>> 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 ________________________________ From: Laurent Vivier <lviv...@redhat.com> Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 11:57 AM To: Lytle, Ben <ben.dav.ly...@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
