Libvirt XML sample:
<devices>
<interface type='user'>
<mac address='52:54:00:32:6a:91'/>
<model type='usb-net'/>
<alias name='net1'/>
<address type='usb' bus='0' port='1'/>
</interface>
</devices>
qemu commandline:
qemu ${other_vm_args}
-netdev user,id=hostnet1 \
-device usb-net,netdev=hostnet1,id=net1,\
mac=52:54:00:32:6a:91,bus=usb.0,port=1
---
docs/formatdomain.html.in | 4 +++-
src/conf/domain_conf.c | 18 +++++++++++++-----
src/qemu/qemu_command.c | 8 +++++++-
3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.html.in b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
index 45d7593..fbd77f2 100644
--- a/docs/formatdomain.html.in
+++ b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
@@ -2952,7 +2952,9 @@ qemu-kvm -net nic,model=? /dev/null
<p>
Typical values for QEMU and KVM include:
- ne2k_isa i82551 i82557b i82559er ne2k_pci pcnet rtl8139 e1000 virtio
+ ne2k_isa i82551 i82557b i82559er ne2k_pci pcnet rtl8139 e1000 virtio.
+ Besides above, there is a model of usb-net which is a QEMU USB Network interface
+ <span class="since">Since 1.0.2 (QEMU and KVM only)</span>
</p>
<h5><a name="elementsDriverBackendOptions">Setting NIC
driver-specific options</a></h5>
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 70c1ee7..94cd059 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -5131,14 +5131,15 @@ virDomainNetDefParseXML(virCapsPtr caps,
goto error;
}
- /* XXX what about ISA/USB based NIC models - once we support
+ /* XXX what about ISA based NIC models - once we support
* them we should make sure address type is correct */
if (def->info.type != VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_NONE &&
def->info.type != VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_SPAPRVIO &&
def->info.type != VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_VIRTIO_S390 &&
- def->info.type != VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_PCI) {
+ def->info.type != VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_PCI &&
+ def->info.type != VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_USB) {
virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
- _("Network interfaces must use 'pci' address
type"));
+ _("Network interfaces have incorrect address type"));
goto error;
}
@@ -5301,9 +5302,16 @@ virDomainNetDefParseXML(virCapsPtr caps,
virReportError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, "%s",
_("Model name contains invalid characters"));
goto error;
+ } else if (STREQ(model, "usb-net") &&
+ def->info.type != VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_NONE &&
+ def->info.type != VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_USB) {
+ virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
+ _("Interface of usb-net model requires address of usb
type"));
+ goto error;
+ } else {
+ def->model = model;
+ model = NULL;
}
- def->model = model;
- model = NULL;
}
if (def->model && STREQ(def->model, "virtio")) {
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index 8a3de09..b3ce76a 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -1558,7 +1558,8 @@ qemuAssignDevicePCISlots(virDomainDefPtr def,
* instead of here.
*/
if ((def->nets[i]->type == VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_HOSTDEV) ||
- (def->nets[i]->info.type != VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_NONE)) {
+ (def->nets[i]->info.type != VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_NONE) ||
+ (STREQ_NULLABLE(def->nets[i]->model, "usb-net"))) {
continue;
}
if (qemuDomainPCIAddressSetNextAddr(addrs, &def->nets[i]->info) <
0)
@@ -3180,6 +3181,11 @@ qemuBuildNicDevStr(virDomainNetDefPtr net,
nic = "virtio-net-pci";
}
usingVirtio = true;
+ } else if (STREQ(net->model, "usb-net") &&
+ !qemuCapsGet(caps, QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_USB_NET)) {
+ virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
+ _("usb-net is not supported in this QEMU binary"));
+ goto error;
} else {
nic = net->model;
}
--
1.7.11.4