From e3fdf39cda3af8f9f98aea7e6ae3992e90919713 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Lars=20Sj=C3=B6strom?= <lars@radicore.se>
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2025 11:09:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] feat(hostd): varlink interfaced host controller to manage
 machine configuration and boot mgmt

---
 Cargo.lock                            | 260 ++++++++++++++++++-----
 Cargo.toml                            |   1 +
 hostd/.gitignore                      |   1 +
 hostd/Cargo.toml                      |  15 ++
 hostd/build.rs                        |   6 +
 hostd/src/io.patagia.hostd.varlink    |  26 +++
 hostd/src/io.systemd.hostname.varlink |  32 +++
 hostd/src/io_patagia_hostd.rs         | 263 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 hostd/src/io_systemd_hostname.rs      | 295 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 hostd/src/main.rs                     |  71 +++++++
 10 files changed, 919 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 hostd/.gitignore
 create mode 100644 hostd/Cargo.toml
 create mode 100644 hostd/build.rs
 create mode 100644 hostd/src/io.patagia.hostd.varlink
 create mode 100644 hostd/src/io.systemd.hostname.varlink
 create mode 100644 hostd/src/io_patagia_hostd.rs
 create mode 100644 hostd/src/io_systemd_hostname.rs
 create mode 100644 hostd/src/main.rs

diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e2d7e26..709f80b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ansi_term"
+version = "0.12.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d52a9bb7ec0cf484c551830a7ce27bd20d67eac647e1befb56b0be4ee39a55d2"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "anstream"
 version = "0.6.18"
@@ -122,7 +131,7 @@ checksum = "c7c24de15d275a1ecfd47a380fb4d5ec9bfe0933f309ed5e705b775596a3574d"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -133,7 +142,7 @@ checksum = "3f934833b4b7233644e5848f235df3f57ed8c80f1528a26c3dfa13d2147fa056"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -211,7 +220,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8d82cb332cdfaed17ae235a638438ac4d4839913cc2af585c3c6746e8f8bee1a"
 dependencies = [
  "addr2line",
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "libc",
  "miniz_oxide",
  "object",
@@ -287,6 +296,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "shlex",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cfg-if"
+version = "0.1.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4785bdd1c96b2a846b2bd7cc02e86b6b3dbf14e7e53446c4f54c92a361040822"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
 version = "1.0.0"
@@ -299,6 +314,12 @@ version = "0.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "613afe47fcd5fac7ccf1db93babcb082c5994d996f20b8b159f2ad1658eb5724"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "chainerror"
+version = "0.7.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0ce1bb7fb0c258a6600d699950da347a7a9dad66c3ce815769b5f11cf8fce78e"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "chrono"
 version = "0.4.39"
@@ -344,7 +365,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "heck",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -430,7 +451,7 @@ version = "1.4.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a97769d94ddab943e4510d138150169a2758b5ef3eb191a9ee688de3e23ef7b3"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -511,7 +532,7 @@ version = "2.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b98cf8ebf19c3d1b223e151f99a4f9f0690dca41414773390fc824184ac833e1"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "dirs-sys-next",
 ]
 
@@ -534,7 +555,7 @@ checksum = "97369cbbc041bc366949bc74d34658d6cda5621039731c6310521892a3a20ae0"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -605,7 +626,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "semver",
  "serde",
  "serde_tokenstream",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -629,7 +650,7 @@ version = "0.8.35"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "75030f3c4f45dafd7586dd6780965a8c7e8e285a5ecb86713e63a79c5b2766f3"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -654,7 +675,7 @@ version = "0.8.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "136d1b5283a1ab77bd9257427ffd09d8667ced0570b6f938942bc7568ed5b943"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "home",
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
@@ -800,7 +821,7 @@ checksum = "162ee34ebcb7c64a8abebc059ce0fee27c2262618d7b60ed8faf72fef13c3650"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -843,13 +864,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "version_check",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "getopts"
+version = "0.2.21"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "14dbbfd5c71d70241ecf9e6f13737f7b5ce823821063188d7e46c41d371eebd5"
+dependencies = [
+ "unicode-width",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "getrandom"
 version = "0.2.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c4567c8db10ae91089c99af84c68c38da3ec2f087c3f82960bcdbf3656b6f4d7"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "js-sys",
  "libc",
  "wasi",
@@ -958,6 +988,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hostd"
+version = "0.2.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_derive",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tokio",
+ "varlink",
+ "varlink_generator",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hostname"
 version = "0.3.1"
@@ -975,7 +1018,7 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f9c7c7c8ac16c798734b8a24560c1362120597c40d5e1459f09498f8f6c8f2ba"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "libc",
  "windows",
 ]
@@ -1251,7 +1294,7 @@ checksum = "1ec89e9337638ecdc08744df490b221a7399bf8d164eb52a665454e60e075ad6"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1467,7 +1510,7 @@ version = "0.10.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d89e7ee0cfbedfc4da3340218492196241d89eefb6dab27de5df917a6d2e78cf"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "digest",
 ]
 
@@ -1477,6 +1520,15 @@ version = "2.7.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "78ca9ab1a0babb1e7d5695e3530886289c18cf2f87ec19a575a0abdce112e3a3"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "memoffset"
+version = "0.9.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "488016bfae457b036d996092f6cb448677611ce4449e970ceaf42695203f218a"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "mime"
 version = "0.3.17"
@@ -1642,7 +1694,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6174bc48f102d208783c2c84bf931bb75927a617866870de8a4ea85597f871f5"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "foreign-types",
  "libc",
  "once_cell",
@@ -1658,7 +1710,7 @@ checksum = "a948666b637a0f465e8564c73e89d4dde00d72d4d473cc972f390fc3dcee7d9c"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1804,7 +1856,7 @@ version = "0.9.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1e401f977ab385c9e4e3ab30627d6f26d00e2c73eef317493c4ec6d468726cf8"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "libc",
  "redox_syscall",
  "smallvec",
@@ -1855,6 +1907,33 @@ dependencies = [
  "uuid",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "peg"
+version = "0.6.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9f76678828272f177ac33b7e2ac2e3e73cc6c1cd1e3e387928aa69562fa51367"
+dependencies = [
+ "peg-macros",
+ "peg-runtime",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "peg-macros"
+version = "0.6.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "636d60acf97633e48d266d7415a9355d4389cea327a193f87df395d88cd2b14d"
+dependencies = [
+ "peg-runtime",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "peg-runtime"
+version = "0.6.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9555b1514d2d99d78150d3c799d4c357a3e2c2a8062cd108e93a06d9057629c5"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pem-rfc7468"
 version = "0.7.0"
@@ -1887,7 +1966,7 @@ checksum = "d56a66c0c55993aa927429d0f8a0abfd74f084e4d9c192cffed01e418d83eefb"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1995,7 +2074,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "schemars",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
  "thiserror 2.0.11",
  "typify",
  "unicode-ident",
@@ -2016,7 +2095,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "serde_tokenstream",
  "serde_yaml",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2039,7 +2118,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itertools",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2265,7 +2344,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c17fa4cb658e3583423e915b9f3acc01cceaee1860e33d59ebae66adc3a2dc0d"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "getrandom",
  "libc",
  "spin",
@@ -2432,7 +2511,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "serde_derive_internals",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2503,7 +2582,7 @@ checksum = "5a9bf7cf98d04a2b28aead066b7496853d4779c9cc183c440dbac457641e19a0"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2514,7 +2593,7 @@ checksum = "18d26a20a969b9e3fdf2fc2d9f21eda6c40e2de84c9408bb5d3b05d499aae711"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2557,7 +2636,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "serde",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2591,7 +2670,7 @@ version = "0.10.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e3bf829a2d51ab4a5ddf1352d8470c140cadc8301b2ae1789db023f01cedd6ba"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "cpufeatures",
  "digest",
 ]
@@ -2602,7 +2681,7 @@ version = "0.10.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "793db75ad2bcafc3ffa7c68b215fee268f537982cd901d132f89c6343f3a3dc8"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "cpufeatures",
  "digest",
 ]
@@ -2804,7 +2883,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "quote",
  "sqlx-core",
  "sqlx-macros-core",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2827,7 +2906,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "sqlx-mysql",
  "sqlx-postgres",
  "sqlx-sqlite",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
  "tempfile",
  "tokio",
  "url",
@@ -2972,9 +3051,20 @@ checksum = "13c2bddecc57b384dee18652358fb23172facb8a2c51ccc10d74c157bdea3292"
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "2.0.96"
+version = "1.0.109"
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-checksum = "d5d0adab1ae378d7f53bdebc67a39f1f151407ef230f0ce2883572f5d8985c80"
+checksum = "72b64191b275b66ffe2469e8af2c1cfe3bafa67b529ead792a6d0160888b4237"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "unicode-ident",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "syn"
+version = "2.0.95"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "46f71c0377baf4ef1cc3e3402ded576dccc315800fbc62dfc7fe04b009773b4a"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -2998,7 +3088,7 @@ checksum = "c8af7666ab7b6390ab78131fb5b0fce11d6b7a6951602017c35fa82800708971"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3034,7 +3124,7 @@ version = "3.15.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9a8a559c81686f576e8cd0290cd2a24a2a9ad80c98b3478856500fcbd7acd704"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "fastrand",
  "getrandom",
  "once_cell",
@@ -3089,7 +3179,7 @@ checksum = "4fee6c4efc90059e10f81e6d42c60a18f76588c3d74cb83a0b242a2b6c7504c1"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3100,7 +3190,7 @@ checksum = "26afc1baea8a989337eeb52b6e72a039780ce45c3edfcc9c5b9d112feeb173c2"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3109,7 +3199,7 @@ version = "1.1.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8b9ef9bad013ada3808854ceac7b46812a6465ba368859a37e2100283d2d719c"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "once_cell",
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@@ -3197,7 +3287,7 @@ checksum = "6e06d43f1345a3bcd39f6a56dbb7dcab2ba47e68e8ac134855e7e2bdbaf8cab8"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3379,7 +3469,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "http",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
  "tracing",
 ]
 
