Re: PASST networking with onboard NIC

[Lytle, Ben]

>> I have a question about the proper way to use passt networking with a machine's onboard
>> NIC (ie. without specifying a |-device|).
>> Is there a way to connect |-netdev stream,id=net0,server=off,addr.type=unix,addr.path=/
>> tmp/passt_1.socket| to an onboard nic using |-nic| ?
>
> No, I don't think the -nic option is able to parse the stream backend parameters (like
> "addr.type", "addr.path", ...).

I figured that was the case, as I've tried many combinations for those options.

I appreciate the confirmation!

Ben

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From: Laurent Vivier <lvivier@redhat.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 11:57 AM
To: Lytle, Ben <ben.dav.lytle@hpe.com>
Cc: qemu-discuss@nongnu.org <qemu-discuss@nongnu.org>
Subject: Re: PASST networking with onboard NIC

 

On 14/11/2024 17:44, Lytle, Ben wrote:
> Hello, Laurent!

Hi Ben,

>
> I have a question about the proper way to use passt networking with a machine's onboard
> NIC (ie. without specifying a |-device|).
> Is there a way to connect |-netdev stream,id=net0,server=off,addr.type=unix,addr.path=/
> tmp/passt_1.socket| to an onboard nic using |-nic| ?

No, I don't think the -nic option is able to parse the stream backend parameters (like
"addr.type", "addr.path", ...).

Thanks,
Laurent