNWFilterClass)))
        return NULL;

    if (VIR_STRDUP(ret->name, name) < 0)
        goto error;

    memcpy(&(ret->uuid[0]), uuid, VIR_UUID_BUFLEN);

    ret->conn = virObjectRef(conn);

    return ret;

error:
    virObjectUnref(ret);
    return NULL;
}
Beispiel #2
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/**
 * virGetNodeDevice:
 * @conn: the hypervisor connection
 * @name: device name (unique on node)
 *
 * Lookup if the device is already registered for that connection,
 * if yes return a new pointer to it, if no allocate a new structure,
 * and register it in the table. In any case a corresponding call to
 * virObjectUnref() is needed to not leak data.
 *
 * Returns a pointer to the node device, or NULL in case of failure
 */
virNodeDevicePtr
virGetNodeDevice(virConnectPtr conn, const char *name)
{
    virNodeDevicePtr ret = NULL;

    if (virDataTypesInitialize() < 0)
        return NULL;

    if (!VIR_IS_CONNECT(conn)) {
        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_CONN, "%s", _("no connection"));
        return NULL;
    }
    virCheckNonNullArgReturn(name, NULL);

    if (!(ret = virObjectNew(virNodeDeviceClass)))
        return NULL;

    if (VIR_STRDUP(ret->name, name) < 0)
        goto error;

    ret->conn = virObjectRef(conn);
    return ret;

error:
    virObjectUnref(ret);
    return NULL;
}
Beispiel #3
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/**
 * virGetSecret:
 * @conn: the hypervisor connection
 * @uuid: secret UUID
 *
 * Lookup if the secret is already registered for that connection, if so return
 * a pointer to it, otherwise allocate a new structure, and register it in the
 * table. In any case a corresponding call to virObjectUnref() is needed to not
 * leak data.
 *
 * Returns a pointer to the secret, or NULL in case of failure
 */
virSecretPtr
virGetSecret(virConnectPtr conn, const unsigned char *uuid,
             int usageType, const char *usageID)
{
    virSecretPtr ret = NULL;

    if (virDataTypesInitialize() < 0)
        return NULL;

    if (!VIR_IS_CONNECT(conn)) {
        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_CONN, "%s", _("no connection"));
        return NULL;
    }
    virCheckNonNullArgReturn(uuid, NULL);
    virCheckNonNullArgReturn(usageID, NULL);

    if (!(ret = virObjectNew(virSecretClass)))
        return NULL;

    memcpy(&(ret->uuid[0]), uuid, VIR_UUID_BUFLEN);
    ret->usageType = usageType;
    if (VIR_STRDUP(ret->usageID, usageID) < 0)
        goto error;

    ret->conn = virObjectRef(conn);

    return ret;

error:
    virObjectUnref(ret);
    return NULL;
}
Beispiel #4
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/**
 * virGetInterface:
 * @conn: the hypervisor connection
 * @name: pointer to the interface name
 * @mac: pointer to the mac
 *
 * Lookup if the interface is already registered for that connection,
 * if yes return a new pointer to it (possibly updating the MAC
 * address), if no allocate a new structure, and register it in the
 * table. In any case a corresponding call to virObjectUnref() is
 * needed to not leak data.
 *
 * Returns a pointer to the interface, or NULL in case of failure
 */
virInterfacePtr
virGetInterface(virConnectPtr conn, const char *name, const char *mac)
{
    virInterfacePtr ret = NULL;

    if (virDataTypesInitialize() < 0)
        return NULL;

    if (!VIR_IS_CONNECT(conn)) {
        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_CONN, "%s", _("no connection"));
        return NULL;
    }
    virCheckNonNullArgReturn(name, NULL);

    /* a NULL mac from caller is okay. Treat it as blank */
    if (mac == NULL)
       mac = "";

    if (!(ret = virObjectNew(virInterfaceClass)))
        return NULL;

    if (VIR_STRDUP(ret->name, name) < 0 ||
        VIR_STRDUP(ret->mac, mac) < 0)
        goto error;

    ret->conn = virObjectRef(conn);

    return ret;

error:
    virObjectUnref(ret);
    return NULL;
}
Beispiel #5
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/**
 * virGetStorageVol:
 * @conn: the hypervisor connection
 * @pool: pool owning the volume
 * @name: pointer to the storage vol name
 * @key: pointer to unique key of the volume
 *
 * Lookup if the storage vol is already registered for that connection,
 * if yes return a new pointer to it, if no allocate a new structure,
 * and register it in the table. In any case a corresponding call to
 * virUnrefStorageVol() is needed to not leak data.
 *
 * Returns a pointer to the storage vol, or NULL in case of failure
 */
virStorageVolPtr
virGetStorageVol(virConnectPtr conn, const char *pool, const char *name,
                 const char *key) {
    virStorageVolPtr ret = NULL;

