---
qapi/net.json | 3 ++-
qemu-deprecated.texi | 4 ++++
qemu-options.hx | 18 ++----------------
3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/qapi/net.json b/qapi/net.json
index 5f7bff1637..59d79a1ae1 100644
--- a/qapi/net.json
+++ b/qapi/net.json
@@ -221,7 +221,8 @@
#
# @br: bridge name (since 2.8)
#
-# @helper: command to execute to configure bridge
+# @helper: command to execute to configure bridge (deprecated, use
+# type 'bridge' instead)
#
# @sndbuf: send buffer limit. Understands [TGMKkb] suffixes.
#
diff --git a/qemu-deprecated.texi b/qemu-deprecated.texi
index 50292d820b..52e7600ebc 100644
--- a/qemu-deprecated.texi
+++ b/qemu-deprecated.texi
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ for these file types is 'host_cdrom' or 'host_device' as
appropriate.
The @option{name} parameter of the @option{-net} option is a synonym
for the @option{id} parameter, which should now be used instead.
+@subsection -netdev tap,helper=... (since 4.1)
+
+Use -netdev bridge instead.
+
@subsection -smp (invalid topologies) (since 3.1)
CPU topology properties should describe whole machine topology including
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 39dc170429..3324203b51 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -2121,7 +2121,7 @@ DEF("netdev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_netdev,
" configure a host TAP network backend with ID 'str'\n"
#else
"-netdev
tap,id=str[,fd=h][,fds=x:y:...:z][,ifname=name][,script=file][,downscript=dfile]\n"
- "
[,br=bridge][,helper=helper][,sndbuf=nbytes][,vnet_hdr=on|off][,vhost=on|off]\n"
+ " [,br=bridge][,sndbuf=nbytes][,vnet_hdr=on|off][,vhost=on|off]\n"
"
[,vhostfd=h][,vhostfds=x:y:...:z][,vhostforce=on|off][,queues=n]\n"
" [,poll-us=n]\n"
" configure a host TAP network backend with ID 'str'\n"
@@ -2130,8 +2130,6 @@ DEF("netdev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_netdev,
" to configure it and 'dfile' (default=" DEFAULT_NETWORK_DOWN_SCRIPT
")\n"
" to deconfigure it\n"
" use '[down]script=no' to disable script execution\n"
- " use network helper 'helper' (default=" DEFAULT_BRIDGE_HELPER
") to\n"
- " configure it\n"
" use 'fd=h' to connect to an already opened TAP
interface\n"
" use 'fds=x:y:...:z' to connect to already opened multiqueue
capable TAP interfaces\n"
" use 'sndbuf=nbytes' to limit the size of the send buffer
(the\n"
@@ -2435,7 +2433,7 @@ qemu-system-i386 -nic
'user,id=n1,guestfwd=tcp:10.0.2.100:1234-cmd:netcat 10.10
@end table
-@item -netdev tap,id=@var{id}[,fd=@var{h}][,ifname=@var{name}][,script=@var{file}][,downscript=@var{dfile}][,br=@var{bridge}][,helper=@var{helper}]
+@item -netdev
tap,id=@var{id}[,fd=@var{h}][,ifname=@var{name}][,script=@var{file}][,downscript=@var{dfile}][,br=@var{bridge}]
Configure a host TAP network backend with ID @var{id}.
Use the network script @var{file} to configure it and the network script
@@ -2445,11 +2443,6 @@ automatically provides one. The default network
configure script is
@file{/etc/qemu-ifdown}. Use @option{script=no} or @option{downscript=no}
to disable script execution.
-If running QEMU as an unprivileged user, use the network helper
-@var{helper} to configure the TAP interface and attach it to the bridge.
-The default network helper executable is @file{/path/to/qemu-bridge-helper}
-and the default bridge device is @file{br0}.
-
@option{fd}=@var{h} can be used to specify the handle of an already
opened host TAP interface.
@@ -2468,13 +2461,6 @@ qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
-netdev tap,id=nd1,ifname=tap1 -device rtl8139,netdev=nd1
@end example
-@example
-#launch a QEMU instance with the default network helper to
-#connect a TAP device to bridge br0
-qemu-system-i386 linux.img -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=n1 \
- -netdev tap,id=n1,"helper=/path/to/qemu-bridge-helper"
-@end example
-
@item -netdev bridge,id=@var{id}[,br=@var{bridge}][,helper=@var{helper}]
Connect a host TAP network interface to a host bridge device.