@@ -3403,7 +3493,7 @@ checksum = "395ae124c09f9e6918a2310af6038fba074bcf474ac352496d5910dd59a2226d"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3507,7 +3597,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "semver",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
  "thiserror 2.0.11",
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
@@ -3525,10 +3615,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "serde_tokenstream",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
  "typify-impl",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "uds_windows"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "89daebc3e6fd160ac4aa9fc8b3bf71e1f74fbf92367ae71fb83a037e8bf164b9"
+dependencies = [
+ "memoffset",
+ "tempfile",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-bidi"
 version = "0.3.18"
@@ -3556,6 +3657,22 @@ version = "0.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e70f2a8b45122e719eb623c01822704c4e0907e7e426a05927e1a1cfff5b75d0"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "unicode-width"
+version = "0.1.14"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7dd6e30e90baa6f72411720665d41d89b9a3d039dc45b8faea1ddd07f617f6af"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "unix_socket"
+version = "0.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6aa2700417c405c38f5e6902d699345241c28c0b7ade4abaad71e35a87eb1564"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if 0.1.10",
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unsafe-libyaml"
 version = "0.2.11"
@@ -3613,6 +3730,47 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "830b7e5d4d90034032940e4ace0d9a9a057e7a45cd94e6c007832e39edb82f6d"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "varlink"
+version = "11.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "409e275987d74665c23610c0959c133360cafd761c1a6ddb1ca6d0685c8cef5d"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_derive",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tempfile",
+ "uds_windows",
+ "unix_socket",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "varlink_generator"
+version = "10.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2d8ff746c5b65d4bfb3a50f630b85cfb6a9d59f18720126e3ebd6bc98527fa51"
+dependencies = [
+ "chainerror",
+ "getopts",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 1.0.109",
+ "varlink_parser",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "varlink_parser"
+version = "4.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "35fb9f3c1e8ccb33cdb6c84a4477ef3f3884ce6f4b70514ef1fbf7686eae921e"
+dependencies = [
+ "ansi_term",
+ "chainerror",
+ "peg",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "vcpkg"
 version = "0.2.15"
@@ -3661,7 +3819,7 @@ version = "0.2.100"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1edc8929d7499fc4e8f0be2262a241556cfc54a0bea223790e71446f2aab1ef5"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "once_cell",
  "rustversion",
  "wasm-bindgen-macro",
@@ -3677,7 +3835,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
 
@@ -3687,7 +3845,7 @@ version = "0.4.50"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "555d470ec0bc3bb57890405e5d4322cc9ea83cebb085523ced7be4144dac1e61"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "js-sys",
  "once_cell",
  "wasm-bindgen",
@@ -3712,7 +3870,7 @@ checksum = "8ae87ea40c9f689fc23f209965b6fb8a99ad69aeeb0231408be24920604395de"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
  "wasm-bindgen-backend",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
@@ -4048,7 +4206,7 @@ checksum = "2380878cad4ac9aac1e2435f3eb4020e8374b5f13c296cb75b4620ff8e229154"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
  "synstructure",
 ]
 
@@ -4070,7 +4228,7 @@ checksum = "fa4f8080344d4671fb4e831a13ad1e68092748387dfc4f55e356242fae12ce3e"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4090,7 +4248,7 @@ checksum = "595eed982f7d355beb85837f651fa22e90b3c044842dc7f2c2842c086f295808"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
  "synstructure",
 ]
 