    if (!VIR_IS_CONNECT(conn)) {
        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, _("no connection"));
        return NULL;
    }
    if (name == NULL) {
        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, _("missing name"));
        return NULL;
    }
    if (key == NULL) {
        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, _("missing key"));
        return NULL;
    }
    virMutexLock(&conn->lock);

    if (VIR_ALLOC(ret) < 0) {
        virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
        virReportOOMError();
        goto error;
    }
    ret->pool = strdup(pool);
    if (ret->pool == NULL) {
        virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
        virReportOOMError();
        goto error;
    }
    ret->name = strdup(name);
    if (ret->name == NULL) {
        virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
        virReportOOMError();
        goto error;
    }
    if (virStrcpyStatic(ret->key, key) == NULL) {
        virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
                        _("Volume key %s too large for destination"), key);
        goto error;
    }
    ret->magic = VIR_STORAGE_VOL_MAGIC;
    ret->conn = conn;

    conn->refs++;
    ret->refs++;
    virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
    return(ret);

error:
    if (ret != NULL) {
        VIR_FREE(ret->name);
        VIR_FREE(ret->pool);
        VIR_FREE(ret);
    }
    return(NULL);
}
Beispiel #6
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/**
 * virGetStorageVol:
 * @conn: the hypervisor connection
 * @pool: pool owning the volume
 * @name: pointer to the storage vol name
 * @key: pointer to unique key of the volume
 *
 * Lookup if the storage vol is already registered for that connection,
 * if yes return a new pointer to it, if no allocate a new structure,
 * and register it in the table. In any case a corresponding call to
 * virUnrefStorageVol() is needed to not leak data.
 *
 * Returns a pointer to the storage vol, or NULL in case of failure
 */
virStorageVolPtr
virGetStorageVol(virConnectPtr conn, const char *pool, const char *name,
                 const char *key) {
    virStorageVolPtr ret = NULL;

    if (!VIR_IS_CONNECT(conn)) {
        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_CONN, _("no connection"));
        return NULL;
    }
    virCheckNonNullArgReturn(name, NULL);
    virCheckNonNullArgReturn(key, NULL);

    virMutexLock(&conn->lock);

    if (VIR_ALLOC(ret) < 0) {
        virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
        virReportOOMError();
        goto error;
    }
    ret->pool = strdup(pool);
    if (ret->pool == NULL) {
        virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
        virReportOOMError();
        goto error;
    }
    ret->name = strdup(name);
    if (ret->name == NULL) {
        virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
        virReportOOMError();
        goto error;
    }
    ret->key = strdup(key);
    if (ret->key == NULL) {
        virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
        virReportOOMError();
        goto error;
    }
    ret->magic = VIR_STORAGE_VOL_MAGIC;
    ret->conn = conn;

    conn->refs++;
    ret->refs++;
    virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
    return ret;

error:
    if (ret != NULL) {
        VIR_FREE(ret->key);
        VIR_FREE(ret->name);
        VIR_FREE(ret->pool);
        VIR_FREE(ret);
    }
    return NULL;
}
Beispiel #7
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/**
 * virGetInterface:
 * @conn: the hypervisor connection
 * @name: pointer to the interface name
 * @mac: pointer to the mac
 *
 * Lookup if the interface is already registered for that connection,
 * if yes return a new pointer to it (possibly updating the MAC
 * address), if no allocate a new structure, and register it in the
 * table. In any case a corresponding call to virUnrefInterface() is
 * needed to not leak data.
 *
 * Returns a pointer to the interface, or NULL in case of failure
 */
virInterfacePtr
virGetInterface(virConnectPtr conn, const char *name, const char *mac) {
    virInterfacePtr ret = NULL;

    if (!VIR_IS_CONNECT(conn)) {
        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, _("no connection"));
        return NULL;
    }
    if (name == NULL) {
        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, _("missing name"));
        return NULL;
    }

