[Bug 1903470] [NEW] qemu 5.1.0: Add UNIX socket support for netdev socket

[Mark Karpeles]

Public bug reported:

Note: this is a feature request.

qemu has a way to connect instances using a socket:

-netdev socket,id=str[,fd=h][,listen=[host]:port][,connect=host:port]

This can also be used to connect a qemu instance to something else using
a socket connection, however there is no authentication or security to
the connection, so rather than using a port which can be accessed by any
user on the machine, having the ability to use or connect to UNIX
sockets would be helpful, and adding this option should be fairly
trivial.

UNIX sockets can be found in various parts of qemu (monitor, etc) so I
believe having this on network would make sense.

** Affects: qemu
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

+ Note: this is a feature request.
+ 
  qemu has a way to connect instances using a socket:
  
  -netdev socket,id=str[,fd=h][,listen=[host]:port][,connect=host:port]
  
  This can also be used to connect a qemu instance to something else using
  a socket connection, however there is no authentication or security to
  the connection, so rather than using a port which can be accessed by any
  user on the machine, having the ability to use or connect to UNIX
  sockets would be helpful, and adding this option should be fairly
  trivial.
  
  UNIX sockets can be found in various parts of qemu (monitor, etc) so I
  believe having this on network would make sense.

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Title:
  qemu 5.1.0: Add UNIX socket support for netdev socket

Status in QEMU:
  New

Bug description:
  Note: this is a feature request.

  qemu has a way to connect instances using a socket:

  -netdev socket,id=str[,fd=h][,listen=[host]:port][,connect=host:port]

  This can also be used to connect a qemu instance to something else
  using a socket connection, however there is no authentication or
  security to the connection, so rather than using a port which can be
  accessed by any user on the machine, having the ability to use or
  connect to UNIX sockets would be helpful, and adding this option
  should be fairly trivial.

  UNIX sockets can be found in various parts of qemu (monitor, etc) so I
  believe having this on network would make sense.

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