[libvirt-users] Limitations of macvtap devices?

[Michal Privoznik]

On 30.04.2015 16:26, Lars Kellogg-Stedman wrote:
> I am running OpenStack inside a libvirt guest that is connected to the
> local network via a macvtap interface.  My experience so far suggests
> that a macvtap interface will not pass traffic with a source MAC
> address other than the MAC address of the interface itself...for
> example, if inside the guest eth0 is attached to a bridge.
> 
> Is that correct, or is there some setting that will make that work?
> 
> Outbound traffic doesn't seem to be a problem (I can see, for example,
> dhcp requests on the local network), but replies get dropped before
> they reach the guest.
> 
> Thanks,
> 

Yes, this is actually correct. However, as of 1.2.10 libvirt listens for
the macvtap MAC changes initialized within guest and adjusts the host
side of the device accordingly.

Michal