    /* a NULL mac from caller is okay. Treat it as blank */
    if (mac == NULL)
       mac = "";

    virMutexLock(&conn->lock);

    if (VIR_ALLOC(ret) < 0) {
        virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
        virReportOOMError();
        goto error;
    }
    ret->name = strdup(name);
    if (ret->name == NULL) {
        virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
        virReportOOMError();
        goto error;
    }
    ret->mac = strdup(mac);
    if (ret->mac == NULL) {
        virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
        virReportOOMError();
        goto error;
    }

    ret->magic = VIR_INTERFACE_MAGIC;
    ret->conn = conn;

    conn->refs++;
    ret->refs++;
    virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
    return(ret);

 error:
    if (ret != NULL) {
        VIR_FREE(ret->name);
        VIR_FREE(ret->mac);
        VIR_FREE(ret);
    }
    return(NULL);
}
Beispiel #8
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/**
 * virGetSecret:
 * @conn: the hypervisor connection
 * @uuid: secret UUID
 *
 * Lookup if the secret is already registered for that connection, if so return
 * a pointer to it, otherwise allocate a new structure, and register it in the
 * table. In any case a corresponding call to virUnrefSecret() is needed to not
 * leak data.
 *
 * Returns a pointer to the secret, or NULL in case of failure
 */
virSecretPtr
virGetSecret(virConnectPtr conn, const unsigned char *uuid,
             int usageType, const char *usageID)
{
    virSecretPtr ret = NULL;
    char uuidstr[VIR_UUID_STRING_BUFLEN];

    if (!VIR_IS_CONNECT(conn)) {
        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, _("no connection"));
        return NULL;
    }
    if (uuid == NULL) {
        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, _("missing uuid"));
        return NULL;
    }
    if (usageID == NULL) {
        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, _("missing usageID"));
        return NULL;
    }
    virMutexLock(&conn->lock);

    virUUIDFormat(uuid, uuidstr);

    if (VIR_ALLOC(ret) < 0) {
        virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
        virReportOOMError();
        goto error;
    }
    ret->magic = VIR_SECRET_MAGIC;
    ret->conn = conn;
    memcpy(&(ret->uuid[0]), uuid, VIR_UUID_BUFLEN);
    ret->usageType = usageType;
    if (!(ret->usageID = strdup(usageID))) {
        virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
        virReportOOMError();
        goto error;
    }
    conn->refs++;
    ret->refs++;
    virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
    return ret;

error:
    if (ret != NULL) {
        VIR_FREE(ret->usageID);
        VIR_FREE(ret);
    }
    return NULL;
}
Beispiel #9
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/**
 * virGetStoragePool:
 * @conn: the hypervisor connection
 * @name: pointer to the storage pool name
 * @uuid: pointer to the uuid
 *
 * Lookup if the storage pool is already registered for that connection,
 * if yes return a new pointer to it, if no allocate a new structure,
 * and register it in the table. In any case a corresponding call to
 * virUnrefStoragePool() is needed to not leak data.
 *
 * Returns a pointer to the network, or NULL in case of failure
 */
virStoragePoolPtr
virGetStoragePool(virConnectPtr conn, const char *name,
                  const unsigned char *uuid) {
    virStoragePoolPtr ret = NULL;
    char uuidstr[VIR_UUID_STRING_BUFLEN];

    if (!VIR_IS_CONNECT(conn)) {
        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, _("no connection"));
        return NULL;
    }
    if (name == NULL) {
        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, _("missing name"));
        return NULL;
    }
    if (uuid == NULL) {
        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, _("missing uuid"));
        return NULL;
    }
    virMutexLock(&conn->lock);

    virUUIDFormat(uuid, uuidstr);

    if (VIR_ALLOC(ret) < 0) {
        virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
        virReportOOMError();
        goto error;
    }
    ret->name = strdup(name);
    if (ret->name == NULL) {
        virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
        virReportOOMError();
        goto error;
    }
    ret->magic = VIR_STORAGE_POOL_MAGIC;
    ret->conn = conn;
    memcpy(&(ret->uuid[0]), uuid, VIR_UUID_BUFLEN);

    conn->refs++;
    ret->refs++;
    virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
    return(ret);

error:
    if (ret != NULL) {
        VIR_FREE(ret->name);
        VIR_FREE(ret);
    }
    return(NULL);
}
Beispiel #10
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/**
 * virGetDomain:
 * @conn: the hypervisor connection
 * @name: pointer to the domain name
 * @uuid: pointer to the uuid
 *
 * Lookup if the domain is already registered for that connection,
 * if yes return a new pointer to it, if no allocate a new structure,
 * and register it in the table. In any case a corresponding call to
 * virUnrefDomain() is needed to not leak data.
 *
 * Returns a pointer to the domain, or NULL in case of failure
 */
virDomainPtr
virGetDomain(virConnectPtr conn, const char *name, const unsigned char *uuid) {
    virDomainPtr ret = NULL;
    char uuidstr[VIR_UUID_STRING_BUFLEN];

