On 14/11/2024 20.09, Lytle, Ben wrote:
>> 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
HTH,
Thomas