@@ -4119,7 +4277,7 @@ checksum = "6eafa6dfb17584ea3e2bd6e76e0cc15ad7af12b09abdd1ca55961bed9b1063c6"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d61baf6..b38030e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ members = [
   "agent",
   "controller",
   "instrumentation",
+  "hostd",
   "trace-request",
   "xtask",
 ]
diff --git a/hostd/.gitignore b/hostd/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea8c4bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hostd/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/target
diff --git a/hostd/Cargo.toml b/hostd/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc9c6c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hostd/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[package]
+name = "hostd"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow.workspace = true
+serde.workspace = true
+serde_derive = "1.0.217"
+serde_json = "1.0.135"
+tokio.workspace = true
+varlink = "11.0.1"
+
+[build-dependencies]
+varlink_generator = "10.1.0"
diff --git a/hostd/build.rs b/hostd/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bea0698
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hostd/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+extern crate varlink_generator;
+
+fn main() {
+    varlink_generator::cargo_build_tosource("src/io.systemd.hostname.varlink", true);
+    varlink_generator::cargo_build_tosource("src/io.patagia.hostd.varlink", true);
+}
diff --git a/hostd/src/io.patagia.hostd.varlink b/hostd/src/io.patagia.hostd.varlink
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea34a12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hostd/src/io.patagia.hostd.varlink
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+interface io.patagia.hostd
+
+type Label (
+  key: string,
+  value: string
+)
+
+type PatagiaAgentConfig (
+  url: ?string
+)
+
+type Machine(
+  machineId: string,
+  nodeLabels: ?[]Label,
+  patagiaAgent: ?PatagiaAgentConfig
+)
+
+method Describe() -> (
+  machine: Machine
+)
+
+method Apply(
+  machine: Machine
+) -> ()
+
+error InvalidMachineConfig()
diff --git a/hostd/src/io.systemd.hostname.varlink b/hostd/src/io.systemd.hostname.varlink
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be4cf01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hostd/src/io.systemd.hostname.varlink
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+interface io.systemd.Hostname
+
+method Describe() -> (
+	Hostname: string,
+	StaticHostname: ?string,
+	PrettyHostname: ?string,
+	DefaultHostname: ?string,
+	HostnameSource: string,
+	IconName: ?string,
+	Chassis: ?string,
+	Deployment: ?string,
+	Location: ?string,
+	KernelName: string,
+	KernelRelease: string,
+	KernelVersion: string,
+	OperatingSystemPrettyName: ?string,
+	OperatingSystemCPEName: ?string,
+	OperatingSystemHomeURL: ?string,
+	OperatingSystemSupportEnd: ?int,
+	OperatingSystemReleaseData: ?[]string,
+	MachineInformationData: ?[]string,
+	HardwareVendor: ?string,
+	HardwareModel: ?string,
+	HardwareSerial: ?string,
+	FirmwareVersion: ?string,
+	FirmwareVendor: ?string,
+	FirmwareDate: ?int,
+	MachineID: string,
+	BootID: string,
+	ProductUUID: ?string,
+	VSockCID: ?int
+)
diff --git a/hostd/src/io_patagia_hostd.rs b/hostd/src/io_patagia_hostd.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19d0df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hostd/src/io_patagia_hostd.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+#![doc = "This file was automatically generated by the varlink rust generator"]
+#![allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+#![allow(non_snake_case)]
+use serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::io::BufRead;
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+use varlink::{self, CallTrait};
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Debug)]
+#[allow(clippy::enum_variant_names)]
+pub enum ErrorKind {
+    Varlink_Error,
+    VarlinkReply_Error,
+    InvalidMachineConfig(Option<InvalidMachineConfig_Args>),
+}
+impl ::std::fmt::Display for ErrorKind {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::std::fmt::Formatter) -> ::std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            ErrorKind::Varlink_Error => write!(f, "Varlink Error"),
+            ErrorKind::VarlinkReply_Error => write!(f, "Varlink error reply"),
+            ErrorKind::InvalidMachineConfig(v) => {
+                write!(f, "io.patagia.hostd.InvalidMachineConfig: {:#?}", v)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+pub struct Error(
+    pub ErrorKind,
+    pub Option<Box<dyn std::error::Error + 'static + Send + Sync>>,
+    pub Option<&'static str>,
+);
+impl Error {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub fn kind(&self) -> &ErrorKind {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+impl From<ErrorKind> for Error {
+    fn from(e: ErrorKind) -> Self {
+        Error(e, None, None)
+    }
+}
+impl std::error::Error for Error {
+    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
+        self.1
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|e| e.as_ref() as &(dyn std::error::Error + 'static))
+    }
+}
+impl std::fmt::Display for Error {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        std::fmt::Display::fmt(&self.0, f)
+    }
+}
+impl std::fmt::Debug for Error {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        use std::error::Error as StdError;
+        if let Some(ref o) = self.2 {
+            std::fmt::Display::fmt(o, f)?;
+        }
+        std::fmt::Debug::fmt(&self.0, f)?;
+        if let Some(e) = self.source() {
+            std::fmt::Display::fmt("\nCaused by:\n", f)?;
+            std::fmt::Debug::fmt(&e, f)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
+impl From<varlink::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(e: varlink::Error) -> Self {
+        match e.kind() {
+            varlink::ErrorKind::VarlinkErrorReply(r) => Error(
+                ErrorKind::from(r),
+                Some(Box::from(e)),
+                Some(concat!(file!(), ":", line!(), ": ")),
+            ),
+            _ => Error(
+                ErrorKind::Varlink_Error,
+                Some(Box::from(e)),
+                Some(concat!(file!(), ":", line!(), ": ")),
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+}
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+impl Error {
+    pub fn source_varlink_kind(&self) -> Option<&varlink::ErrorKind> {
+        use std::error::Error as StdError;
+        let mut s: &dyn StdError = self;
+        while let Some(c) = s.source() {
+            let k = self
+                .source()
+                .and_then(|e| e.downcast_ref::<varlink::Error>())
+                .map(|e| e.kind());
+            if k.is_some() {
+                return k;
+            }
+            s = c;
+        }
+        None
+    }
+}
+impl From<&varlink::Reply> for ErrorKind {
+    #[allow(unused_variables)]
+    fn from(e: &varlink::Reply) -> Self {
+        match e {
+            varlink::Reply {
+                error: Some(ref t), ..
+            } if t == "io.patagia.hostd.InvalidMachineConfig" => match e {
+                varlink::Reply {
+                    parameters: Some(p),
+                    ..
+                } => match serde_json::from_value(p.clone()) {
+                    Ok(v) => ErrorKind::InvalidMachineConfig(v),
+                    Err(_) => ErrorKind::InvalidMachineConfig(None),
+                },
+                _ => ErrorKind::InvalidMachineConfig(None),
+            },
+            _ => ErrorKind::VarlinkReply_Error,
+        }
+    }
+}
+pub trait VarlinkCallError: varlink::CallTrait {
+    fn reply_invalid_machine_config(&mut self) -> varlink::Result<()> {
+        self.reply_struct(varlink::Reply::error(
+            "io.patagia.hostd.InvalidMachineConfig",
+            None,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+impl<'a> VarlinkCallError for varlink::Call<'a> {}
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct r#Label {
+    pub r#key: String,
+    pub r#value: String,
+}
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct r#Machine {
+    pub r#machineId: String,
+    pub r#nodeLabels: Option<Vec<Label>>,
+    pub r#patagiaAgent: Option<PatagiaAgentConfig>,
+}
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct r#PatagiaAgentConfig {
+    pub r#url: Option<String>,
+}
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct InvalidMachineConfig_Args {}
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct Apply_Reply {}
+impl varlink::VarlinkReply for Apply_Reply {}
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct Apply_Args {
+    pub r#machine: Machine,
+}
+pub trait Call_Apply: VarlinkCallError {
+    fn reply(&mut self) -> varlink::Result<()> {
+        self.reply_struct(varlink::Reply::parameters(None))
+    }
+}
+impl<'a> Call_Apply for varlink::Call<'a> {}
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct Describe_Reply {
+    pub r#machine: Machine,
+}
+impl varlink::VarlinkReply for Describe_Reply {}
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct Describe_Args {}
+pub trait Call_Describe: VarlinkCallError {
+    fn reply(&mut self, r#machine: Machine) -> varlink::Result<()> {
+        self.reply_struct(Describe_Reply { r#machine }.into())
+    }
+}
+impl<'a> Call_Describe for varlink::Call<'a> {}
+pub trait VarlinkInterface {
+    fn apply(&self, call: &mut dyn Call_Apply, r#machine: Machine) -> varlink::Result<()>;
+    fn describe(&self, call: &mut dyn Call_Describe) -> varlink::Result<()>;
+    fn call_upgraded(
+        &self,
+        _call: &mut varlink::Call,
+        _bufreader: &mut dyn BufRead,
+    ) -> varlink::Result<Vec<u8>> {
+        Ok(Vec::new())
+    }
+}
+pub trait VarlinkClientInterface {
+    fn apply(&mut self, r#machine: Machine) -> varlink::MethodCall<Apply_Args, Apply_Reply, Error>;
+    fn describe(&mut self) -> varlink::MethodCall<Describe_Args, Describe_Reply, Error>;
+}
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub struct VarlinkClient {
+    connection: Arc<RwLock<varlink::Connection>>,
+}
+impl VarlinkClient {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub fn new(connection: Arc<RwLock<varlink::Connection>>) -> Self {
+        VarlinkClient { connection }
+    }
+}
+impl VarlinkClientInterface for VarlinkClient {
+    fn apply(&mut self, r#machine: Machine) -> varlink::MethodCall<Apply_Args, Apply_Reply, Error> {
+        varlink::MethodCall::<Apply_Args, Apply_Reply, Error>::new(
+            self.connection.clone(),
+            "io.patagia.hostd.Apply",
+            Apply_Args { r#machine },
+        )
+    }
+    fn describe(&mut self) -> varlink::MethodCall<Describe_Args, Describe_Reply, Error> {
+        varlink::MethodCall::<Describe_Args, Describe_Reply, Error>::new(
+            self.connection.clone(),
+            "io.patagia.hostd.Describe",
+            Describe_Args {},
+        )
+    }
+}
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub struct VarlinkInterfaceProxy {
+    inner: Box<dyn VarlinkInterface + Send + Sync>,
+}
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub fn new(inner: Box<dyn VarlinkInterface + Send + Sync>) -> VarlinkInterfaceProxy {
+    VarlinkInterfaceProxy { inner }
+}
+impl varlink::Interface for VarlinkInterfaceProxy {
+    fn get_description(&self) -> &'static str {
+        "interface io.patagia.hostd\n\ntype Label (\n  key: string,\n  value: string\n)\n\ntype PatagiaAgentConfig (\n  url: ?string\n)\n\ntype Machine(\n  machineId: string,\n  nodeLabels: ?[]Label,\n  patagiaAgent: ?PatagiaAgentConfig\n)\n\nmethod Describe() -> (\n  machine: Machine\n)\n\nmethod Apply(\n  machine: Machine\n) -> ()\n\nerror InvalidMachineConfig()\n"
+    }
+    fn get_name(&self) -> &'static str {
+        "io.patagia.hostd"
+    }
+    fn call_upgraded(
+        &self,
+        call: &mut varlink::Call,
+        bufreader: &mut dyn BufRead,
+    ) -> varlink::Result<Vec<u8>> {
+        self.inner.call_upgraded(call, bufreader)
+    }
+    fn call(&self, call: &mut varlink::Call) -> varlink::Result<()> {
+        let req = call.request.unwrap();
+        match req.method.as_ref() {
+            "io.patagia.hostd.Apply" => {
+                if let Some(args) = req.parameters.clone() {
+                    let args: Apply_Args = match serde_json::from_value(args) {
+                        Ok(v) => v,
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            let es = format!("{}", e);
+                            let _ = call.reply_invalid_parameter(es.clone());
+                            return Err(varlink::context!(varlink::ErrorKind::SerdeJsonDe(es)));
+                        }
+                    };
+                    self.inner
+                        .apply(call as &mut dyn Call_Apply, args.r#machine)
+                } else {
+                    call.reply_invalid_parameter("parameters".into())
+                }
+            }
+            "io.patagia.hostd.Describe" => self.inner.describe(call as &mut dyn Call_Describe),
+            m => call.reply_method_not_found(String::from(m)),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hostd/src/io_systemd_hostname.rs b/hostd/src/io_systemd_hostname.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9fa185
