Re: [libvirt] [PATCHv2 6/6] interface: dev type support for bond interfaces

Patch has been accepted into net-next's 3.9 queue to correctly expose bond interfaces with the 'bond' devtype. --- I'd consider this patch optional until the fix lands in Linus' tree.

--- src/interface/interface_backend_udev.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/interface/interface_backend_udev.c b/src/interface/interface_backend_udev.c index 9f1570c..70c4508 100644 --- a/src/interface/interface_backend_udev.c +++ b/src/interface/interface_backend_udev.c @@ -1016,6 +1016,9 @@ udevIfaceGetIfaceDef(struct udev *udev, const char *name) ifacedef->type = VIR_INTERFACE_TYPE_VLAN; } else if (STREQ_NULLABLE(devtype, "bridge")) { ifacedef->type = VIR_INTERFACE_TYPE_BRIDGE; + } else if (STREQ_NULLABLE(devtype, "bond")) { + /* This only works on modern kernels (3.9 and newer) */ + ifacedef->type = VIR_INTERFACE_TYPE_BOND; } /* Fallback checks if the devtype check didn't work. */