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add the virtual console input as a host event
[palacios.git] / palacios / src / palacios / vmm_vnet.c
index 13f57aa..e263735 100644 (file)
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * and the University of New Mexico.  You can find out more at 
  * http://www.v3vee.org
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2009, Lei Xia <lxia@northwestern.edu> 
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, Lei Xia <lxia@northwestern.edu> 
  * Copyright (c) 2009, Yuan Tang <ytang@northwestern.edu>  
  * Copyright (c) 2009, The V3VEE Project <http://www.v3vee.org> 
  * All rights reserved.
 #endif
 
 
+/* for UDP encapuslation */
+struct eth_header {
+    uchar_t dest[6];
+    uchar_t src[6];
+    uint16_t type;
+}__attribute__((packed));
+
+struct ip_header {
+    uint8_t version: 4;
+    uint8_t hdr_len: 4;
+    uchar_t tos;
+    uint16_t total_len;
+    uint16_t id;
+    uint8_t flags:     3;
+    uint16_t offset: 13;
+    uchar_t ttl;
+    uchar_t proto;
+    uint16_t cksum;
+    uint32_t src_addr;
+    uint32_t dst_addr;
+}__attribute__((packed));
+
+struct udp_header {
+    uint16_t src_port;
+    uint16_t dst_port;
+    uint16_t len;
+    uint16_t csum;//set to zero, disable the xsum
+}__attribute__((packed));
+
+struct udp_link_header {
+    struct eth_header eth_hdr;
+    struct ip_header ip_hdr;
+    struct udp_header udp_hdr;
+}__attribute__((packed));
+/* end with UDP encapuslation structures */
+
+
+
 
 struct eth_hdr {
     uint8_t dst_mac[6];
     uint8_t src_mac[6];
-    uint16_t type; // indicates layer 3 protocol type
+    uint16_t type; /* indicates layer 3 protocol type */
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
 
-
-
-
 struct vnet_dev {
-
+    int dev_id;
     uint8_t mac_addr[6];
     struct v3_vm_info * vm;
-    
-    int (*input)(struct v3_vm_info * vm, struct v3_vnet_pkt * pkt, void * private_data);
+    struct v3_vnet_dev_ops dev_ops;
     void * private_data;
+
+    int rx_disabled;
     
-    int dev_id;
     struct list_head node;
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
 
-#define BRIDGE_BUF_SIZE 512
-struct bridge_pkts_buf {
-    int start, end;
-    int num; 
-    v3_lock_t lock;
-    struct v3_vnet_pkt pkts[BRIDGE_BUF_SIZE];
-    uint8_t datas[ETHERNET_PACKET_LEN*BRIDGE_BUF_SIZE];
-};
-
 struct vnet_brg_dev {
     struct v3_vm_info * vm;
-    
-    int (*input)(struct v3_vm_info * vm, struct v3_vnet_pkt pkt[], uint16_t pkt_num, void * private_data);
-    void (*xcall_input)(void *data);
-    int (*polling_pkt)(struct v3_vm_info * vm,  void *private_data);
+    struct v3_vnet_bridge_ops brg_ops;
 
     int disabled;
-       
-    uint16_t max_delayed_pkts;
-    long max_latency; //in cycles
     void * private_data;
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
 
 
-
-
 struct vnet_route_info {
     struct v3_vnet_route route_def;
 
@@ -101,6 +119,14 @@ struct route_list {
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
 
+#define BUF_SIZE 4096
+struct pkts_buf {
+    int start, end;
+    int num; 
+    v3_lock_t lock;
+    struct v3_vnet_pkt pkts[BUF_SIZE];
+};
+
 
 static struct {
     struct list_head routes;
@@ -113,9 +139,10 @@ static struct {
 
     v3_lock_t lock;
 
-    struct hashtable * route_cache;
+    uint8_t sidecores; /* 0 -vnet not running on sidecore, > 0, number of extra cores that can be used by VNET */
+    uint64_t cores_map; /* bitmaps for which cores can be used by VNET for sidecore, maxium 64 */
 
-    struct bridge_pkts_buf in_buf;  //incoming packets buffer
+    struct hashtable * route_cache;
 } vnet_state;
 