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hostd/src/io_systemd_hostname.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,295 @@
+#![doc = "This file was automatically generated by the varlink rust generator"]
+#![allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+#![allow(non_snake_case)]
+use serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::io::BufRead;
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+use varlink::{self, CallTrait};
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Debug)]
+#[allow(clippy::enum_variant_names)]
+pub enum ErrorKind {
+    Varlink_Error,
+    VarlinkReply_Error,
+}
+impl ::std::fmt::Display for ErrorKind {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::std::fmt::Formatter) -> ::std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            ErrorKind::Varlink_Error => write!(f, "Varlink Error"),
+            ErrorKind::VarlinkReply_Error => write!(f, "Varlink error reply"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+pub struct Error(
+    pub ErrorKind,
+    pub Option<Box<dyn std::error::Error + 'static + Send + Sync>>,
+    pub Option<&'static str>,
+);
+impl Error {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub fn kind(&self) -> &ErrorKind {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+impl From<ErrorKind> for Error {
+    fn from(e: ErrorKind) -> Self {
+        Error(e, None, None)
+    }
+}
+impl std::error::Error for Error {
+    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
+        self.1
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|e| e.as_ref() as &(dyn std::error::Error + 'static))
+    }
+}
+impl std::fmt::Display for Error {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        std::fmt::Display::fmt(&self.0, f)
+    }
+}
+impl std::fmt::Debug for Error {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        use std::error::Error as StdError;
+        if let Some(ref o) = self.2 {
+            std::fmt::Display::fmt(o, f)?;
+        }
+        std::fmt::Debug::fmt(&self.0, f)?;
+        if let Some(e) = self.source() {
+            std::fmt::Display::fmt("\nCaused by:\n", f)?;
+            std::fmt::Debug::fmt(&e, f)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
+impl From<varlink::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(e: varlink::Error) -> Self {
+        match e.kind() {
+            varlink::ErrorKind::VarlinkErrorReply(r) => Error(
+                ErrorKind::from(r),
+                Some(Box::from(e)),
+                Some(concat!(file!(), ":", line!(), ": ")),
+            ),
+            _ => Error(
+                ErrorKind::Varlink_Error,
+                Some(Box::from(e)),
+                Some(concat!(file!(), ":", line!(), ": ")),
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+}
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+impl Error {
+    pub fn source_varlink_kind(&self) -> Option<&varlink::ErrorKind> {
+        use std::error::Error as StdError;
+        let mut s: &dyn StdError = self;
+        while let Some(c) = s.source() {
+            let k = self
+                .source()
+                .and_then(|e| e.downcast_ref::<varlink::Error>())
+                .map(|e| e.kind());
+            if k.is_some() {
+                return k;
+            }
+            s = c;
+        }
+        None
+    }
+}
+impl From<&varlink::Reply> for ErrorKind {
+    #[allow(unused_variables)]
+    fn from(e: &varlink::Reply) -> Self {
+        match e {
+            _ => ErrorKind::VarlinkReply_Error,
+        }
+    }
+}
+pub trait VarlinkCallError: varlink::CallTrait {}
+impl<'a> VarlinkCallError for varlink::Call<'a> {}
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct Describe_Reply {
+    pub r#Hostname: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#StaticHostname: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#PrettyHostname: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#DefaultHostname: Option<String>,
+    pub r#HostnameSource: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#IconName: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#Chassis: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#Deployment: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#Location: Option<String>,
+    pub r#KernelName: String,
+    pub r#KernelRelease: String,
+    pub r#KernelVersion: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#OperatingSystemPrettyName: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#OperatingSystemCPEName: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#OperatingSystemHomeURL: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#OperatingSystemSupportEnd: Option<i64>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#OperatingSystemReleaseData: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#MachineInformationData: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#HardwareVendor: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#HardwareModel: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#HardwareSerial: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#FirmwareVersion: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#FirmwareVendor: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#FirmwareDate: Option<i64>,
+    pub r#MachineID: String,
+    pub r#BootID: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#ProductUUID: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#VSockCID: Option<i64>,
+}
+impl varlink::VarlinkReply for Describe_Reply {}
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct Describe_Args {}
+pub trait Call_Describe: VarlinkCallError {
+    fn reply(
+        &mut self,
+        r#Hostname: String,
+        r#StaticHostname: Option<String>,
+        r#PrettyHostname: Option<String>,
+        r#DefaultHostname: Option<String>,
+        r#HostnameSource: String,
+        r#IconName: Option<String>,
+        r#Chassis: Option<String>,
+        r#Deployment: Option<String>,
+        r#Location: Option<String>,
+        r#KernelName: String,
+        r#KernelRelease: String,
+        r#KernelVersion: String,
+        r#OperatingSystemPrettyName: Option<String>,
+        r#OperatingSystemCPEName: Option<String>,
+        r#OperatingSystemHomeURL: Option<String>,
+        r#OperatingSystemSupportEnd: Option<i64>,
+        r#OperatingSystemReleaseData: Option<Vec<String>>,
+        r#MachineInformationData: Option<Vec<String>>,
+        r#HardwareVendor: Option<String>,
+        r#HardwareModel: Option<String>,
+        r#HardwareSerial: Option<String>,
+        r#FirmwareVersion: Option<String>,
+        r#FirmwareVendor: Option<String>,
+        r#FirmwareDate: Option<i64>,
+        r#MachineID: String,
+        r#BootID: String,
+        r#ProductUUID: Option<String>,
+        r#VSockCID: Option<i64>,
+    ) -> varlink::Result<()> {
+        self.reply_struct(
+            Describe_Reply {
+                r#Hostname,
+                r#StaticHostname,
+                r#PrettyHostname,
+                r#DefaultHostname,
+                r#HostnameSource,
+                r#IconName,
+                r#Chassis,
+                r#Deployment,
+                r#Location,
+                r#KernelName,
+                r#KernelRelease,
+                r#KernelVersion,
+                r#OperatingSystemPrettyName,
+                r#OperatingSystemCPEName,
+                r#OperatingSystemHomeURL,
+                r#OperatingSystemSupportEnd,
+                r#OperatingSystemReleaseData,
+                r#MachineInformationData,
+                r#HardwareVendor,
+                r#HardwareModel,
+                r#HardwareSerial,
+                r#FirmwareVersion,
+                r#FirmwareVendor,
+                r#FirmwareDate,
+                r#MachineID,
+                r#BootID,
+                r#ProductUUID,
+                r#VSockCID,
+            }
+            .into(),
+        )
+    }
+}
+impl<'a> Call_Describe for varlink::Call<'a> {}
+pub trait VarlinkInterface {
+    fn describe(&self, call: &mut dyn Call_Describe) -> varlink::Result<()>;
+    fn call_upgraded(
+        &self,
+        _call: &mut varlink::Call,
+        _bufreader: &mut dyn BufRead,
+    ) -> varlink::Result<Vec<u8>> {
+        Ok(Vec::new())
+    }
+}
+pub trait VarlinkClientInterface {
+    fn describe(&mut self) -> varlink::MethodCall<Describe_Args, Describe_Reply, Error>;
+}
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub struct VarlinkClient {
+    connection: Arc<RwLock<varlink::Connection>>,
+}
+impl VarlinkClient {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub fn new(connection: Arc<RwLock<varlink::Connection>>) -> Self {
+        VarlinkClient { connection }
+    }
+}
+impl VarlinkClientInterface for VarlinkClient {
+    fn describe(&mut self) -> varlink::MethodCall<Describe_Args, Describe_Reply, Error> {
+        varlink::MethodCall::<Describe_Args, Describe_Reply, Error>::new(
+            self.connection.clone(),
+            "io.systemd.Hostname.Describe",
+            Describe_Args {},
+        )
+    }
+}
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub struct VarlinkInterfaceProxy {
+    inner: Box<dyn VarlinkInterface + Send + Sync>,
+}
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub fn new(inner: Box<dyn VarlinkInterface + Send + Sync>) -> VarlinkInterfaceProxy {
+    VarlinkInterfaceProxy { inner }
+}
+impl varlink::Interface for VarlinkInterfaceProxy {
+    fn get_description(&self) -> &'static str {
+        "interface io.systemd.Hostname\n\nmethod Describe() -> (\n\tHostname: string,\n\tStaticHostname: ?string,\n\tPrettyHostname: ?string,\n\tDefaultHostname: ?string,\n\tHostnameSource: string,\n\tIconName: ?string,\n\tChassis: ?string,\n\tDeployment: ?string,\n\tLocation: ?string,\n\tKernelName: string,\n\tKernelRelease: string,\n\tKernelVersion: string,\n\tOperatingSystemPrettyName: ?string,\n\tOperatingSystemCPEName: ?string,\n\tOperatingSystemHomeURL: ?string,\n\tOperatingSystemSupportEnd: ?int,\n\tOperatingSystemReleaseData: ?[]string,\n\tMachineInformationData: ?[]string,\n\tHardwareVendor: ?string,\n\tHardwareModel: ?string,\n\tHardwareSerial: ?string,\n\tFirmwareVersion: ?string,\n\tFirmwareVendor: ?string,\n\tFirmwareDate: ?int,\n\tMachineID: string,\n\tBootID: string,\n\tProductUUID: ?string,\n\tVSockCID: ?int\n)\n"
+    }
+    fn get_name(&self) -> &'static str {
+        "io.systemd.Hostname"
+    }
+    fn call_upgraded(
+        &self,
+        call: &mut varlink::Call,
+        bufreader: &mut dyn BufRead,
+    ) -> varlink::Result<Vec<u8>> {
+        self.inner.call_upgraded(call, bufreader)
+    }
+    fn call(&self, call: &mut varlink::Call) -> varlink::Result<()> {
+        let req = call.request.unwrap();
+        match req.method.as_ref() {
+            "io.systemd.Hostname.Describe" => self.inner.describe(call as &mut dyn Call_Describe),
+            m => call.reply_method_not_found(String::from(m)),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hostd/src/main.rs b/hostd/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e319394
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hostd/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+use std::process::exit;
+
+use crate::io_patagia_hostd::{
+    Call_Apply, Call_Describe, Label, Machine, PatagiaAgentConfig, VarlinkInterface,
+};
+
+mod io_patagia_hostd;
+
+const LISTEN_ADDRESS: &str = "unix:/tmp/io.patagia.hostd";
+
+struct PatagiaHostd;
+
+impl VarlinkInterface for PatagiaHostd {
+    fn apply(&self, call: &mut dyn Call_Apply, machine: Machine) -> varlink::Result<()> {
+        // FIXME: Do something useful
+        println!("Applying machine config: {:#?}", machine);
+        call.reply()
+    }
+
+    fn describe(&self, call: &mut dyn Call_Describe) -> varlink::Result<()> {
+        // FIXME: Do something useful
+        let machine = Machine {
+            machineId: "123456789".to_string(),
+            nodeLabels: Some(vec![
+                Label {
+                    key: "foo".to_string(),
+                    value: "bar".to_string(),
+                },
+                Label {
+                    key: "baz".to_string(),
+                    value: "quz".to_string(),
+                },
+            ]),
+            patagiaAgent: None,
+        };
+        call.reply(machine)
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let hostd = PatagiaHostd;
+    let hostd_iface = io_patagia_hostd::new(Box::new(hostd));
+
+    let svc = varlink::VarlinkService::new(
+        "io.patagia.hostd",
+        "Host controller for patagia",
+        "0.1",
+        "https://patagia.dev",
+        vec![Box::new(hostd_iface)],
+    );
+
+    println!("Varlink Listening on {}", LISTEN_ADDRESS);
+    let ret: Result<(), varlink::Error> = varlink::listen(
+        svc,
+        LISTEN_ADDRESS,
+        &varlink::ListenConfig {
+            // Listen forever (0 = forever)
+            idle_timeout: 0,
+            ..Default::default()
+        },
+    );
+
+    // Exit with error code
+    exit(match ret {
+        Ok(_) => 0,
+        Err(e) => {
+            println!("Error: {}", e);
+            1
+        }
+    });
+}

