Allow network interface to be configured.

Add ./configure --with-net-if=(virtio|ne2k_pci) option.

This lets you workaround the following virtio_net bug:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=516022

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f6f1735..cf0591d 100644 (file)
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -138,6 +138,17 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([drive-if],
         [with_drive_if=ide])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([DRIVE_IF],["$with_drive_if"],[Default drive interface.])
 
+dnl Set interface used by the network.  Normally you should
+dnl leave this at the default (virtio) but you can use the
+dnl alternative (ne2k_pci) because of bugs in virtio networking
+dnl eg. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=516022
+AC_ARG_WITH([net-if],
+        [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-net-if],
+          [set default net driver (virtio|ne2k_pci) @<:@default=virtio@:>@])],
+        [],
+        [with_net_if=virtio])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([NET_IF],["$with_net_if"],[Default network interface.])
+
 dnl Check for febootstrap etc.
 AC_CHECK_PROG([FEBOOTSTRAP],
         [febootstrap],[febootstrap],[no])

diff --git a/src/guestfs.c b/src/guestfs.c
index de63275..186c570 100644 (file)
--- a/src/guestfs.c
+++ b/src/guestfs.c
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ guestfs_launch (guestfs_h *g)
     }
 #endif
     add_cmdline (g, "-net");
-    add_cmdline (g, "nic,model=virtio,vlan=0"); /* model=ne2k_pci also works */
+    add_cmdline (g, "nic,model=" NET_IF ",vlan=0");
 
     /* These options recommended by KVM developers to improve reliability. */
     if (qemu_supports (g, "-no-hpet"))