 
@@ -144,10 +171,10 @@ static void print_route(struct vnet_route_info *route){
                        route->route_def.dst_id, 
                        route->route_def.dst_type);
     if (route->route_def.dst_type == LINK_INTERFACE) {
-       PrintDebug("dst_dev (%p), dst_dev_id (%d), dst_dev_input (%p), dst_dev_data (%p)\n",
+       PrintDebug("dst_dev (%p), dst_dev_id (%d), dst_dev_ops(%p), dst_dev_data (%p)\n",
                                        route->dst_dev,
                                        route->dst_dev->dev_id,
-                                       route->dst_dev->input,
+                                       (void *)&(route->dst_dev->dev_ops),
                                        route->dst_dev->private_data);
     }
 }
@@ -211,7 +238,7 @@ static int look_into_cache(const struct v3_vnet_pkt * pkt, struct route_list **
 
 static struct vnet_dev * find_dev_by_id(int idx) {
     struct vnet_dev * dev = NULL; 
-    
+
     list_for_each_entry(dev, &(vnet_state.devs), node) {
        int dev_id = dev->dev_id;
 
@@ -233,7 +260,7 @@ static struct vnet_dev * find_dev_by_mac(char mac[6]) {
     return NULL;
 }
 
-int get_device_id_by_mac(char mac[6]){
+int v3_vnet_id_by_mac(char mac[6]){
 
     struct vnet_dev *dev = find_dev_by_mac(mac);
 
@@ -265,8 +292,6 @@ int v3_vnet_add_route(struct v3_vnet_route route) {
 
     if (new_route->route_def.dst_type == LINK_INTERFACE) {
        new_route->dst_dev = find_dev_by_id(new_route->route_def.dst_id);
-       PrintDebug("Vnet: Add route, get device: dev_id %d, input : %p, private_data %p\n",
-                       new_route->dst_dev->dev_id, new_route->dst_dev->input, new_route->dst_dev->private_data);
     }
 
     if (new_route->route_def.src_type == LINK_INTERFACE) {
@@ -290,8 +315,9 @@ int v3_vnet_add_route(struct v3_vnet_route route) {
 
 
 
-// At the end allocate a route_list
-// This list will be inserted into the cache so we don't need to free it
+/* At the end allocate a route_list
+ * This list will be inserted into the cache so we don't need to free it
+ */
 static struct route_list * match_route(const struct v3_vnet_pkt * pkt) {
     struct vnet_route_info * route = NULL; 
     struct route_list * matches = NULL;
@@ -416,151 +442,63 @@ static struct route_list * match_route(const struct v3_vnet_pkt * pkt) {
     return matches;
 }
 
-#if 0
-static int flush_bridge_pkts(struct vnet_brg_dev *bridge){
-    unsigned long flags;
-    int num, start, send;
-    struct v3_vnet_bridge_input_args args;
-    int cpu_id = bridge->vm->cores[0].cpu_id;
-    int current_core = V3_Get_CPU();
-       
-    if (bridge == NULL) {
-       PrintDebug("VNET: No bridge to sent data to links\n");
-       return -1;
-    }
-
-    flags = v3_lock_irqsave(bridge->recv_buf.lock);
-               
-    num = bridge->recv_buf.num;
-    start = bridge->recv_buf.start;
-
-    bridge->recv_buf.num -= num;
-    bridge->recv_buf.start += num;
-    bridge->recv_buf.start %= BRIDGE_BUF_SIZE;
-       
-    v3_unlock_irqrestore(bridge->recv_buf.lock, flags);
-
-
-    if(bridge->disabled){
-       PrintDebug("VNET: In flush bridge pkts: Bridge is disabled\n");
-       return -1;
-    }
-
-    if(num <= 2 && num > 0){
-       PrintDebug("VNET: In flush bridge pkts: %d\n", num);
-    }
-
-    if(num > 0) {
-       PrintDebug("VNET: In flush bridge pkts to bridge, cur_cpu %d, brige_core: %d\n", current_core, cpu_id);
-       if (current_core == cpu_id){
-           if ((start + num) < BRIDGE_BUF_SIZE){
-               bridge->input(bridge->vm, &(bridge->recv_buf.pkts[start]), num, bridge->private_data);
-           }else {
-               bridge->input(bridge->vm, &(bridge->recv_buf.pkts[start]), (BRIDGE_BUF_SIZE - start), bridge->private_data);                            
-               send = num - (BRIDGE_BUF_SIZE - start);
-               bridge->input(bridge->vm, &(bridge->recv_buf.pkts[0]), send, bridge->private_data);
-           }   
-       }else {
-           args.vm = bridge->vm;
-           args.private_data = bridge->private_data;
-       
-           if ((start + num) < BRIDGE_BUF_SIZE){
-               args.pkt_num = num;
-               args.vnet_pkts = &(bridge->recv_buf.pkts[start]);
-               V3_Call_On_CPU(cpu_id, bridge->xcall_input, (void *)&args);
-           }else {
-               args.pkt_num = BRIDGE_BUF_SIZE - start;
-               args.vnet_pkts = &(bridge->recv_buf.pkts[start]);
-               V3_Call_On_CPU(cpu_id, bridge->xcall_input, (void *)&args);
-                               
-               send = num - (BRIDGE_BUF_SIZE - start);
-               args.pkt_num = send;
-               args.vnet_pkts = &(bridge->recv_buf.pkts[0]);                   
-               V3_Call_On_CPU(cpu_id, bridge->xcall_input, (void *)&args);
-           }
-       }
-       
-       PrintDebug("VNET: flush bridge pkts %d\n", num);
-    }
-                       
-    return 0;
-}
-#endif
-
 static int send_to_bridge(struct v3_vnet_pkt * pkt){
     struct vnet_brg_dev *bridge = vnet_state.bridge;
 
