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-rw-r--r--docs/qdev-device-use.txt3
-rw-r--r--hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c80
-rw-r--r--include/hw/qdev-properties.h3
-rw-r--r--include/net/net.h1
-rw-r--r--net/hub.c7
-rw-r--r--net/net.c18
-rw-r--r--net/slirp.c8
-rw-r--r--net/tap.c4
-rw-r--r--qapi/net.json15
-rw-r--r--qemu-doc.texi51
-rw-r--r--qemu-options.hx29
11 files changed, 58 insertions, 161 deletions
diff --git a/docs/qdev-device-use.txt b/docs/qdev-device-use.txt
index 8f188d1d0b..98229b3405 100644
--- a/docs/qdev-device-use.txt
+++ b/docs/qdev-device-use.txt
@@ -277,9 +277,6 @@ devices and ne2k_isa are.
Some PCI devices aren't available with -net nic, e.g. i82558a.
-To connect to a VLAN instead of an ordinary host part, replace
-netdev=NET-ID by vlan=VLAN.
-
=== Graphics Devices ===
Host and guest part of graphics devices have always been separate.
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
index 1d3ba722fa..8b22fb51c9 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
@@ -321,86 +321,6 @@ const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_netdev = {
.set = set_netdev,
};
-/* --- vlan --- */
-
-static int print_vlan(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, char *dest, size_t len)
-{
- NetClientState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
-
- if (*ptr) {
- int id;
- if (!net_hub_id_for_client(*ptr, &id)) {
- return snprintf(dest, len, "%d", id);
- }
- }
-
- return snprintf(dest, len, "<null>");
-}
-
-static void get_vlan(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
- Error **errp)
-{
- DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
- Property *prop = opaque;
- NetClientState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
- int32_t id = -1;
-
- if (*ptr) {
- int hub_id;
- if (!net_hub_id_for_client(*ptr, &hub_id)) {
- id = hub_id;
- }
- }
-
- visit_type_int32(v, name, &id, errp);
-}
-
-static void set_vlan(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
- Error **errp)
-{
- DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
- Property *prop = opaque;
- NICPeers *peers_ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
- NetClientState **ptr = &peers_ptr->ncs[0];
- Error *local_err = NULL;
- int32_t id;
- NetClientState *hubport;
-
- if (dev->realized) {
- qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
- return;
- }
-
- visit_type_int32(v, name, &id, &local_err);
- if (local_err) {
- error_propagate(errp, local_err);
- return;
- }
- if (id == -1) {
- *ptr = NULL;
- return;
- }
- if (*ptr) {
- error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, -EINVAL, dev, prop, name);
- return;
- }
-
- hubport = net_hub_port_find(id);
- if (!hubport) {
- error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
- name, prop->info->name);
- return;
- }
- *ptr = hubport;
-}
-
-const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_vlan = {
- .name = "int32",
- .description = "Integer VLAN id to connect to",
- .print = print_vlan,
- .get = get_vlan,
- .set = set_vlan,
-};
void qdev_prop_set_drive(DeviceState *dev, const char *name,
BlockBackend *value, Error **errp)
diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-properties.h b/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
index b2ad8e9faa..4f60cc88f3 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_bios_chs_trans;
extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_fdc_drive_type;
extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_drive;
extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_netdev;
-extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_vlan;
extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pci_devfn;
extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_blocksize;
extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pci_host_devaddr;
@@ -195,8 +194,6 @@ extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_off_auto_pcibar;
DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_string, char*)
#define DEFINE_PROP_NETDEV(_n, _s, _f) \
DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_netdev, NICPeers)
-#define DEFINE_PROP_VLAN(_n, _s, _f) \
- DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_vlan, NICPeers)
#define DEFINE_PROP_DRIVE(_n, _s, _f) \
DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_drive, BlockBackend *)
#define DEFINE_PROP_MACADDR(_n, _s, _f) \
diff --git a/include/net/net.h b/include/net/net.h
index 1f7341e459..1425960f76 100644
--- a/include/net/net.h
+++ b/include/net/net.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ typedef struct NICConf {
#define DEFINE_NIC_PROPERTIES(_state, _conf) \
DEFINE_PROP_MACADDR("mac", _state, _conf.macaddr), \
- DEFINE_PROP_VLAN("vlan", _state, _conf.peers), \
DEFINE_PROP_NETDEV("netdev", _state, _conf.peers)
diff --git a/net/hub.c b/net/hub.c
index 5e84a9ad93..78b671ed95 100644
--- a/net/hub.c
+++ b/net/hub.c
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
/*
* A hub broadcasts incoming packets to all its ports except the source port.
- * Hubs can be used to provide independent network segments, also confusingly
- * named the QEMU 'vlan' feature.
