From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Michael Tokarev Subject: Re: 2.6.35.11 + qemu-kvm 0.14.0 + Windows XP RDP access = unstable Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:42:10 +0300 Message-ID: <4D75EBE2.2010808@msgid.tls.msk.ru> References: <4D75D952.5080602@msgid.tls.msk.ru> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Thomas_L=F8cke?= Return-path: Received: from isrv.corpit.ru ([86.62.121.231]:57569 "EHLO isrv.corpit.ru" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756587Ab1CHImM (ORCPT ); Tue, 8 Mar 2011 03:42:12 -0500 In-Reply-To: Sender: kvm-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 08.03.2011 11:08, Thomas L=F8cke wrote: [] >>> -net nic,macaddr=3Dde:ad:be:ef:00:15,model=3Dvirtio \ >>> -net tap,ifname=3Dtap_15,script=3Dno,downscript=3Dno \ >> >> Try switching from the obsolete -net tap to current >> -netdev syntax. See docs/qdev-device-use.txt in the >> qemu(-kvm) source tarball. This will be quite a bit >> faster too (and it works since at least 0.12). >=20 >=20 > I read that document, and I'd just like to thank you for making me > feel stupid. :D >=20 > Honestly, I didn't understand half of what that doc were saying, so I > don't feel comfortable trying my hand at this new syntax. >=20 > Most of my qemu-kvm "knowledge" have come from this page: > http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/HOWTO >=20 > How would my current -net setup translate into the new method? -netdev type=3Dtap,ifname=3Dtap_15,script=3Dno,downscript=3Dno,id=3Dfo= o -device virtio-net-pci,macaddr=3Dde:ad:be:ef:00:15,netdev=3Dfoo (the "foo" thing is the key to join them together, can be an arbitrary string). > Also I see in the doc mentioned, that this new -device method is also > available as a replacement for -soundhw and -vga. Those two I do thin= k > I understand. hehe I haven't even looked at these, -- looks scary :) /mjt