     if (bridge == NULL) {
-       PrintDebug("VNET: No bridge to sent data to links\n");
+       PrintError("VNET: No bridge to sent data to links\n");
        return -1;
     }
 
-    if(bridge->max_delayed_pkts <= 1){
-       if(bridge->disabled){
-           PrintDebug("VNET: Bridge diabled\n");
-           return -1;
-      }
-
-/*
-       //avoid the cross-core call here
-       int cpu_id = bridge->vm->cores[0].cpu_id;
-       struct v3_vnet_bridge_input_args args;
-
-       args.pkt_num = 1;
-       args.vm = bridge->vm;
-       args.vnet_pkts = pkt;
-       args.private_data = bridge->private_data;
-       
-       V3_Call_On_CPU(cpu_id, bridge->xcall_input, (void *)&args);
-*/
-       bridge->input(bridge->vm, pkt, 1, bridge->private_data);
+    return bridge->brg_ops.input(bridge->vm, pkt, bridge->private_data);
+}
 
-       PrintDebug("VNET: sent one packet to the bridge\n");
-       return 0;
-    }
 
-/*
+/* enable a vnet device, notify VNET it can send pkts to it */
+int v3_vnet_enable_device(int dev_id){
+    struct vnet_dev *dev = find_dev_by_id(dev_id);
     unsigned long flags;
-    int end, num=0;
-    struct v3_vnet_pkt *buf;
 
-    PrintDebug("VNET: send_to_bridge\n");
+    if(!dev)
+       return -1;
 
-    flags = v3_lock_irqsave(bridge->recv_buf.lock);
+    if(!dev->rx_disabled)
+       return 0;
 
-    if(bridge->disabled && bridge->recv_buf.num >= BRIDGE_BUF_SIZE){
-       PrintDebug("Bridge diabled and bridge receive buffer full\n");
-       v3_unlock_irqrestore(bridge->recv_buf.lock, flags);//maybe should move this after copy
-       num = bridge->recv_buf.num;
-       goto exit;
-    }
-           
-    end =      bridge->recv_buf.end;
-    buf = &(bridge->recv_buf.pkts[end]);
+    flags = v3_lock_irqsave(vnet_state.lock);
+    dev->rx_disabled = 0;
+    v3_unlock_irqrestore(vnet_state.lock, flags);
 
-    bridge->recv_buf.num ++;
-    bridge->recv_buf.end ++;
-    bridge->recv_buf.end %= BRIDGE_BUF_SIZE;
+    /* TODO: Wake up all other guests who are trying to send pkts */
+    dev = NULL;
+    list_for_each_entry(dev, &(vnet_state.devs), node) {
+       if (dev->dev_id != dev_id)
+           dev->dev_ops.start_tx(dev->private_data);
+    }
 
-    num = bridge->recv_buf.num;
+    return 0;
+}
 
-    v3_unlock_irqrestore(bridge->recv_buf.lock, flags);//maybe should move this after copy
+/* Notify VNET to stop sending pkts to it */
+int v3_vnet_disable_device(int dev_id){
+    struct vnet_dev *dev = find_dev_by_id(dev_id);
+    unsigned long flags;
 