From ed40a7799917986ee87b6e35104044a35e636cee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Lars=20Sj=C3=B6strom?= <lars@radicore.se>
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2025 11:09:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] feat(hostd): varlink interfaced host controller to manage
 machine configuration and boot mgmt

---
 Cargo.lock                            | 260 ++++++++++++++++++-----
 Cargo.toml                            |   1 +
 hostd/.gitignore                      |   1 +
 hostd/Cargo.toml                      |  15 ++
 hostd/build.rs                        |   6 +
 hostd/src/io.patagia.hostd.varlink    |  26 +++
 hostd/src/io.systemd.hostname.varlink |  32 +++
 hostd/src/io_patagia_hostd.rs         | 263 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 hostd/src/io_systemd_hostname.rs      | 295 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 hostd/src/main.rs                     |  69 ++++++
 10 files changed, 917 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 hostd/.gitignore
 create mode 100644 hostd/Cargo.toml
 create mode 100644 hostd/build.rs
 create mode 100644 hostd/src/io.patagia.hostd.varlink
 create mode 100644 hostd/src/io.systemd.hostname.varlink
 create mode 100644 hostd/src/io_patagia_hostd.rs
 create mode 100644 hostd/src/io_systemd_hostname.rs
 create mode 100644 hostd/src/main.rs

diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e2d7e26..709f80b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ansi_term"
+version = "0.12.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d52a9bb7ec0cf484c551830a7ce27bd20d67eac647e1befb56b0be4ee39a55d2"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "anstream"
 version = "0.6.18"
@@ -122,7 +131,7 @@ checksum = "c7c24de15d275a1ecfd47a380fb4d5ec9bfe0933f309ed5e705b775596a3574d"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -133,7 +142,7 @@ checksum = "3f934833b4b7233644e5848f235df3f57ed8c80f1528a26c3dfa13d2147fa056"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -211,7 +220,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8d82cb332cdfaed17ae235a638438ac4d4839913cc2af585c3c6746e8f8bee1a"
 dependencies = [
  "addr2line",
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "libc",
  "miniz_oxide",
  "object",
@@ -287,6 +296,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "shlex",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cfg-if"
+version = "0.1.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4785bdd1c96b2a846b2bd7cc02e86b6b3dbf14e7e53446c4f54c92a361040822"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
 version = "1.0.0"
@@ -299,6 +314,12 @@ version = "0.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "613afe47fcd5fac7ccf1db93babcb082c5994d996f20b8b159f2ad1658eb5724"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "chainerror"
+version = "0.7.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0ce1bb7fb0c258a6600d699950da347a7a9dad66c3ce815769b5f11cf8fce78e"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "chrono"
 version = "0.4.39"
@@ -344,7 +365,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "heck",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -430,7 +451,7 @@ version = "1.4.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a97769d94ddab943e4510d138150169a2758b5ef3eb191a9ee688de3e23ef7b3"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -511,7 +532,7 @@ version = "2.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b98cf8ebf19c3d1b223e151f99a4f9f0690dca41414773390fc824184ac833e1"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "dirs-sys-next",
 ]
 
@@ -534,7 +555,7 @@ checksum = "97369cbbc041bc366949bc74d34658d6cda5621039731c6310521892a3a20ae0"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -605,7 +626,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "semver",
  "serde",
  "serde_tokenstream",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -629,7 +650,7 @@ version = "0.8.35"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "75030f3c4f45dafd7586dd6780965a8c7e8e285a5ecb86713e63a79c5b2766f3"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -654,7 +675,7 @@ version = "0.8.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "136d1b5283a1ab77bd9257427ffd09d8667ced0570b6f938942bc7568ed5b943"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "home",
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
@@ -800,7 +821,7 @@ checksum = "162ee34ebcb7c64a8abebc059ce0fee27c2262618d7b60ed8faf72fef13c3650"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -843,13 +864,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "version_check",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "getopts"
+version = "0.2.21"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "14dbbfd5c71d70241ecf9e6f13737f7b5ce823821063188d7e46c41d371eebd5"
+dependencies = [
+ "unicode-width",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "getrandom"
 version = "0.2.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c4567c8db10ae91089c99af84c68c38da3ec2f087c3f82960bcdbf3656b6f4d7"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "js-sys",
  "libc",
  "wasi",
@@ -958,6 +988,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hostd"
+version = "0.2.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_derive",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tokio",
+ "varlink",
+ "varlink_generator",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hostname"
 version = "0.3.1"
@@ -975,7 +1018,7 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f9c7c7c8ac16c798734b8a24560c1362120597c40d5e1459f09498f8f6c8f2ba"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "libc",
  "windows",
 ]
@@ -1251,7 +1294,7 @@ checksum = "1ec89e9337638ecdc08744df490b221a7399bf8d164eb52a665454e60e075ad6"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1467,7 +1510,7 @@ version = "0.10.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d89e7ee0cfbedfc4da3340218492196241d89eefb6dab27de5df917a6d2e78cf"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "digest",
 ]
 
@@ -1477,6 +1520,15 @@ version = "2.7.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "78ca9ab1a0babb1e7d5695e3530886289c18cf2f87ec19a575a0abdce112e3a3"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "memoffset"
+version = "0.9.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "488016bfae457b036d996092f6cb448677611ce4449e970ceaf42695203f218a"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "mime"
 version = "0.3.17"
@@ -1642,7 +1694,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6174bc48f102d208783c2c84bf931bb75927a617866870de8a4ea85597f871f5"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "foreign-types",
  "libc",
  "once_cell",
@@ -1658,7 +1710,7 @@ checksum = "a948666b637a0f465e8564c73e89d4dde00d72d4d473cc972f390fc3dcee7d9c"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1804,7 +1856,7 @@ version = "0.9.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1e401f977ab385c9e4e3ab30627d6f26d00e2c73eef317493c4ec6d468726cf8"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "libc",
  "redox_syscall",
  "smallvec",
@@ -1855,6 +1907,33 @@ dependencies = [
  "uuid",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "peg"
+version = "0.6.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9f76678828272f177ac33b7e2ac2e3e73cc6c1cd1e3e387928aa69562fa51367"
+dependencies = [
+ "peg-macros",
+ "peg-runtime",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "peg-macros"
+version = "0.6.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "636d60acf97633e48d266d7415a9355d4389cea327a193f87df395d88cd2b14d"
+dependencies = [
+ "peg-runtime",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "peg-runtime"
+version = "0.6.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9555b1514d2d99d78150d3c799d4c357a3e2c2a8062cd108e93a06d9057629c5"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pem-rfc7468"
 version = "0.7.0"
@@ -1887,7 +1966,7 @@ checksum = "d56a66c0c55993aa927429d0f8a0abfd74f084e4d9c192cffed01e418d83eefb"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1995,7 +2074,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "schemars",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
  "thiserror 2.0.11",
  "typify",
  "unicode-ident",
@@ -2016,7 +2095,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "serde_tokenstream",
  "serde_yaml",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2039,7 +2118,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itertools",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2265,7 +2344,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c17fa4cb658e3583423e915b9f3acc01cceaee1860e33d59ebae66adc3a2dc0d"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "getrandom",
  "libc",
  "spin",
@@ -2432,7 +2511,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "serde_derive_internals",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2503,7 +2582,7 @@ checksum = "5a9bf7cf98d04a2b28aead066b7496853d4779c9cc183c440dbac457641e19a0"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2514,7 +2593,7 @@ checksum = "18d26a20a969b9e3fdf2fc2d9f21eda6c40e2de84c9408bb5d3b05d499aae711"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2557,7 +2636,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "serde",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2591,7 +2670,7 @@ version = "0.10.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e3bf829a2d51ab4a5ddf1352d8470c140cadc8301b2ae1789db023f01cedd6ba"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "cpufeatures",
  "digest",
 ]
@@ -2602,7 +2681,7 @@ version = "0.10.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "793db75ad2bcafc3ffa7c68b215fee268f537982cd901d132f89c6343f3a3dc8"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "cpufeatures",
  "digest",
 ]
@@ -2804,7 +2883,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "quote",
  "sqlx-core",
  "sqlx-macros-core",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2827,7 +2906,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "sqlx-mysql",
  "sqlx-postgres",
  "sqlx-sqlite",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
  "tempfile",
  "tokio",
  "url",
@@ -2972,9 +3051,20 @@ checksum = "13c2bddecc57b384dee18652358fb23172facb8a2c51ccc10d74c157bdea3292"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "2.0.96"
+version = "1.0.109"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d5d0adab1ae378d7f53bdebc67a39f1f151407ef230f0ce2883572f5d8985c80"
+checksum = "72b64191b275b66ffe2469e8af2c1cfe3bafa67b529ead792a6d0160888b4237"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "unicode-ident",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "syn"
+version = "2.0.95"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "46f71c0377baf4ef1cc3e3402ded576dccc315800fbc62dfc7fe04b009773b4a"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -2998,7 +3088,7 @@ checksum = "c8af7666ab7b6390ab78131fb5b0fce11d6b7a6951602017c35fa82800708971"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3034,7 +3124,7 @@ version = "3.15.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9a8a559c81686f576e8cd0290cd2a24a2a9ad80c98b3478856500fcbd7acd704"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "fastrand",
  "getrandom",
  "once_cell",
@@ -3089,7 +3179,7 @@ checksum = "4fee6c4efc90059e10f81e6d42c60a18f76588c3d74cb83a0b242a2b6c7504c1"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3100,7 +3190,7 @@ checksum = "26afc1baea8a989337eeb52b6e72a039780ce45c3edfcc9c5b9d112feeb173c2"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3109,7 +3199,7 @@ version = "1.1.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8b9ef9bad013ada3808854ceac7b46812a6465ba368859a37e2100283d2d719c"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "once_cell",
 ]
 
