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!

> 

> I think you might be able to work-around the problem by using the legacy "-net nic" option:

> 

> -netdev stream,id=net0,server=off,addr.type=unix,addr.path=/tmp/passt_1.socket -net nic,netdev=net0

 

Thanks for the suggestion, Thomas. I tried that out, but still no luck.

I guess it's not possible to do this in qemu quite yet.

 

Ben