+    if(!dev)
+       return -1;
 
-    buf->size = pkt->size;
-    buf->dst_id = pkt->dst_id;
-    buf->src_id = pkt->src_id;
-    buf->src_type = pkt->src_type;
-    buf->dst_type = pkt->dst_type;
-    memcpy(buf->header, pkt->header, ETHERNET_HEADER_LEN);
-    memcpy(buf->data, pkt->data, pkt->size);
+    flags = v3_lock_irqsave(vnet_state.lock);
+    dev->rx_disabled = 1;
+    v3_unlock_irqrestore(vnet_state.lock, flags);
 
-exit:  
 
-    if (num >= bridge->max_delayed_pkts){
-       flush_bridge_pkts(bridge);
+    /* TODO: Notify all other guests to stop send pkts */
+    dev = NULL;
+    list_for_each_entry(dev, &(vnet_state.devs), node) {
+       if (dev->dev_id != dev_id)
+           dev->dev_ops.stop_tx(dev->private_data);
     }
-*/
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -587,7 +525,7 @@ int v3_vnet_send_pkt(struct v3_vnet_pkt * pkt, void * private_data) {
     look_into_cache(pkt, &matched_routes);
        
     if (matched_routes == NULL) {  
-       PrintDebug("Vnet: send pkt Looking into routing table\n");
+       PrintError("Vnet: send pkt Looking into routing table\n");
        
        matched_routes = match_route(pkt);
        
@@ -596,7 +534,7 @@ int v3_vnet_send_pkt(struct v3_vnet_pkt * pkt, void * private_data) {
        } else {
            PrintDebug("Could not find route for packet... discards packet\n");
            v3_unlock_irqrestore(vnet_state.lock, flags);
-           return -1;
+           return 0; /* do we return -1 here?*/
        }
     }
 
@@ -614,97 +552,26 @@ int v3_vnet_send_pkt(struct v3_vnet_pkt * pkt, void * private_data) {
             if (send_to_bridge(pkt) == -1) {
                 PrintDebug("VNET: Packet not sent properly to bridge\n");
                 continue;
-            }
-            
+            }         
         } else if (route->route_def.dst_type == LINK_INTERFACE) {
-            if (route->dst_dev->input(route->dst_dev->vm, pkt, route->dst_dev->private_data) == -1) {
-                PrintDebug("VNET: Packet not sent properly\n");
-                continue;
+            if (!route->dst_dev->rx_disabled){ 
+                 if(route->dst_dev->dev_ops.input(route->dst_dev->vm, pkt, route->dst_dev->private_data) == -1) {
+                       PrintDebug("VNET: Packet not sent properly\n");
+                       continue;
+                 }
             }
         } else {
-            PrintDebug("Vnet: Wrong Edge type\n");
-            continue;
+            PrintError("VNET: Wrong Edge type\n");
         }
 
-        PrintDebug("Vnet: v3_vnet_send_pkt: Forward packet according to Route %d\n", i);
+        PrintDebug("VNET: Forward one packet according to Route %d\n", i);
     }
     
