When a -net type is used that was not compiled into the binary there should be an error message.
Note the special case for -net none, which is a no-op. Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefa...@redhat.com> --- net/net.c | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c index 3352b2b..85a9ddb 100644 --- a/net/net.c +++ b/net/net.c @@ -922,6 +922,17 @@ static int net_client_init1(const void *object, int is_netdev, Error **errp) } /* missing optional values have been initialized to "all bits zero" */ name = u.net->has_id ? u.net->id : u.net->name; + + if (opts->kind == NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_NONE) { + return 0; /* nothing to do */ + } + + if (!net_client_init_fun[opts->kind]) { + error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "type", + "a net backend type (maybe it is not compiled " + "into this binary)"); + return -1; + } } if (net_client_init_fun[opts->kind]) { -- 2.4.1