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authorRenzo Davoli <renzo@cs.unibo.it>2024-07-30 15:55:04 +0200
committerRichard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>2024-09-12 20:18:51 +0200
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parentab1d5895cf6cdd1df4b6ce0ac8763828e2bf7e62 (diff)
user_mode_linux_howto_v2: add VDE vector support in doc
Add a description of the VDE vector transport in user_mode_linux_howto_v2.rst. Signed-off-by: Renzo Davoli <renzo@cs.unibo.it> Signed-off-by: Renzo Davoi <renzo@cs.unibo.it> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>
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diff --git a/Documentation/virt/uml/user_mode_linux_howto_v2.rst b/Documentation/virt/uml/user_mode_linux_howto_v2.rst
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--- a/Documentation/virt/uml/user_mode_linux_howto_v2.rst
+++ b/Documentation/virt/uml/user_mode_linux_howto_v2.rst
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ remote UML and other VM instances.
+-----------+--------+------------------------------------+------------+
| fd | vector | dependent on fd type | varies |
+-----------+--------+------------------------------------+------------+
+| vde | vector | dep. on VDE VPN: Virt.Net Locator | varies |
++-----------+--------+------------------------------------+------------+
| tuntap | legacy | none | ~ 500Mbit |
+-----------+--------+------------------------------------+------------+
| daemon | legacy | none | ~ 450Mbit |
@@ -573,6 +575,41 @@ https://github.com/NetSys/bess/wiki/Built-In-Modules-and-Ports
BESS transport does not require any special privileges.
+VDE vector transport
+--------------------
+
+Virtual Distributed Ethernet (VDE) is a project whose main goal is to provide a
+highly flexible support for virtual networking.
+
+http://wiki.virtualsquare.org/#/tutorials/vdebasics
+
+Common usages of VDE include fast prototyping and teaching.
+
+Examples:
+
+ ``vecX:transport=vde,vnl=tap://tap0``
+
+use tap0
+
+ ``vecX:transport=vde,vnl=slirp://``
+
+use slirp
+
+ ``vec0:transport=vde,vnl=vde:///tmp/switch``
+
+connect to a vde switch
+
+ ``vecX:transport=\"vde,vnl=cmd://ssh remote.host //tmp/sshlirp\"``
+
+connect to a remote slirp (instant VPN: convert ssh to VPN, it uses sshlirp)
+https://github.com/virtualsquare/sshlirp
+
+ ``vec0:transport=vde,vnl=vxvde://234.0.0.1``
+
+connect to a local area cloud (all the UML nodes using the same
+multicast address running on hosts in the same multicast domain (LAN)
+will be automagically connected together to a virtual LAN.
+
Configuring Legacy transports
=============================