     return 0;
 }
 
-void v3_vnet_send_pkt_xcall(void * data){
-    struct v3_vnet_pkt * pkt = (struct v3_vnet_pkt *)data;
-    v3_vnet_send_pkt(pkt, NULL);
-}
-
-
-void v3_vnet_polling()
-{
-    unsigned long flags;
-    int num, start;
-    struct v3_vnet_pkt *buf;
-
-    PrintDebug("In vnet pollling: cpu %d\n", V3_Get_CPU());
-
-    flags = v3_lock_irqsave(vnet_state.in_buf.lock);
-               
-    num = vnet_state.in_buf.num;
-    start = vnet_state.in_buf.start;
-
-    PrintDebug("VNET: polling pkts %d\n", num);
-
-    while(num > 0) {
-       buf = &(vnet_state.in_buf.pkts[vnet_state.in_buf.start]);
-
-       v3_vnet_send_pkt(buf, NULL);
-
-       vnet_state.in_buf.num --;
-       vnet_state.in_buf.start ++;
-       vnet_state.in_buf.start %= BRIDGE_BUF_SIZE;
-       num --;
-    }
-
-    v3_unlock_irqrestore(vnet_state.in_buf.lock, flags);
-
-    return;
-}
-
-
-int v3_vnet_rx(uchar_t *buf, uint16_t size, uint16_t src_id, uint8_t src_type){
-    unsigned long flags;
-    int end;
-    struct v3_vnet_pkt *pkt;
-   
-    flags = v3_lock_irqsave(vnet_state.in_buf.lock);
-           
-    end = vnet_state.in_buf.end;
-    pkt = &(vnet_state.in_buf.pkts[end]);
-
-    if(vnet_state.in_buf.num > BRIDGE_BUF_SIZE){
-       PrintDebug("VNET: bridge rx: buffer full\n");
-       goto exit;
-    }
-
-    vnet_state.in_buf.num ++;
-    vnet_state.in_buf.end ++;
-    vnet_state.in_buf.end %= BRIDGE_BUF_SIZE;
-
-    pkt->size = size;
-    pkt->src_id = src_id;
-    pkt->src_type = src_type;
-    memcpy(pkt->header, buf, ETHERNET_HEADER_LEN);
-    memcpy(pkt->data, buf, size);
-
-exit:
-       
-    v3_unlock_irqrestore(vnet_state.in_buf.lock, flags);
-
-    return 0;
-}
-       
-
 int v3_vnet_add_dev(struct v3_vm_info *vm, uint8_t mac[6], 
-                   int (*netif_input)(struct v3_vm_info * vm, struct v3_vnet_pkt * pkt, void * private_data), 
+                   struct v3_vnet_dev_ops *ops,
                    void * priv_data){
     struct vnet_dev * new_dev = NULL;
     unsigned long flags;
@@ -717,7 +584,8 @@ int v3_vnet_add_dev(struct v3_vm_info *vm, uint8_t mac[6],
     }
    
     memcpy(new_dev->mac_addr, mac, 6);
-    new_dev->input = netif_input;
+    new_dev->dev_ops.input = ops->input;
+    new_dev->dev_ops.poll = ops->poll;
     new_dev->private_data = priv_data;
     new_dev->vm = vm;
     new_dev->dev_id = 0;       
@@ -731,45 +599,49 @@ int v3_vnet_add_dev(struct v3_vm_info *vm, uint8_t mac[6],
 
     v3_unlock_irqrestore(vnet_state.lock, flags);
 
-    // if the device was found previosly the id should still be 0
+    /* if the device was found previosly the id should still be 0 */
     if (new_dev->dev_id == 0) {
        PrintError("Device Alrady exists\n");
        return -1;
     }
 
-    PrintDebug("Vnet: Add Device: dev_id %d, input : %p, private_data %p\n",
-                       new_dev->dev_id, new_dev->input, new_dev->private_data);
+    PrintDebug("Vnet: Add Device: dev_id %d\n", new_dev->dev_id);
 
     return new_dev->dev_id;
 }
 
 
-void  v3_vnet_heartbeat(struct guest_info *core){
-    //static long last_time, cur_time;
-
-    if(vnet_state.bridge == NULL)
-       return;
-/*     
-    if(vnet_state.bridge->max_delayed_pkts > 1){
-       if(V3_Get_CPU() != vnet_state.bridge->vm->cores[0].cpu_id){
-           rdtscll(cur_time);
-       }
+/* TODO: Still need to figure out how to handle this multicore part --Lei
+  */
+void  v3_vnet_poll(struct v3_vm_info *vm){
+    struct vnet_dev * dev = NULL; 
 
-       if ((cur_time - last_time) >= vnet_state.bridge->max_latency) {
-           last_time = cur_time;
-           flush_bridge_pkts(vnet_state.bridge);
-       }
+    switch (vnet_state.sidecores) {
+       case 0:
+               list_for_each_entry(dev, &(vnet_state.devs), node) {
+                   if(dev->vm == vm){
+                       dev->dev_ops.poll(vm, dev->private_data);
+                   }
+              }
+               break;
+       case 1:
+               break;
+       case 2:
+           list_for_each_entry(dev, &(vnet_state.devs), node) {
+               int cpu_id = vm->cores[0].cpu_id + 2; /* temporary here, should use vnet_state.cores_map */
+                struct v3_vnet_dev_xcall_args dev_args; /* could cause problem here -LX */
+                dev_args.vm = vm;
+               dev_args.private_data = dev->private_data;
+               V3_Call_On_CPU(cpu_id, dev->dev_ops.poll_xcall, (void *)&dev_args);
+           }
+           break;
+       default:
+           break;
     }
-*/
-    vnet_state.bridge->polling_pkt(vnet_state.bridge->vm, vnet_state.bridge->private_data);
 }
 
