On 06.04.2018 16:17, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > On 06/04/2018 15:37, Thomas Huth wrote: >> It's been marked as deprecated since QEMU v2.9.0, so that should have >> been enough time for everybody to switch to the modern -device + -netdev >> syntax for connecting guest NICs with host network backends, or to switch >> to the "hubport" netdev in case hubs are really wanted instead. > > ... or to just drop unnecessary "vlan=0", which is the really common case. > >> >> # @NetdevL2TPv3Options: >> # >> -# Connect the VLAN to Ethernet over L2TPv3 Static tunnel >> +# Configure an Ethernet over L2TPv3 Static tunnel. >> # > > Since you are at it, probably remove "Static"? I don't see the point > really.
Sure, will do. >> or the netdev 'nd' (for pluggable\n" >> " NICs please use '-device devtype,netdev=nd' instead)\n" > > Maybe remove this if -net is prominently marked deprecated? And mention > using -nic instead of "-net nic,netdev=...". Yes, "-net nic,netdev=..." does indeed not make much sense anymore now that we've got "-nic". I'll remove it from the documentation in the next version of the patch. Thomas