@@ -3197,7 +3287,7 @@ checksum = "6e06d43f1345a3bcd39f6a56dbb7dcab2ba47e68e8ac134855e7e2bdbaf8cab8"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3379,7 +3469,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "http",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
  "tracing",
 ]
 
@@ -3403,7 +3493,7 @@ checksum = "395ae124c09f9e6918a2310af6038fba074bcf474ac352496d5910dd59a2226d"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3507,7 +3597,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "semver",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
  "thiserror 2.0.11",
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
@@ -3525,10 +3615,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "serde_tokenstream",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
  "typify-impl",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "uds_windows"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "89daebc3e6fd160ac4aa9fc8b3bf71e1f74fbf92367ae71fb83a037e8bf164b9"
+dependencies = [
+ "memoffset",
+ "tempfile",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-bidi"
 version = "0.3.18"
@@ -3556,6 +3657,22 @@ version = "0.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e70f2a8b45122e719eb623c01822704c4e0907e7e426a05927e1a1cfff5b75d0"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "unicode-width"
+version = "0.1.14"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7dd6e30e90baa6f72411720665d41d89b9a3d039dc45b8faea1ddd07f617f6af"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "unix_socket"
+version = "0.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6aa2700417c405c38f5e6902d699345241c28c0b7ade4abaad71e35a87eb1564"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if 0.1.10",
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unsafe-libyaml"
 version = "0.2.11"
@@ -3613,6 +3730,47 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "830b7e5d4d90034032940e4ace0d9a9a057e7a45cd94e6c007832e39edb82f6d"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "varlink"
+version = "11.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "409e275987d74665c23610c0959c133360cafd761c1a6ddb1ca6d0685c8cef5d"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_derive",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tempfile",
+ "uds_windows",
+ "unix_socket",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "varlink_generator"
+version = "10.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2d8ff746c5b65d4bfb3a50f630b85cfb6a9d59f18720126e3ebd6bc98527fa51"
+dependencies = [
+ "chainerror",
+ "getopts",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 1.0.109",
+ "varlink_parser",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "varlink_parser"
+version = "4.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "35fb9f3c1e8ccb33cdb6c84a4477ef3f3884ce6f4b70514ef1fbf7686eae921e"
+dependencies = [
+ "ansi_term",
+ "chainerror",
+ "peg",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "vcpkg"
 version = "0.2.15"
@@ -3661,7 +3819,7 @@ version = "0.2.100"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1edc8929d7499fc4e8f0be2262a241556cfc54a0bea223790e71446f2aab1ef5"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "once_cell",
  "rustversion",
  "wasm-bindgen-macro",
@@ -3677,7 +3835,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
 
@@ -3687,7 +3845,7 @@ version = "0.4.50"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "555d470ec0bc3bb57890405e5d4322cc9ea83cebb085523ced7be4144dac1e61"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "js-sys",
  "once_cell",
  "wasm-bindgen",
@@ -3712,7 +3870,7 @@ checksum = "8ae87ea40c9f689fc23f209965b6fb8a99ad69aeeb0231408be24920604395de"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
  "wasm-bindgen-backend",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
@@ -4048,7 +4206,7 @@ checksum = "2380878cad4ac9aac1e2435f3eb4020e8374b5f13c296cb75b4620ff8e229154"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
  "synstructure",
 ]
 
@@ -4070,7 +4228,7 @@ checksum = "fa4f8080344d4671fb4e831a13ad1e68092748387dfc4f55e356242fae12ce3e"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4090,7 +4248,7 @@ checksum = "595eed982f7d355beb85837f651fa22e90b3c044842dc7f2c2842c086f295808"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
  "synstructure",
 ]
 