    if (!VIR_IS_CONNECT(conn)) {
        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_CONN, _("no connection"));
        return NULL;
    }
    virCheckNonNullArgReturn(name, NULL);
    virCheckNonNullArgReturn(uuid, NULL);

    virMutexLock(&conn->lock);

    virUUIDFormat(uuid, uuidstr);

    if (VIR_ALLOC(ret) < 0) {
        virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
        virReportOOMError();
        goto error;
    }
    ret->name = strdup(name);
    if (ret->name == NULL) {
        virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
        virReportOOMError();
        goto error;
    }
    ret->magic = VIR_DOMAIN_MAGIC;
    ret->conn = conn;
    ret->id = -1;
    memcpy(&(ret->uuid[0]), uuid, VIR_UUID_BUFLEN);

    conn->refs++;
    ret->refs++;
    virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
    return ret;

 error:
    if (ret != NULL) {
        VIR_FREE(ret->name);
        VIR_FREE(ret);
    }
    return NULL;
}
Beispiel #11
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/**
 * virDomainQemuAttach:
 * @conn: pointer to a hypervisor connection
 * @pid_value: the UNIX process ID of the external QEMU process
 * @flags: optional flags, currently unused
 *
 * This API is QEMU specific, so it will only work with hypervisor
 * connections to the QEMU driver.
 *
 * This API will attach to an externally launched QEMU process
 * identified by @pid. There are several requirements to successfully
 * attach to an external QEMU process:
 *
 *   - It must have been started with a monitor socket using the UNIX
 *     domain socket protocol.
 *   - No device hotplug/unplug, or other configuration changes can
 *     have been made via the monitor since it started.
 *   - The '-name' and '-uuid' arguments should have been set (not
 *     mandatory, but strongly recommended)
 *
 * To date, the only platforms we know of where pid_t is larger than
 * unsigned int (64-bit Windows) also lack UNIX sockets, so the choice
 * of @pid_value as an unsigned int should not present any difficulties.
 *
 * If successful, then the guest will appear in the list of running
 * domains for this connection, and other APIs should operate
 * normally (provided the above requirements were honored).
 *
 * Returns a new domain object on success, NULL otherwise
 */
virDomainPtr
virDomainQemuAttach(virConnectPtr conn,
                    unsigned int pid_value,
                    unsigned int flags)
{
    pid_t pid = pid_value;
    VIR_DEBUG("conn=%p, pid=%u, flags=%x", conn, pid_value, flags);

    virResetLastError();

    if (!VIR_IS_CONNECT(conn)) {
        virLibConnError(NULL, VIR_ERR_INVALID_CONN, __FUNCTION__);
        virDispatchError(NULL);
        return NULL;
    }

    virCheckPositiveArgGoto(pid_value, error);
    if (pid != pid_value) {
        virReportInvalidArg(pid_value,
                            _("pid_value in %s is too large"),
                            __FUNCTION__);
        goto error;
    }

    if (conn->flags & VIR_CONNECT_RO) {
        virLibDomainError(domain, VIR_ERR_OPERATION_DENIED, __FUNCTION__);
        goto error;
    }

    if (conn->driver->qemuDomainAttach) {
        virDomainPtr ret;
        ret = conn->driver->qemuDomainAttach(conn, pid_value, flags);
        if (!ret)
            goto error;
        return ret;
    }

    virLibConnError(conn, VIR_ERR_NO_SUPPORT, __FUNCTION__);

error:
    virDispatchError(conn);
    return NULL;
}
Beispiel #12
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/**
 * virUnrefConnect:
 * @conn: the hypervisor connection to unreference
 *
 * Unreference the connection. If the use count drops to zero, the structure is
 * actually freed.
 *
 * Returns the reference count or -1 in case of failure.
 */
int
virUnrefConnect(virConnectPtr conn) {
    int refs;

    if ((!VIR_IS_CONNECT(conn))) {
        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_CONN, _("no connection"));
        return -1;
    }
    virMutexLock(&conn->lock);
    VIR_DEBUG("unref connection %p %d", conn, conn->refs);
    conn->refs--;
    refs = conn->refs;
    if (refs == 0) {
        virReleaseConnect(conn);
        /* Already unlocked mutex */
        return 0;
    }
    virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
    return refs;
}
Beispiel #13
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/**
 * virGetNodeDevice:
 * @conn: the hypervisor connection
 * @name: device name (unique on node)
 *
 * Lookup if the device is already registered for that connection,
 * if yes return a new pointer to it, if no allocate a new structure,
 * and register it in the table. In any case a corresponding call to
 * virUnrefNodeDevice() is needed to not leak data.
 *
 * Returns a pointer to the node device, or NULL in case of failure
 */
virNodeDevicePtr
virGetNodeDevice(virConnectPtr conn, const char *name)
{
    virNodeDevicePtr ret = NULL;

