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Add kernel options for vhost-net
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Description

Add kernel option for vhost-net required for creating TAP devices.

vpp# create tap
create tap: open '/dev/vhost-net': No such file or directory
vpp# 
vpp# 
vpp# create tap id 1 host-if-name tap1
create tap: open '/dev/vhost-net': No such file or directory
vpp#

Expected options:

CONFIG_VHOST_RING=m
CONFIG_VHOST_NET=m
CONFIG_VHOST_SCSI=m
CONFIG_VHOST_VSOCK=m
CONFIG_VHOST=m

Details

Version
-
Is it a breaking change?
Unspecified (possibly destroys the router)
Issue type
Unspecified (please specify)

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ResolvedFEATURE REQUESTViacheslav

Event Timeline

vhost modules are not included to kernet

vyos@r14# zcat /proc/config.gz | grep VHOST
# CONFIG_VHOST_MENU is not set
[edit]
vyos@r14#

PR https://github.com/vyos/vyos-build/pull/362

Viacheslav moved this task from Open to Finished on the VyOS 1.4 Sagitta board.