If we don't assign 'id' for nic device, device's name will be $model.$idx. The $idx is always 0 if we use new style of cmdline. This problem was introduced by commit d33d93b2.
eg: # qemu-upstream -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=h1 -netdev tap,id=h1 \ -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=h2 -netdev tap,id=h2 .. (qemu) info network virtio-net-pci.0: index=0,type=nic,model=virtio-net-pci,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \ h1: index=0,type=tap,ifname=tap0,script=/etc/qemu-ifup,downscript=/etc/qemu-ifdown virtio-net-pci.0: index=0,type=nic,model=virtio-net-pci,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \ h2: index=0,type=tap,ifname=tap1,script=/etc/qemu-ifup,downscript=/etc/qemu-ifdown This patch remove the check of hub, allocate increased id for all devices that have same model. Signed-off-by: Amos Kong <ak...@redhat.com> --- net/net.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c index 67032f5..631e7d0 100644 --- a/net/net.c +++ b/net/net.c @@ -171,8 +171,7 @@ static char *assign_name(NetClientState *nc1, const char *model) continue; } /* For compatibility only bump id for net clients on a vlan */ - if (strcmp(nc->model, model) == 0 && - net_hub_id_for_client(nc, NULL) == 0) { + if (strcmp(nc->model, model) == 0) { id++; } } -- 1.8.1.4