Package: linux-2.6
Severity: normal
Tags: patch

macvtap allows simpler and more efficient host network configurations
for kvm guests.

http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/60811/

(The patch is not yet upstream but it is expected to be merged as soon
as the next merge window is opened. If you want to wait then the bug can
serve as a reminder.)

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ciao,
Marco

On Feb 07, Marco d'Itri <md@linux.it> wrote:

> macvtap allows simpler and more efficient host network configurations
> for kvm guests.
Wrong URL, the right patches are:

http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/150419/focus=150661

and they have been merged in net-next-2.6 so maybe they can be pulled
sooner?

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ciao,
Marco

On Sun, 2010-02-07 at 19:39 +0100, Marco d'Itri wrote:
> On Feb 07, Marco d'Itri <md@linux.it> wrote:
>
> > macvtap allows simpler and more efficient host network configurations
> > for kvm guests.
> Wrong URL, the right patches are:
>
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/150419/focus=150661
>
> and they have been merged in net-next-2.6 so maybe they can be pulled
> sooner?

Seems like it's not _quite_ ready:

http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/150661/focus=151403

Ben.

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