+ * Hubs can be used to provide independent emulated network segments.
*/
typedef struct NetHub NetHub;
@@ -345,10 +344,10 @@ void net_hub_check_clients(void)
}
}
if (has_host_dev && !has_nic) {
- warn_report("vlan %d with no nics", hub->id);
+ warn_report("hub %d with no nics", hub->id);
}
if (has_nic && !has_host_dev) {
- warn_report("vlan %d is not connected to host network", hub->id);
+ warn_report("hub %d is not connected to host network", hub->id);
}
}
}
diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index 29f83983e5..efb9eaf779 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -965,7 +965,6 @@ static int net_client_init1(const void *object, bool is_netdev, Error **errp)
const Netdev *netdev;
const char *name;
NetClientState *peer = NULL;
- static bool vlan_warned;
if (is_netdev) {
netdev = object;
@@ -1036,15 +1035,10 @@ static int net_client_init1(const void *object, bool is_netdev, Error **errp)
return -1;
}
- /* Do not add to a vlan if it's a nic with a netdev= parameter. */
+ /* Do not add to a hub if it's a nic with a netdev= parameter. */
if (netdev->type != NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_NIC ||
!opts->u.nic.has_netdev) {
- peer = net_hub_add_port(net->has_vlan ? net->vlan : 0, NULL, NULL);
- }
-
- if (net->has_vlan && !vlan_warned) {
- error_report("'vlan' is deprecated. Please use 'netdev' instead.");
- vlan_warned = true;
+ peer = net_hub_add_port(0, NULL, NULL);
}
}
@@ -1365,7 +1359,7 @@ void qmp_set_link(const char *name, bool up, Error **errp)
* If the peer is a HUBPORT or a backend, we do not change the
* link status.
*
- * This behavior is compatible with qemu vlans where there could be
+ * This behavior is compatible with qemu hubs where there could be
* multiple clients that can still communicate with each other in
* disconnected mode. For now maintain this compatibility.
*/
@@ -1502,11 +1496,12 @@ static int net_param_nic(void *dummy, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
g_free(mac);
if (ret) {
error_setg(errp, "invalid syntax for ethernet address");
- return -1;
+ goto out;
}
if (is_multicast_ether_addr(ni->macaddr.a)) {
error_setg(errp, "NIC cannot have multicast MAC address");
- return -1;
+ ret = -1;
+ goto out;
}
}
qemu_macaddr_default_if_unset(&ni->macaddr);
@@ -1518,6 +1513,7 @@ static int net_param_nic(void *dummy, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
nb_nics++;
}
+out:
g_free(nd_id);
return ret;
}
diff --git a/net/slirp.c b/net/slirp.c
index 8991816bbf..692252445a 100644
--- a/net/slirp.c
+++ b/net/slirp.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ static SlirpState *slirp_lookup(Monitor *mon, const char *hub_id,
if (hub_id) {
nc = net_hub_find_client_by_name(strtol(hub_id, NULL, 0), name);
if (!nc) {
- monitor_printf(mon, "unrecognized (vlan-id, stackname) pair\n");
+ monitor_printf(mon, "unrecognized (hub-id, stackname) pair\n");
return NULL;
}
} else {
@@ -870,9 +870,9 @@ void hmp_info_usernet(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
QTAILQ_FOREACH(s, &slirp_stacks, entry) {
int id;
- bool got_vlan_id = net_hub_id_for_client(&s->nc, &id) == 0;
- monitor_printf(mon, "VLAN %d (%s):\n",
- got_vlan_id ? id : -1,
+ bool got_hub_id = net_hub_id_for_client(&s->nc, &id) == 0;
+ monitor_printf(mon, "Hub %d (%s):\n",
+ got_hub_id ? id : -1,
s->nc.name);
slirp_connection_info(s->slirp, mon);
}
diff --git a/net/tap.c b/net/tap.c
index 2b3a36f9b5..de05f20e28 100644
--- a/net/tap.c
+++ b/net/tap.c
@@ -766,10 +766,10 @@ int net_init_tap(const Netdev *netdev, const char *name,
queues = tap->has_queues ? tap->queues : 1;
vhostfdname = tap->has_vhostfd ? tap->vhostfd : NULL;
- /* QEMU vlans does not support multiqueue tap, in this case peer is set.
+ /* QEMU hubs do not support multiqueue tap, in this case peer is set.
* For -netdev, peer is always NULL. */
if (peer && (tap->has_queues || tap->has_fds || tap->has_vhostfds)) {
- error_setg(errp, "Multiqueue tap cannot be used with QEMU vlans");
+ error_setg(errp, "Multiqueue tap cannot be used with hubs");
return -1;
}
diff --git a/qapi/net.json b/qapi/net.json
index 9117c56972..b4fe4b660b 100644
--- a/qapi/net.json
+++ b/qapi/net.json
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
##
# @NetdevTapOptions:
#
-# Connect the host TAP network interface name to the VLAN.
