I suggest you figure out the diff between different devices by reading some online docs, e.g., the below doc.
https://developers.redhat.com/blog/2018/10/22/introduction-to-linux-interfaces-for-virtual-networking Here is how I setup a software-only environment to play with macvtap device. https://github.com/finallyjustice/sample/blob/master/kvm/macvtap.txt Dongli Zhang On 9/2/22 4:17 PM, X Tec wrote: > I have used the -netdev tap,[...] options before, though almost exclusively > for bridged networking. > > I understand this setup uses tap (or tun/tap?) virtual devices for the > virtual machines. > > But, what are "macvtap" devices really? > I saw the term while reading some libvirt docs for comparison purposes; they > particularly seem to favor these devices... > But even after internet searching I was not able to understand them. > > So, if someone could help, > What are they, or what's their difference with "normal" tap devices commonly > used in QEMU? > Are macvtap devices supported in QEMU? How can one use them? > > Thanks beforehand. >
