Index: libvirt-1.0.0/configure.ac
===================================================================
--- libvirt-1.0.0.orig/configure.ac
+++ libvirt-1.0.0/configure.ac
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ AVAHI_REQUIRED="0.6.0"
 POLKIT_REQUIRED="0.6"
 PARTED_REQUIRED="1.8.0"
 NETCF_REQUIRED="0.1.4"
+NETCONTROL_REQUIRED="0.2.0"
 UDEV_REQUIRED=145
 PCIACCESS_REQUIRED=0.10.0
 XMLRPC_REQUIRED=1.14.0
@@ -1960,6 +1961,38 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([WITH_NETCF], [test "$wit
 AC_SUBST([NETCF_CFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([NETCF_LIBS])
 
+AC_ARG_WITH([netcontrol],
+  AC_HELP_STRING([--with-netcontrol], [SUSE netcontrol support to configure physical host network interfaces @<:@default=check@:>@]),
+    [],
+    [test "$with_netcontrol" = "yes" && with_netcontrol=no || with_netcontrol=check])
+
+NETCONTROL_CFLAGS=
+NETCONTROL_LIBS=
+if test "$with_netcf" = "yes"; then
+  if test "$with_netcontrol" = "yes" || test "$with_netcontrol" = "check"; then
+    AC_MSG_WARN([netcf and netcontrol cannot be used together, disabling netcontrol])
+    with_netcontrol=no
+  fi
+fi
+
+if test "$with_netcontrol" = "yes" || test "$with_netcontrol" = "check"; then
+  PKG_CHECK_MODULES(NETCONTROL, netcontrol >= $NETCONTROL_REQUIRED,
+    [with_netcontrol=yes], [
+    if test "$with_netcontrol" = "check" ; then
+      with_netcontrol=no
+    else
+      AC_MSG_ERROR(
+        [You must install netcontrol >= $NETCONTROL_REQUIRED to compile libvirt])
+    fi
+  ])
+  if test "$with_netcontrol" = "yes" ; then
+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([WITH_NETCONTROL], 1,
+      [whether libnetcontrol is available to configure physical host network interfaces])
+  fi
+fi
+AM_CONDITIONAL([WITH_NETCONTROL], [test "$with_netcontrol" = "yes"])
+AC_SUBST([NETCONTROL_CFLAGS])
+AC_SUBST([NETCONTROL_LIBS])
 
 AC_ARG_WITH([secrets],
   AC_HELP_STRING([--with-secrets], [with local secrets management driver @<:@default=yes@:>@]),[],[with_secrets=yes])
@@ -3193,6 +3226,11 @@ AC_MSG_NOTICE([   netcf: $NETCF_CFLAGS $
 else
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([   netcf: no])
 fi
+if test "$with_netcontrol" = "yes" ; then
+AC_MSG_NOTICE([ netctrl: $NETCONTROL_CFLAGS $NETCONTROL_LIBS])
+else
+AC_MSG_NOTICE([ netctrl: no])
+fi
 if test "$with_qemu" = "yes" && test "$LIBPCAP_FOUND" != "no"; then
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([    pcap: $LIBPCAP_CFLAGS $LIBPCAP_LIBS])
 else
Index: libvirt-1.0.0/src/Makefile.am
===================================================================
--- libvirt-1.0.0.orig/src/Makefile.am
+++ libvirt-1.0.0/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1064,6 +1064,24 @@ libvirt_driver_interface_la_LIBADD += ..
 libvirt_driver_interface_la_LDFLAGS += -module -avoid-version
 endif
 libvirt_driver_interface_la_SOURCES = $(INTERFACE_DRIVER_SOURCES)
+else
+if WITH_NETCONTROL
+if WITH_DRIVER_MODULES
+mod_LTLIBRARIES += libvirt_driver_interface.la
+else
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES += libvirt_driver_interface.la
+libvirt_la_BUILT_LIBADD += libvirt_driver_interface.la
+endif
+libvirt_driver_interface_la_CFLAGS = $(NETCONTROL_CFLAGS) \
+		-I@top_srcdir@/src/conf $(AM_CFLAGS)
+libvirt_driver_interface_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS)
+libvirt_driver_interface_la_LIBADD = $(NETCONTROL_LIBS)
+if WITH_DRIVER_MODULES
+libvirt_driver_interface_la_LIBADD += ../gnulib/lib/libgnu.la
+libvirt_driver_interface_la_LDFLAGS += -module -avoid-version
+endif
+libvirt_driver_interface_la_SOURCES = $(INTERFACE_DRIVER_SOURCES)
+endif
 endif
 
 if WITH_SECRETS
Index: libvirt-1.0.0/tools/virsh.c
===================================================================
--- libvirt-1.0.0.orig/tools/virsh.c
+++ libvirt-1.0.0/tools/virsh.c
@@ -2710,6 +2710,8 @@ vshShowVersion(vshControl *ctl ATTRIBUTE
     vshPrint(ctl, " netcf");
 # elif defined(HAVE_UDEV)
     vshPrint(ctl, " udev");
+# elif defined(WITH_NETCONTROL)
+    vshPrint(ctl, " netcontrol");
 # endif
 #endif
 #ifdef WITH_NWFILTER
Index: libvirt-1.0.0/src/interface/interface_backend_netcf.c
===================================================================
--- libvirt-1.0.0.orig/src/interface/interface_backend_netcf.c
+++ libvirt-1.0.0/src/interface/interface_backend_netcf.c
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 
-#include <netcf.h>
+#ifdef WITH_NETCONTROL
+# include <netcontrol/netcf.h>
+# include <netcontrol/logger.h>
+#else
+# include <netcf.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
@@ -52,6 +57,39 @@ static void interfaceDriverUnlock(struct
     virMutexUnlock(&driver->lock);
 }
 
+#ifdef WITH_NETCONTROL
+static void interface_nc_log_driver(const char *category,
+                                    int         priority,
+                                    const char *func,
+                                    const char *file ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+                                    long long   line,
+                                    const char *msg,
+                                    size_t      len  ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+    int         vp;
+    const char *vc;
+
+    switch(priority) {
+        case NC_LOG_FATAL:
+        case NC_LOG_ERROR:
+            vp = VIR_LOG_ERROR;
+        break;
+        case NC_LOG_WARN:
+            vp = VIR_LOG_WARN;
+        break;
+        case NC_LOG_INFO:
+            vp = VIR_LOG_INFO;
+        break;
+        case NC_LOG_DEBUG:
+        default:
+            vp = VIR_LOG_DEBUG;
+        break;
+    }
+    vc = category ? category : "netcontrol";
+    virLogMessage(vc, vp, func, line, 0, "%s", msg);
+}
+#endif
+
 static int netcf_to_vir_err(int netcf_errcode)
 {
     switch (netcf_errcode)
@@ -137,6 +175,10 @@ static virDrvOpenStatus interfaceOpenInt
         goto mutex_error;
     }
 
+#ifdef WITH_NETCONTROL
+    nc_logger_redirect_to(interface_nc_log_driver);
+#endif
+
     /* open netcf */
     if (ncf_init(&driverState->netcf, NULL) != 0)
     {