 int v3_vnet_add_bridge(struct v3_vm_info * vm,
-                      int (*input)(struct v3_vm_info * vm, struct v3_vnet_pkt pkt[], uint16_t pkt_num, void * private_data),
-                      void (*xcall_input)(void *data),
-                      int (*poll_pkt)(struct v3_vm_info * vm, void * private_data),
-                      uint16_t max_delayed_pkts,
-                      long max_latency,
+                      struct v3_vnet_bridge_ops *ops,
                       void * priv_data) {
     unsigned long flags;
     int bridge_free = 0;
@@ -798,31 +670,13 @@ int v3_vnet_add_bridge(struct v3_vm_info * vm,
     }
     
     tmp_bridge->vm = vm;
-    tmp_bridge->input = input;
-    tmp_bridge->xcall_input = xcall_input;
-    tmp_bridge->polling_pkt = poll_pkt;
+    tmp_bridge->brg_ops.input = ops->input;
+    tmp_bridge->brg_ops.xcall_input = ops->xcall_input;
+    tmp_bridge->brg_ops.polling_pkt = ops->polling_pkt;
     tmp_bridge->private_data = priv_data;
     tmp_bridge->disabled = 0;
-
-/*
-    //initial receving buffer
-    tmp_bridge->recv_buf.start = 0;
-    tmp_bridge->recv_buf.end = 0;
-    tmp_bridge->recv_buf.num = 0;
-    if(v3_lock_init(&(tmp_bridge->recv_buf.lock)) == -1){
-       PrintError("VNET: add bridge, error to initiate recv buf lock\n");
-    }
-    int i;
-    for(i = 0; i<BRIDGE_BUF_SIZE; i++){
-       tmp_bridge->recv_buf.pkts[i].data = &(tmp_bridge->recv_buf.datas[i*ETHERNET_PACKET_LEN]);
-    }
-
-*/
-    
-    tmp_bridge->max_delayed_pkts = (max_delayed_pkts<BRIDGE_BUF_SIZE)?max_delayed_pkts : BRIDGE_BUF_SIZE;
-    tmp_bridge->max_latency = max_latency;
        
-    // make this atomic to avoid possible race conditions
+    /* make this atomic to avoid possible race conditions */
     flags = v3_lock_irqsave(vnet_state.lock);
     vnet_state.bridge = tmp_bridge;
     v3_unlock_irqrestore(vnet_state.lock, flags);
@@ -831,6 +685,7 @@ int v3_vnet_add_bridge(struct v3_vm_info * vm,
 }
 
 
+#if 0
 int v3_vnet_disable_bridge() {
     unsigned long flags; 
     
@@ -859,12 +714,9 @@ int v3_vnet_enable_bridge() {
 
     return 0;
 }
+#endif
 
-
-
-int V3_init_vnet() {
-    int i;
-
+int v3_init_vnet() {
     memset(&vnet_state, 0, sizeof(vnet_state));
        
     INIT_LIST_HEAD(&(vnet_state.routes));
@@ -878,20 +730,7 @@ int V3_init_vnet() {
     if (v3_lock_init(&(vnet_state.lock)) == -1){
         PrintError("VNET: Failure to init lock for routes table\n");
     }
-
     PrintDebug("VNET: Locks initiated\n");
-    
-    //initial incoming pkt buffer
-    vnet_state.in_buf.start = 0;
-    vnet_state.in_buf.end = 0;
-    vnet_state.in_buf.num = 0;
-    if(v3_lock_init(&(vnet_state.in_buf.lock)) == -1){
-       PrintError("VNET: add bridge, error to initiate send buf lock\n");
-    }
-    for(i = 0; i<BRIDGE_BUF_SIZE; i++){
-       vnet_state.in_buf.pkts[i].data = &(vnet_state.in_buf.datas[i*ETHERNET_PACKET_LEN]);
-    }
-    PrintDebug("VNET: Receiving buffer initiated\n");
 
     vnet_state.route_cache = v3_create_htable(0, &hash_fn, &hash_eq);
 
@@ -900,6 +739,9 @@ int V3_init_vnet() {
         return -1;
     }
 
+    vnet_state.sidecores = 0;
+    vnet_state.cores_map = 0;
+
     PrintDebug("VNET: initiated\n");
 
     return 0;