GNU bug report logs - #24156
QEMU '-net bridge' --> "qemu-system-x86_64: -net bridge: bridge helper failed"

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From: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
To: myglc2 <myglc2 <at> gmail.com>, Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 24156 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24156: QEMU '-net bridge' --> "qemu-system-x86_64: -net
 bridge: bridge helper failed"
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2020 20:47:32 +0100

Hi,

On Thu, 04 Aug 2016 at 22:40, myglc2 <myglc2 <at> gmail.com> wrote:
> Motivation: bridging or routing is required to enable a connection to be
> made inward to a QEMU VM. TAP seems like the best of the available
> solutions. But connecting to a TAP device produces an error when the
> QEMU bridge helper fails.
>
> Example:
>
> g1 <at> g1 ~/src/vmb$ qemu-system-x86_64 -net user -net bridge -net nic,model=virtio -enable-kvm -m 4096 -k en-us -display curses /home/g1/src/vmb/tmp/img6/vm.img
> failed to parse default acl file `/gnu/store/1072khbm9124a8a1pyyyw4mr1p12jsfq-qemu-2.6.0/etc/qemu/bridge.conf'
> qemu-system-x86_64: -net bridge: bridge helper failed

Since a lot of things changed, is this bug report still relevant?  If
yes, what could be the next actionable step?  Otherwise, let close it or
mark it as wishlist.


All the best,
simon

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