Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 4/4] Add support for -net bridge

[Anthony Liguori]

Avi Kivity wrote:
> > +int net_init_bridge(QemuOpts *opts, Monitor *mon, const char *name, 
> > VLANState *vlan);
> > +
> >    
>
> Don't we need to tear the interface down after shutdown?

net_init_bridge calls net_tap_fd_init which registers tap_cleanup.  That 
closes the fd and frees associated memory.

The helper does not allocate a persistent tap device so closing the file 
descriptor is sufficient for cleanup.

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Regards,

Anthony Liguori