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diff --git a/docs/system/devices/net.rst b/docs/system/devices/net.rst index c586ee0f40..4d787c3aeb 100644 --- a/docs/system/devices/net.rst +++ b/docs/system/devices/net.rst @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ To use the passt backend interface There is no need to start the daemon as QEMU will do it for you. -passt is started in the socket-based mode. +By default, passt will be started in the socket-based mode. .. parsed-literal:: |qemu_system| [...OPTIONS...] -nic passt @@ -128,6 +128,16 @@ passt is started in the socket-based mode. virtio0: index=0,type=nic,model=virtio-net-pci,macaddr=9a:2b:2c:2d:2e:2f \ netdev0: index=0,type=passt,stream,connected to pid 25428 +To use the vhost-based interface, add the ``vhost-user=on`` parameter and +select the virtio-net device: + +.. parsed-literal:: + |qemu_system| [...OPTIONS...] -nic passt,model=virtio,vhost-user=on + + (qemu) info network + virtio-net-pci.0: index=0,type=nic,model=virtio-net-pci,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 + \ #net006: index=0,type=passt,vhost-user,connected to pid 25731 + To use socket based passt interface: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |