[libvirt-users] nested vms and nested macvtaps

[jsl6uy js16uy]

Thanks again very much sir
Will definitely try this path and report back


On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 11:59 AM, Michal Privoznik <mprivozn at redhat.com>
wrote:

> On 11.07.2016 17:46, jsl6uy js16uy wrote:
> > Thanks much sir
> > Ease I think mainly
> > adding a macvtap is pretty quick, performant and works. And last but
> > definitely not least, ignorance of other quick easy solutions.
> > Well, also macvtap works on older hardware where I don't have physical
> > functions to passthrough via sr-iov, that is what you are pointing to
> with
> > "macvtaps in the most outer one VM and pass them thru to inner layer
> > VMs"?
> > Currently I can use macvtaps with an old HP xw8600 desktop with the
> > integrated  broadcoms
> >
> > yeah ease/hardware/ignorance
>
> I'll be using terminology as defined here:
>
> http://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/Nested_Virtualization_in_Xen#Introduction
>
> What I meant is to have macvtaps for your L0 guest, which are then
> visible as regular interfaces in in. These interfaces could be then
> passed thru to your L1 guest. There's no need for SRI-OV, no need for
> bleeding edge HW, nothing. It's all done in software.
>
> Michal
>
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