From: Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org
Subject: [Qemu-devel] Re: Any interest in an option to use an existing tun/tap device?
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:24:35 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87isbi36b0.fsf@trouble.defaultvalue.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <874qn24t78.fsf@trouble.defaultvalue.org> (Rob Browning's message of "Mon, 16 Aug 2004 17:24:43 -0500")
Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org> writes:
> I thought it already does, via the -tun-fd option ... though I have
> not seen an example of how to use this option / determine the file
> descriptor of an existing tun/tap interface, so I dont know how to
> use it as well. An example would be good.
Sure, though if I understand that option, it means you have to already
have the fd open (i.e. via a parent process and exec). For persistent
tun devices, it would probably be more convenient to just be able to
specify the name.
--
Rob Browning
rlb @defaultvalue.org and @debian.org; previously @cs.utexas.edu
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-08-17 1:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-08-16 22:24 [Qemu-devel] Any interest in an option to use an existing tun/tap device? Rob Browning
2004-08-17 0:04 ` Jesus M. Salvo Jr.
2004-08-18 9:15 ` [Qemu-devel] " Alexander E. Patrakov
2004-08-17 1:24 ` Rob Browning [this message]
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