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Add descriptions for macvtap direct type interfaces

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This adds a description about the 'direct' type of interface recently
added for macvtap device type support on the host.
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Stefan Berger 2010-02-24 10:29:23 +01:00 committed by Daniel Veillard
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</devices>
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<h5><a name="elementsNICSDirect">Direct attachment to physical interface</a></h5>
<p>
Provides direct attachment of the virtual machine's NIC to the given
physial interface of the host. This setup requires the Linux macvtap
driver to be available. One of the modes 'vepa', 'bridge' or 'private'
can be chosen for the operation mode of the macvtap device, 'vepa'
being the default mode.
</p>
<pre>
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&lt;devices&gt;
&lt;interface type='direct'/&gt;
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&lt;interface type='direct'&gt;
&lt;source dev='eth0' mode='vepa'/&gt;
&lt;/interface&gt;
&lt;/devices&gt;
...</pre>
<h5><a name="elementsNICSMulticast">Multicast tunnel</a></h5>
<p>