NetworkManager can clobber tap devices if left alone, this gives a note about how to set tap* as unmanaged
[YOCTO #8587] Signed-off-by: Saul Wold <[email protected]> --- scripts/runqemu-gen-tapdevs | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/scripts/runqemu-gen-tapdevs b/scripts/runqemu-gen-tapdevs index d3b27be..624deac 100755 --- a/scripts/runqemu-gen-tapdevs +++ b/scripts/runqemu-gen-tapdevs @@ -85,6 +85,15 @@ for ((index=0; index < $COUNT; index++)); do fi done +if [ $COUNT -gt 0 ]; then + echo "Note: For systems running NetworkManager, it's recommended" + echo "Note: that the tap devices be set as unmanaged in the" + echo "Note: NetworkManager.conf file. Add the following lines to" + echo "Note: /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf" + echo "[keyfile]" + echo "unmanaged-devices=interface-name:tap*" +fi + # The runqemu script will check for this file, and if it exists, # will use the existing bank of tap devices without creating # additional ones via sudo. -- 2.5.0 -- _______________________________________________ Openembedded-core mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openembedded.org/mailman/listinfo/openembedded-core
