> The purpose of the "helper" option for "-net tap" isn't obvious > based on its name. This patch changes the option name to > "bridgehelper" to make its purpose more self-documenting. > > With this patch, a typical invocation will be similar to one of the > following (where the default bridge is br0):
I don't see why this option is specific to bridging. Surely it could be used in any system where you want to have a helper script open the tap device. Paul