I have verified that 4bbe1029f2fb6cd1c102794951a944c62fdbd0e6 "qemu: fix ifindex array reported to systemd" introduced this bug since it added a call to virNetDevGetIndex for all VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_ETHERNET devices with a known name, even if the device hasn't been created yet. I believe 9c17d665fdc5f0ab74500a14c30627014c11b2c0 "autocreate tap device for ethernet network type" fixes it by creating the tap device in the libvirt process. This commit is included in 1.3.3.
It can be worked-around by calling tunctl outside of libvirt, but it would be cleaner to have libvirt manage the lifetime of the device (by way of holding the /dev/net/tun fd). What needs to happen to get this change included? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574957 Title: Custom interface names with <interface type='ethernet'> does not start qemu To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/+bug/1574957/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