+# Used to configure a host TAP network interface backend.
#
# @ifname: interface name
#
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@
##
# @NetdevSocketOptions:
#
-# Connect the VLAN to a remote VLAN in another QEMU virtual machine using a TCP
-# socket connection.
+# Socket netdevs are used to establish a network connection to another
+# QEMU virtual machine via a TCP socket.
#
# @fd: file descriptor of an already opened socket
#
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
##
# @NetdevL2TPv3Options:
#
-# Connect the VLAN to Ethernet over L2TPv3 Static tunnel
+# Configure an Ethernet over L2TPv3 tunnel.
#
# @src: source address
#
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
##
# @NetdevVdeOptions:
#
-# Connect the VLAN to a vde switch running on the host.
+# Connect to a vde switch running on the host.
#
# @sock: socket path
#
@@ -490,8 +490,6 @@
#
# Captures the configuration of a network device; legacy.
#
-# @vlan: vlan number
-#
# @id: identifier for monitor commands
#
# @name: identifier for monitor commands, ignored if @id is present
@@ -499,10 +497,11 @@
# @opts: device type specific properties (legacy)
#
# Since: 1.2
+#
+# 'vlan' - removed with 2.12
##
{ 'struct': 'NetLegacy',
'data': {
- '*vlan': 'int32',
'*id': 'str',
'*name': 'str',
'opts': 'NetLegacyOptions' } }
diff --git a/qemu-doc.texi b/qemu-doc.texi
index 715bd336b4..0e0e0ae72b 100644
--- a/qemu-doc.texi
+++ b/qemu-doc.texi
@@ -715,20 +715,12 @@ state is not saved or restored properly (in particular USB).
@node pcsys_network
@section Network emulation
-QEMU can simulate several network cards (PCI or ISA cards on the PC
-target) and can connect them to an arbitrary number of Virtual Local
-Area Networks (VLANs). Host TAP devices can be connected to any QEMU
-VLAN. VLAN can be connected between separate instances of QEMU to
-simulate large networks. For simpler usage, a non privileged user mode
-network stack can replace the TAP device to have a basic network
-connection.
-
-@subsection VLANs
-
-QEMU simulates several VLANs. A VLAN can be symbolised as a virtual
-connection between several network devices. These devices can be for
-example QEMU virtual Ethernet cards or virtual Host ethernet devices
-(TAP devices).
+QEMU can simulate several network cards (e.g. PCI or ISA cards on the PC
+target) and can connect them to a network backend on the host or an emulated
+hub. The various host network backends can either be used to connect the NIC of
+the guest to a real network (e.g. by using a TAP devices or the non-privileged
+user mode network stack), or to other guest instances running in another QEMU
+process (e.g. by using the socket host network backend).
@subsection Using TAP network interfaces
@@ -764,7 +756,7 @@ network). The virtual network configuration is the following:
@example
- QEMU VLAN <------> Firewall/DHCP server <-----> Internet
+ guest (10.0.2.15) <------> Firewall/DHCP server <-----> Internet
| (10.0.2.2)
|
----> DNS server (10.0.2.3)
@@ -799,11 +791,23 @@ When using the @option{'-netdev user,hostfwd=...'} option, TCP or UDP
connections can be redirected from the host to the guest. It allows for
example to redirect X11, telnet or SSH connections.
-@subsection Connecting VLANs between QEMU instances
+@subsection Hubs
+
+QEMU can simulate several hubs. A hub can be thought of as a virtual connection
+between several network devices. These devices can be for example QEMU virtual
+ethernet cards or virtual Host ethernet devices (TAP devices). You can connect
+guest NICs or host network backends to such a hub using the @option{-netdev
+hubport} or @option{-nic hubport} options. The legacy @option{-net} option
+also connects the given device to the emulated hub with ID 0 (i.e. the default
+hub) unless you specify a netdev with @option{-net nic,netdev=xxx} here.
-Using the @option{-net socket} option, it is possible to make VLANs
-that span several QEMU instances. See @ref{sec_invocation} to have a
-basic example.
+@subsection Connecting emulated networks between QEMU instances
+
+Using the @option{-netdev socket} (or @option{-nic socket} or
+@option{-net socket}) option, it is possible to create emulated
+networks that span several QEMU instances.
+See the description of the @option{-netdev socket} option in the
+@ref{sec_invocation,,Invocation chapter} to have a basic example.
@node pcsys_other_devs
@section Other Devices
@@ -2846,15 +2850,6 @@ with ``-device ...,netdev=x''), or ``-nic user,smb=/some/dir''
(for embedded NICs). The new syntax allows different settings to be
provided per NIC.
