Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] configure: add an option to disable vlans

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 08:20:56AM +0100, Chris Webb wrote:
> Markus Armbruster <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > "Michael S. Tsirkin" <address@hidden> writes:
> > 
> > > Everyone ok with disabling vlans with no config option?
> > 
> > Wrong question.  You got to ask "anyone *not* ok with disabling vlans
> > with no config option?"
> 
> We do use socket devices in the form
> 
>   -net nic,model=e1000,vlan=X,mac=MMM -net socket,vlan=X,mcast=Y:Z
> 
> but presumably this can just be rewritten as
> 
>   -netdev socket,id=netX,mcast=Y:Z -device e1000,netdev=netX,mac=MMM
> 
> It's only the case of a nic connected to multiple backends by a VLAN that's
> being deprecated here, not any of the previously supported backends?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Chris.

Exactly.