Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Change "-net tap, helper" to "-net tap, bridgehelper"

[Paul Brook]

> The purpose of the "helper" option for "-net tap" isn't obvious
> based on its name.  This patch changes the option name to
> "bridgehelper" to make its purpose more self-documenting.
> 
> With this patch, a typical invocation will be similar to one of the
> following (where the default bridge is br0):

I don't see why this option is specific to bridging.  Surely it could be used 
in any system where you want to have a helper script open the tap device.

Paul