>>> 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