    if (!VIR_IS_CONNECT(conn)) {
        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, _("no connection"));
        return NULL;
    }
    if (name == NULL) {
        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, _("missing name"));
        return NULL;
    }
    virMutexLock(&conn->lock);

    if (VIR_ALLOC(ret) < 0) {
        virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
        virReportOOMError();
        goto error;
    }
    ret->magic = VIR_NODE_DEVICE_MAGIC;
    ret->conn = conn;
    ret->name = strdup(name);
    if (ret->name == NULL) {
        virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
        virReportOOMError();
        goto error;
    }

    conn->refs++;
    ret->refs++;
    virMutexUnlock(&conn->lock);
    return(ret);

error:
    if (ret != NULL) {
        VIR_FREE(ret->name);
        VIR_FREE(ret);
    }
    return(NULL);
}
Beispiel #14
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/**
 * virGetStorageVol:
 * @conn: the hypervisor connection
 * @pool: pool owning the volume
 * @name: pointer to the storage vol name
 * @key: pointer to unique key of the volume
 * @privateData: pointer to driver specific private data
 * @freeFunc: private data cleanup function pointer specfic to driver
 *
 * Lookup if the storage vol is already registered for that connection,
 * if yes return a new pointer to it, if no allocate a new structure,
 * and register it in the table. In any case a corresponding call to
 * virObjectUnref() is needed to not leak data.
 *
 * Returns a pointer to the storage vol, or NULL in case of failure
 */
virStorageVolPtr
virGetStorageVol(virConnectPtr conn, const char *pool, const char *name,
                 const char *key, void *privateData, virFreeCallback freeFunc)
{
    virStorageVolPtr ret = NULL;

    if (virDataTypesInitialize() < 0)
        return NULL;

    if (!VIR_IS_CONNECT(conn)) {
        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_CONN, "%s", _("no connection"));
        return NULL;
    }
    virCheckNonNullArgReturn(pool, NULL);
    virCheckNonNullArgReturn(name, NULL);
    virCheckNonNullArgReturn(key, NULL);

    if (!(ret = virObjectNew(virStorageVolClass)))
        return NULL;

    if (VIR_STRDUP(ret->pool, pool) < 0 ||
        VIR_STRDUP(ret->name, name) < 0 ||
        VIR_STRDUP(ret->key, key) < 0)
        goto error;

    ret->conn = virObjectRef(conn);

    /* set driver specific data */
    ret->privateData = privateData;
    ret->privateDataFreeFunc = freeFunc;

    return ret;

error:
    virObjectUnref(ret);
    return NULL;
}
Beispiel #15
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/**
 * virGetStoragePool:
 * @conn: the hypervisor connection
 * @name: pointer to the storage pool name
 * @uuid: pointer to the uuid
 * @privateData: pointer to driver specific private data
 * @freeFunc: private data cleanup function pointer specfic to driver
 *
 * Lookup if the storage pool is already registered for that connection,
 * if yes return a new pointer to it, if no allocate a new structure,
 * and register it in the table. In any case a corresponding call to
 * virObjectUnref() is needed to not leak data.
 *
 * Returns a pointer to the storage pool, or NULL in case of failure
 */
virStoragePoolPtr
virGetStoragePool(virConnectPtr conn, const char *name,
                  const unsigned char *uuid,
                  void *privateData, virFreeCallback freeFunc)
{
    virStoragePoolPtr ret = NULL;

    if (virDataTypesInitialize() < 0)
        return NULL;

    if (!VIR_IS_CONNECT(conn)) {
        virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_CONN, "%s", _("no connection"));
        return NULL;
    }
    virCheckNonNullArgReturn(name, NULL);
    virCheckNonNullArgReturn(uuid, NULL);

    if (!(ret = virObjectNew(virStoragePoolClass)))
        return NULL;

    if (VIR_STRDUP(ret->name, name) < 0)
        goto error;

    ret->conn = virObjectRef(conn);
    memcpy(&(ret->uuid[0]), uuid, VIR_UUID_BUFLEN);

    /* set the driver specific data */
    ret->privateData = privateData;
    ret->privateDataFreeFunc = freeFunc;

    return ret;

error:
    virObjectUnref(ret);
    return NULL;
}