[libvirt] [PATCH 9/9] docs: update news file

Laine Stump laine at redhat.com
Wed Aug 28 01:46:39 UTC 2019


with info about support for using precreated tap/macvtap devices in
unprivileged libvirtd.

Signed-off-by: Laine Stump <laine at redhat.com>
---
 docs/news.xml | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/news.xml b/docs/news.xml
index c6580e4e72..be51d6c953 100644
--- a/docs/news.xml
+++ b/docs/news.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,19 @@
           for Hyper-V guests.
         </description>
       </change>
+      <change>
+        <summary>
+          qemu: Support use of precreated tap/macvtap devices by unprivileged libvirtd
+        </summary>
+        <description>
+          It is now possible for an unprivileged libvirtd to make use
+          of tap and macvtap devices that were previously created by
+          some other entity. Since is done by setting
+          <code>managed='no'</code> along with the device name in the
+          <code>target</code> subelement of <code><interface
+          type='ethernet'></code>
+        </description>
+      </change>
     </section>
     <section title="Removed features">
       <change>
-- 
2.21.0




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