@@ -1194,6 +1194,61 @@ void net_host_device_remove(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
qemu_del_vlan_client(vc);
}
+/**
+ * do_netdev_add(): Add a host network device
+ *
+ * Argument qdict contains
+ * - "type": the device type, "tap", "user", ...
+ * - "id": the device's ID (must be unique)
+ * - device options
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *
+ * { "type": "user", "id": "netdev1", "hostname": "a-guest" }
+ */
+int do_netdev_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
+{
+ QemuOpts *opts;
+ int res;
+
+ opts = qemu_opts_from_qdict(&qemu_netdev_opts, qdict);
+ if (!opts) {
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ res = net_client_init(mon, opts, 1);
+ return res;
+}
+
+/**
+ * do_netdev_del(): Delete a host network device
+ *
+ * Argument qdict contains
+ * - "id": the device's ID
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *
+ * { "id": "netdev1" }
+ */
+int do_netdev_del(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
+{
+ const char *id = qdict_get_str(qdict, "id");
+ VLANClientState *vc;
+
+ vc = qemu_find_netdev(id);
+ if (!vc || vc->info->type == NET_CLIENT_TYPE_NIC) {
+ qerror_report(QERR_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND, id);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ if (vc->peer) {
+ qerror_report(QERR_DEVICE_IN_USE, id);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ qemu_del_vlan_client(vc);
+ qemu_opts_del(qemu_opts_find(&qemu_netdev_opts, id));
+ return 0;
+}
+
void net_set_boot_mask(int net_boot_mask)
{
int i;
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ void net_cleanup(void);
void net_set_boot_mask(int boot_mask);
void net_host_device_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
void net_host_device_remove(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
+int do_netdev_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data);
+int do_netdev_del(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data);
#define DEFAULT_NETWORK_SCRIPT "/etc/qemu-ifup"
#define DEFAULT_NETWORK_DOWN_SCRIPT "/etc/qemu-ifdown"
@@ -914,6 +914,36 @@ STEXI
Remove host VLAN client.
ETEXI
+ {
+ .name = "netdev_add",
+ .args_type = "netdev:O",
+ .params = "[user|tap|socket],id=str[,prop=value][,...]",
+ .help = "add host network device",
+ .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
+ .mhandler.cmd_new = do_netdev_add,
+ },
+
+STEXI
+@item netdev_add
+@findex netdev_add
+Add host network device.
+ETEXI
+
+ {
+ .name = "netdev_del",
+ .args_type = "id:s",
+ .params = "id",
+ .help = "remove host network device",
+ .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
+ .mhandler.cmd_new = do_netdev_del,
+ },
+
+STEXI
+@item netdev_del
+@findex netdev_del
+Remove host network device.
+ETEXI
+
#ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
{
.name = "hostfwd_add",