[libvirt] [PATCH] qemu: fail on attempts to use <filterref> for non-tap network connections
Daniel P. Berrange
berrange at redhat.com
Mon Aug 10 08:30:24 UTC 2015
On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 02:09:42AM -0400, Laine Stump wrote:
> nwfilter uses iptables and ebtables, which only work properly on
> tap-based network connections (*not* on macvtap, for example), but we
> just ignore any <filterref> elements for other types of networks,
> potentially giving users a false sense of security.
>
> This patch checks the network type and fails/logs an error if any
> domain <interface> has a <filterref> when the connection isn't using a
> tap device.
>
> This resolves:
>
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1180011
ACK
Regards,
Daniel
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