@@ -4119,7 +4277,7 @@ checksum = "6eafa6dfb17584ea3e2bd6e76e0cc15ad7af12b09abdd1ca55961bed9b1063c6"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d61baf6..b38030e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ members = [
   "agent",
   "controller",
   "instrumentation",
+  "hostd",
   "trace-request",
   "xtask",
 ]
diff --git a/hostd/.gitignore b/hostd/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea8c4bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hostd/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/target
diff --git a/hostd/Cargo.toml b/hostd/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc9c6c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hostd/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[package]
+name = "hostd"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow.workspace = true
+serde.workspace = true
+serde_derive = "1.0.217"
+serde_json = "1.0.135"
+tokio.workspace = true
+varlink = "11.0.1"
+
+[build-dependencies]
+varlink_generator = "10.1.0"
diff --git a/hostd/build.rs b/hostd/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bea0698
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hostd/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+extern crate varlink_generator;
+
+fn main() {
+    varlink_generator::cargo_build_tosource("src/io.systemd.hostname.varlink", true);
+    varlink_generator::cargo_build_tosource("src/io.patagia.hostd.varlink", true);
+}
diff --git a/hostd/src/io.patagia.hostd.varlink b/hostd/src/io.patagia.hostd.varlink
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea34a12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hostd/src/io.patagia.hostd.varlink
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+interface io.patagia.hostd
+
+type Label (
+  key: string,
+  value: string
+)
+
+type PatagiaAgentConfig (
+  url: ?string
+)
+
+type Machine(
+  machineId: string,
+  nodeLabels: ?[]Label,
+  patagiaAgent: ?PatagiaAgentConfig
+)
+
+method Describe() -> (
+  machine: Machine
+)
+
+method Apply(
+  machine: Machine
+) -> ()
+
+error InvalidMachineConfig()
diff --git a/hostd/src/io.systemd.hostname.varlink b/hostd/src/io.systemd.hostname.varlink
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be4cf01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hostd/src/io.systemd.hostname.varlink
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+interface io.systemd.Hostname
+
+method Describe() -> (
+	Hostname: string,
+	StaticHostname: ?string,
+	PrettyHostname: ?string,
+	DefaultHostname: ?string,
+	HostnameSource: string,
+	IconName: ?string,
+	Chassis: ?string,
+	Deployment: ?string,
+	Location: ?string,
+	KernelName: string,
+	KernelRelease: string,
+	KernelVersion: string,
+	OperatingSystemPrettyName: ?string,
+	OperatingSystemCPEName: ?string,
+	OperatingSystemHomeURL: ?string,
+	OperatingSystemSupportEnd: ?int,
+	OperatingSystemReleaseData: ?[]string,
+	MachineInformationData: ?[]string,
+	HardwareVendor: ?string,
+	HardwareModel: ?string,
+	HardwareSerial: ?string,
+	FirmwareVersion: ?string,
+	FirmwareVendor: ?string,
+	FirmwareDate: ?int,
+	MachineID: string,
+	BootID: string,
+	ProductUUID: ?string,
+	VSockCID: ?int
+)
diff --git a/hostd/src/io_patagia_hostd.rs b/hostd/src/io_patagia_hostd.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19d0df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hostd/src/io_patagia_hostd.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+#![doc = "This file was automatically generated by the varlink rust generator"]
+#![allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+#![allow(non_snake_case)]
+use serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::io::BufRead;
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+use varlink::{self, CallTrait};
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Debug)]
+#[allow(clippy::enum_variant_names)]
+pub enum ErrorKind {
+    Varlink_Error,
+    VarlinkReply_Error,
+    InvalidMachineConfig(Option<InvalidMachineConfig_Args>),
+}
+impl ::std::fmt::Display for ErrorKind {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::std::fmt::Formatter) -> ::std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            ErrorKind::Varlink_Error => write!(f, "Varlink Error"),
+            ErrorKind::VarlinkReply_Error => write!(f, "Varlink error reply"),
+            ErrorKind::InvalidMachineConfig(v) => {
+                write!(f, "io.patagia.hostd.InvalidMachineConfig: {:#?}", v)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+pub struct Error(
+    pub ErrorKind,
+    pub Option<Box<dyn std::error::Error + 'static + Send + Sync>>,
+    pub Option<&'static str>,
+);
+impl Error {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub fn kind(&self) -> &ErrorKind {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+impl From<ErrorKind> for Error {
+    fn from(e: ErrorKind) -> Self {
+        Error(e, None, None)
+    }
+}
+impl std::error::Error for Error {
+    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
+        self.1
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|e| e.as_ref() as &(dyn std::error::Error + 'static))
+    }
+}
+impl std::fmt::Display for Error {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        std::fmt::Display::fmt(&self.0, f)
+    }
+}
+impl std::fmt::Debug for Error {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        use std::error::Error as StdError;
+        if let Some(ref o) = self.2 {
+            std::fmt::Display::fmt(o, f)?;
+        }
+        std::fmt::Debug::fmt(&self.0, f)?;
+        if let Some(e) = self.source() {
+            std::fmt::Display::fmt("\nCaused by:\n", f)?;
+            std::fmt::Debug::fmt(&e, f)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
+impl From<varlink::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(e: varlink::Error) -> Self {
+        match e.kind() {
+            varlink::ErrorKind::VarlinkErrorReply(r) => Error(
+                ErrorKind::from(r),
+                Some(Box::from(e)),
+                Some(concat!(file!(), ":", line!(), ": ")),
+            ),
+            _ => Error(
+                ErrorKind::Varlink_Error,
+                Some(Box::from(e)),
+                Some(concat!(file!(), ":", line!(), ": ")),
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+}
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+impl Error {
+    pub fn source_varlink_kind(&self) -> Option<&varlink::ErrorKind> {
+        use std::error::Error as StdError;
+        let mut s: &dyn StdError = self;
+        while let Some(c) = s.source() {
+            let k = self
+                .source()
+                .and_then(|e| e.downcast_ref::<varlink::Error>())
+                .map(|e| e.kind());
+            if k.is_some() {
+                return k;
+            }
+            s = c;
+        }
+        None
+    }
+}
+impl From<&varlink::Reply> for ErrorKind {
+    #[allow(unused_variables)]
+    fn from(e: &varlink::Reply) -> Self {
+        match e {
+            varlink::Reply {
+                error: Some(ref t), ..
+            } if t == "io.patagia.hostd.InvalidMachineConfig" => match e {
+                varlink::Reply {
+                    parameters: Some(p),
+                    ..
+                } => match serde_json::from_value(p.clone()) {
+                    Ok(v) => ErrorKind::InvalidMachineConfig(v),
+                    Err(_) => ErrorKind::InvalidMachineConfig(None),
+                },
+                _ => ErrorKind::InvalidMachineConfig(None),
+            },
+            _ => ErrorKind::VarlinkReply_Error,
+        }
+    }
+}
+pub trait VarlinkCallError: varlink::CallTrait {
+    fn reply_invalid_machine_config(&mut self) -> varlink::Result<()> {
+        self.reply_struct(varlink::Reply::error(
+            "io.patagia.hostd.InvalidMachineConfig",
+            None,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+impl<'a> VarlinkCallError for varlink::Call<'a> {}
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct r#Label {
+    pub r#key: String,
+    pub r#value: String,
+}
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct r#Machine {
+    pub r#machineId: String,
+    pub r#nodeLabels: Option<Vec<Label>>,
+    pub r#patagiaAgent: Option<PatagiaAgentConfig>,
+}
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct r#PatagiaAgentConfig {
+    pub r#url: Option<String>,
+}
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct InvalidMachineConfig_Args {}
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct Apply_Reply {}
+impl varlink::VarlinkReply for Apply_Reply {}
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct Apply_Args {
+    pub r#machine: Machine,
+}
+pub trait Call_Apply: VarlinkCallError {
+    fn reply(&mut self) -> varlink::Result<()> {
+        self.reply_struct(varlink::Reply::parameters(None))
+    }
+}
+impl<'a> Call_Apply for varlink::Call<'a> {}
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct Describe_Reply {
+    pub r#machine: Machine,
+}
+impl varlink::VarlinkReply for Describe_Reply {}
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct Describe_Args {}
+pub trait Call_Describe: VarlinkCallError {
+    fn reply(&mut self, r#machine: Machine) -> varlink::Result<()> {
+        self.reply_struct(Describe_Reply { r#machine }.into())
+    }
+}
+impl<'a> Call_Describe for varlink::Call<'a> {}
+pub trait VarlinkInterface {
+    fn apply(&self, call: &mut dyn Call_Apply, r#machine: Machine) -> varlink::Result<()>;
+    fn describe(&self, call: &mut dyn Call_Describe) -> varlink::Result<()>;
+    fn call_upgraded(
+        &self,
+        _call: &mut varlink::Call,
+        _bufreader: &mut dyn BufRead,
+    ) -> varlink::Result<Vec<u8>> {
+        Ok(Vec::new())
+    }
+}
+pub trait VarlinkClientInterface {
+    fn apply(&mut self, r#machine: Machine) -> varlink::MethodCall<Apply_Args, Apply_Reply, Error>;
+    fn describe(&mut self) -> varlink::MethodCall<Describe_Args, Describe_Reply, Error>;
+}
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub struct VarlinkClient {
+    connection: Arc<RwLock<varlink::Connection>>,
+}
+impl VarlinkClient {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub fn new(connection: Arc<RwLock<varlink::Connection>>) -> Self {
+        VarlinkClient { connection }
+    }
+}
+impl VarlinkClientInterface for VarlinkClient {
+    fn apply(&mut self, r#machine: Machine) -> varlink::MethodCall<Apply_Args, Apply_Reply, Error> {
+        varlink::MethodCall::<Apply_Args, Apply_Reply, Error>::new(
+            self.connection.clone(),
+            "io.patagia.hostd.Apply",
+            Apply_Args { r#machine },
+        )
+    }
+    fn describe(&mut self) -> varlink::MethodCall<Describe_Args, Describe_Reply, Error> {
+        varlink::MethodCall::<Describe_Args, Describe_Reply, Error>::new(
+            self.connection.clone(),
+            "io.patagia.hostd.Describe",
+            Describe_Args {},
+        )
+    }
+}
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub struct VarlinkInterfaceProxy {
+    inner: Box<dyn VarlinkInterface + Send + Sync>,
+}
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub fn new(inner: Box<dyn VarlinkInterface + Send + Sync>) -> VarlinkInterfaceProxy {
+    VarlinkInterfaceProxy { inner }
+}
+impl varlink::Interface for VarlinkInterfaceProxy {
+    fn get_description(&self) -> &'static str {
+        "interface io.patagia.hostd\n\ntype Label (\n  key: string,\n  value: string\n)\n\ntype PatagiaAgentConfig (\n  url: ?string\n)\n\ntype Machine(\n  machineId: string,\n  nodeLabels: ?[]Label,\n  patagiaAgent: ?PatagiaAgentConfig\n)\n\nmethod Describe() -> (\n  machine: Machine\n)\n\nmethod Apply(\n  machine: Machine\n) -> ()\n\nerror InvalidMachineConfig()\n"
+    }
+    fn get_name(&self) -> &'static str {
+        "io.patagia.hostd"
+    }
+    fn call_upgraded(
+        &self,
+        call: &mut varlink::Call,
+        bufreader: &mut dyn BufRead,
+    ) -> varlink::Result<Vec<u8>> {
+        self.inner.call_upgraded(call, bufreader)
+    }
+    fn call(&self, call: &mut varlink::Call) -> varlink::Result<()> {
+        let req = call.request.unwrap();
+        match req.method.as_ref() {
+            "io.patagia.hostd.Apply" => {
+                if let Some(args) = req.parameters.clone() {
+                    let args: Apply_Args = match serde_json::from_value(args) {
+                        Ok(v) => v,
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            let es = format!("{}", e);
+                            let _ = call.reply_invalid_parameter(es.clone());
+                            return Err(varlink::context!(varlink::ErrorKind::SerdeJsonDe(es)));
+                        }
+                    };
+                    self.inner
+                        .apply(call as &mut dyn Call_Apply, args.r#machine)
+                } else {
+                    call.reply_invalid_parameter("parameters".into())
+                }
+            }
+            "io.patagia.hostd.Describe" => self.inner.describe(call as &mut dyn Call_Describe),
+            m => call.reply_method_not_found(String::from(m)),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hostd/src/io_systemd_hostname.rs b/hostd/src/io_systemd_hostname.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9fa185