-@subsection -net vlan (since 2.9.0)
-
-The ``-net vlan=NN'' argument was mostly used to attach separate
-network backends to different virtual NICs. This is the default
-behavior for ``-netdev'' and ``-nic''. You can connect multiple
-``-netdev'' and ``-nic'' devices to the same network using the
-"hubport" network backend, created with ``-netdev hubport,hubid=NN,...''
-and ``-nic hubport,hubid=NN''.
-
@subsection -drive cyls=...,heads=...,secs=...,trans=... (since 2.10.0)
The drive geometry arguments are replaced by the the geometry arguments
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index b2fefd12b6..abbfa6ae9e 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -2003,7 +2003,7 @@ DEF("netdev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_netdev,
" configure a vhost-user network, backed by a chardev 'dev'\n"
#endif
"-netdev hubport,id=str,hubid=n[,netdev=nd]\n"
- " configure a hub port on QEMU VLAN 'n'\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+ " configure a hub port on the hub with ID 'n'\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("nic", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_nic,
"--nic [tap|bridge|"
#ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
@@ -2028,10 +2028,9 @@ DEF("nic", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_nic,
" provided a 'user' network connection)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("net", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_net,
- "-net nic[,vlan=n][,netdev=nd][,macaddr=mac][,model=type][,name=str][,addr=str][,vectors=v]\n"
+ "-net nic[,macaddr=mac][,model=type][,name=str][,addr=str][,vectors=v]\n"
" configure or create an on-board (or machine default) NIC and\n"
- " connect it either to VLAN 'n' or the netdev 'nd' (for pluggable\n"
- " NICs please use '-device devtype,netdev=nd' instead)\n"
+ " connect it to hub 0 (please use -nic unless you need a hub)\n"
"-net ["
#ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
"user|"
@@ -2044,7 +2043,7 @@ DEF("net", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_net,
#ifdef CONFIG_NETMAP
"netmap|"
#endif
- "socket][,vlan=n][,option][,option][,...]\n"
+ "socket][,option][,option][,...]\n"
" old way to initialize a host network interface\n"
" (use the -netdev option if possible instead)\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
@@ -2462,17 +2461,14 @@ qemu -m 512 -object memory-backend-file,id=mem,size=512M,mem-path=/hugetlbfs,sha
Create a hub port on the emulated hub with ID @var{hubid}.
The hubport netdev lets you connect a NIC to a QEMU emulated hub instead of a
-single netdev. @code{-net} and @code{-device} with the parameter @option{vlan}
-(deprecated), or @code{-nic hubport} can also be used to connect a
-network device or a NIC to a hub. Alternatively, you can also connect the
-hubport to another netdev with ID @var{nd} by using the @option{netdev=@var{nd}}
-option.
+single netdev. Alternatively, you can also connect the hubport to another
+netdev with ID @var{nd} by using the @option{netdev=@var{nd}} option.
-@item -net nic[,vlan=@var{n}][,netdev=@var{nd}][,macaddr=@var{mac}][,model=@var{type}] [,name=@var{name}][,addr=@var{addr}][,vectors=@var{v}]
+@item -net nic[,netdev=@var{nd}][,macaddr=@var{mac}][,model=@var{type}] [,name=@var{name}][,addr=@var{addr}][,vectors=@var{v}]
@findex -net
Legacy option to configure or create an on-board (or machine default) Network
-Interface Card(NIC) and connect it either to the emulated hub port ("vlan")
-with number @var{n} (@var{n} = 0 is the default), or to the netdev @var{nd}.
+Interface Card(NIC) and connect it either to the emulated hub with ID 0 (i.e.
+the default hub), or to the netdev @var{nd}.
The NIC is an e1000 by default on the PC target. Optionally, the MAC address
can be changed to @var{mac}, the device address set to @var{addr} (PCI cards
only), and a @var{name} can be assigned for use in monitor commands.
@@ -2482,11 +2478,10 @@ that the card should have; this option currently only affects virtio cards; set
NIC is created. QEMU can emulate several different models of network card.
Use @code{-net nic,model=help} for a list of available devices for your target.
-@item -net user|tap|bridge|socket|l2tpv3|vde[,...][,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}]
+@item -net user|tap|bridge|socket|l2tpv3|vde[,...][,name=@var{name}]
Configure a host network backend (with the options corresponding to the same
-@option{-netdev} option) and connect it to the emulated hub ("vlan") with the
-number @var{n} (default is number 0). Use @var{name} to specify the name of the
-hub port.
+@option{-netdev} option) and connect it to the emulated hub 0 (the default
+hub). Use @var{name} to specify the name of the hub port.
ETEXI
STEXI