Re: [libvirt PATCH 00/28] native support for nftables in virtual network driver
Andrea Bolognani wrote:
On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 07:45:52PM GMT, Roman Bogorodskiy wrote:
> > My configuration is the same (obtained from copying the file shipped
> > as /usr/local/share/examples/libvirt/networks/default.xml, which is
> > identical to src/network/default.xml.in in the libvirt tree) and I
> > get an error when I try to start the network:
> >
> > # virsh net-start default
> > error: Failed to start network default
> > error: Unable to create bridge device: Invalid argument
> >
> > The debug log reveals the source of the error to be
> >
> > virNetDevBridgeCreate:474
> >
> > I don't understand how that would work for you. My setup is
> > completely vanilla, just a plain FreeBSD 14.1 install. The only thing
> > that could possibly be making any difference is that the host's
> > network interface is a wireless one.
>
> Looks like you don't have the if_bridge kernel module loaded.
>
> If you run 'virt-host-validate', it should show if something's missing.
Yeah, that was it. Probably worth adding a hint to the message
displayed upon package installation?
It's already referring to https://libvirt.org/drvbhyve.html which
mentions that additional kernel modules should be loaded, so I think
that should be good enough.
Roman