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hostd/src/io_systemd_hostname.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,295 @@
+#![doc = "This file was automatically generated by the varlink rust generator"]
+#![allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+#![allow(non_snake_case)]
+use serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::io::BufRead;
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+use varlink::{self, CallTrait};
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Debug)]
+#[allow(clippy::enum_variant_names)]
+pub enum ErrorKind {
+    Varlink_Error,
+    VarlinkReply_Error,
+}
+impl ::std::fmt::Display for ErrorKind {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::std::fmt::Formatter) -> ::std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            ErrorKind::Varlink_Error => write!(f, "Varlink Error"),
+            ErrorKind::VarlinkReply_Error => write!(f, "Varlink error reply"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+pub struct Error(
+    pub ErrorKind,
+    pub Option<Box<dyn std::error::Error + 'static + Send + Sync>>,
+    pub Option<&'static str>,
+);
+impl Error {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub fn kind(&self) -> &ErrorKind {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+impl From<ErrorKind> for Error {
+    fn from(e: ErrorKind) -> Self {
+        Error(e, None, None)
+    }
+}
+impl std::error::Error for Error {
+    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
+        self.1
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|e| e.as_ref() as &(dyn std::error::Error + 'static))
+    }
+}
+impl std::fmt::Display for Error {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        std::fmt::Display::fmt(&self.0, f)
+    }
+}
+impl std::fmt::Debug for Error {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        use std::error::Error as StdError;
+        if let Some(ref o) = self.2 {
+            std::fmt::Display::fmt(o, f)?;
+        }
+        std::fmt::Debug::fmt(&self.0, f)?;
+        if let Some(e) = self.source() {
+            std::fmt::Display::fmt("\nCaused by:\n", f)?;
+            std::fmt::Debug::fmt(&e, f)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
+impl From<varlink::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(e: varlink::Error) -> Self {
+        match e.kind() {
+            varlink::ErrorKind::VarlinkErrorReply(r) => Error(
+                ErrorKind::from(r),
+                Some(Box::from(e)),
+                Some(concat!(file!(), ":", line!(), ": ")),
+            ),
+            _ => Error(
+                ErrorKind::Varlink_Error,
+                Some(Box::from(e)),
+                Some(concat!(file!(), ":", line!(), ": ")),
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+}
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+impl Error {
+    pub fn source_varlink_kind(&self) -> Option<&varlink::ErrorKind> {
+        use std::error::Error as StdError;
+        let mut s: &dyn StdError = self;
+        while let Some(c) = s.source() {
+            let k = self
+                .source()
+                .and_then(|e| e.downcast_ref::<varlink::Error>())
+                .map(|e| e.kind());
+            if k.is_some() {
+                return k;
+            }
+            s = c;
+        }
+        None
+    }
+}
+impl From<&varlink::Reply> for ErrorKind {
+    #[allow(unused_variables)]
+    fn from(e: &varlink::Reply) -> Self {
+        match e {
+            _ => ErrorKind::VarlinkReply_Error,
+        }
+    }
+}
+pub trait VarlinkCallError: varlink::CallTrait {}
+impl<'a> VarlinkCallError for varlink::Call<'a> {}
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct Describe_Reply {
+    pub r#Hostname: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#StaticHostname: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#PrettyHostname: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#DefaultHostname: Option<String>,
+    pub r#HostnameSource: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#IconName: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#Chassis: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#Deployment: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#Location: Option<String>,
+    pub r#KernelName: String,
+    pub r#KernelRelease: String,
+    pub r#KernelVersion: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#OperatingSystemPrettyName: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#OperatingSystemCPEName: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#OperatingSystemHomeURL: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#OperatingSystemSupportEnd: Option<i64>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#OperatingSystemReleaseData: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#MachineInformationData: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#HardwareVendor: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#HardwareModel: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#HardwareSerial: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#FirmwareVersion: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#FirmwareVendor: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#FirmwareDate: Option<i64>,
+    pub r#MachineID: String,
+    pub r#BootID: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#ProductUUID: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub r#VSockCID: Option<i64>,
+}
+impl varlink::VarlinkReply for Describe_Reply {}
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct Describe_Args {}
+pub trait Call_Describe: VarlinkCallError {
+    fn reply(
+        &mut self,
+        r#Hostname: String,
+        r#StaticHostname: Option<String>,
+        r#PrettyHostname: Option<String>,
+        r#DefaultHostname: Option<String>,
+        r#HostnameSource: String,
+        r#IconName: Option<String>,
+        r#Chassis: Option<String>,
+        r#Deployment: Option<String>,
+        r#Location: Option<String>,
+        r#KernelName: String,
+        r#KernelRelease: String,
+        r#KernelVersion: String,
+        r#OperatingSystemPrettyName: Option<String>,
+        r#OperatingSystemCPEName: Option<String>,
+        r#OperatingSystemHomeURL: Option<String>,
+        r#OperatingSystemSupportEnd: Option<i64>,
+        r#OperatingSystemReleaseData: Option<Vec<String>>,
+        r#MachineInformationData: Option<Vec<String>>,
+        r#HardwareVendor: Option<String>,
+        r#HardwareModel: Option<String>,
+        r#HardwareSerial: Option<String>,
+        r#FirmwareVersion: Option<String>,
+        r#FirmwareVendor: Option<String>,
+        r#FirmwareDate: Option<i64>,
+        r#MachineID: String,
+        r#BootID: String,
+        r#ProductUUID: Option<String>,
+        r#VSockCID: Option<i64>,
+    ) -> varlink::Result<()> {
+        self.reply_struct(
+            Describe_Reply {
+                r#Hostname,
+                r#StaticHostname,
+                r#PrettyHostname,
+                r#DefaultHostname,
+                r#HostnameSource,
+                r#IconName,
+                r#Chassis,
+                r#Deployment,
+                r#Location,
+                r#KernelName,
+                r#KernelRelease,
+                r#KernelVersion,
+                r#OperatingSystemPrettyName,
+                r#OperatingSystemCPEName,
+                r#OperatingSystemHomeURL,
+                r#OperatingSystemSupportEnd,
+                r#OperatingSystemReleaseData,
+                r#MachineInformationData,
+                r#HardwareVendor,
+                r#HardwareModel,
+                r#HardwareSerial,
+                r#FirmwareVersion,
+                r#FirmwareVendor,
+                r#FirmwareDate,
+                r#MachineID,
+                r#BootID,
+                r#ProductUUID,
+                r#VSockCID,
+            }
+            .into(),
+        )
+    }
+}
+impl<'a> Call_Describe for varlink::Call<'a> {}
+pub trait VarlinkInterface {
+    fn describe(&self, call: &mut dyn Call_Describe) -> varlink::Result<()>;
+    fn call_upgraded(
+        &self,
+        _call: &mut varlink::Call,
+        _bufreader: &mut dyn BufRead,
+    ) -> varlink::Result<Vec<u8>> {
+        Ok(Vec::new())
+    }
+}
+pub trait VarlinkClientInterface {
+    fn describe(&mut self) -> varlink::MethodCall<Describe_Args, Describe_Reply, Error>;
+}
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub struct VarlinkClient {
+    connection: Arc<RwLock<varlink::Connection>>,
+}
+impl VarlinkClient {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub fn new(connection: Arc<RwLock<varlink::Connection>>) -> Self {
+        VarlinkClient { connection }
+    }
+}
+impl VarlinkClientInterface for VarlinkClient {
+    fn describe(&mut self) -> varlink::MethodCall<Describe_Args, Describe_Reply, Error> {
+        varlink::MethodCall::<Describe_Args, Describe_Reply, Error>::new(
+            self.connection.clone(),
+            "io.systemd.Hostname.Describe",
+            Describe_Args {},
+        )
+    }
+}
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub struct VarlinkInterfaceProxy {
+    inner: Box<dyn VarlinkInterface + Send + Sync>,
+}
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub fn new(inner: Box<dyn VarlinkInterface + Send + Sync>) -> VarlinkInterfaceProxy {
+    VarlinkInterfaceProxy { inner }
+}
+impl varlink::Interface for VarlinkInterfaceProxy {
+    fn get_description(&self) -> &'static str {
+        "interface io.systemd.Hostname\n\nmethod Describe() -> (\n\tHostname: string,\n\tStaticHostname: ?string,\n\tPrettyHostname: ?string,\n\tDefaultHostname: ?string,\n\tHostnameSource: string,\n\tIconName: ?string,\n\tChassis: ?string,\n\tDeployment: ?string,\n\tLocation: ?string,\n\tKernelName: string,\n\tKernelRelease: string,\n\tKernelVersion: string,\n\tOperatingSystemPrettyName: ?string,\n\tOperatingSystemCPEName: ?string,\n\tOperatingSystemHomeURL: ?string,\n\tOperatingSystemSupportEnd: ?int,\n\tOperatingSystemReleaseData: ?[]string,\n\tMachineInformationData: ?[]string,\n\tHardwareVendor: ?string,\n\tHardwareModel: ?string,\n\tHardwareSerial: ?string,\n\tFirmwareVersion: ?string,\n\tFirmwareVendor: ?string,\n\tFirmwareDate: ?int,\n\tMachineID: string,\n\tBootID: string,\n\tProductUUID: ?string,\n\tVSockCID: ?int\n)\n"
+    }
+    fn get_name(&self) -> &'static str {
+        "io.systemd.Hostname"
+    }
+    fn call_upgraded(
+        &self,
+        call: &mut varlink::Call,
+        bufreader: &mut dyn BufRead,
+    ) -> varlink::Result<Vec<u8>> {
+        self.inner.call_upgraded(call, bufreader)
+    }
+    fn call(&self, call: &mut varlink::Call) -> varlink::Result<()> {
+        let req = call.request.unwrap();
+        match req.method.as_ref() {
+            "io.systemd.Hostname.Describe" => self.inner.describe(call as &mut dyn Call_Describe),
+            m => call.reply_method_not_found(String::from(m)),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hostd/src/main.rs b/hostd/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e9dccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hostd/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+use anyhow::Result;
+
+use crate::io_patagia_hostd::{Call_Apply, Call_Describe, Label, Machine, VarlinkInterface};
+
+mod io_patagia_hostd;
+
+const LISTEN_ADDRESS: &str = "unix:/tmp/patagia/io.patagia.hostd";
+
+struct PatagiaHostd;
+
+impl VarlinkInterface for PatagiaHostd {
+    fn apply(&self, call: &mut dyn Call_Apply, machine: Machine) -> varlink::Result<()> {
+        // FIXME: Do something useful
+        println!("Applying machine config: {:#?}", machine);
+        call.reply()
+    }
+
+    fn describe(&self, call: &mut dyn Call_Describe) -> varlink::Result<()> {
+        // FIXME: Do something useful
+        let machine = Machine {
+            machineId: "123456789".to_string(),
+            nodeLabels: Some(vec![
+                Label {
+                    key: "foo".to_string(),
+                    value: "bar".to_string(),
+                },
+                Label {
+                    key: "baz".to_string(),
+                    value: "quz".to_string(),
+                },
+            ]),
+            patagiaAgent: None,
+        };
+        call.reply(machine)
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    let hostd = PatagiaHostd;
+    let hostd_iface = io_patagia_hostd::new(Box::new(hostd));
+
+    let svc = varlink::VarlinkService::new(
+        "io.patagia.hostd",
+        "Host controller for patagia",
+        "0.1",
+        "https://patagia.dev",
+        vec![Box::new(hostd_iface)],
+    );
+
+    let addr_path = std::path::Path::new(LISTEN_ADDRESS.strip_prefix("unix:").unwrap())
+        .parent()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(addr_path)?;
+
+    println!("Varlink Listening on {}", LISTEN_ADDRESS);
+
+    varlink::listen(
+        svc,
+        LISTEN_ADDRESS,
+        &varlink::ListenConfig {
+            // Listen forever (0 = forever)
+            idle_timeout: 0,
+            ..Default::default()
+        },
+    )?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}