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From: Doug Goldstein <cardoe@g.o>
To: gentoo-commits@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-commits] repo/gentoo:master commit in: app-emulation/libvirt/
Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 14:42:25
Message-Id: 1575297697.5cb0846e4099c74b40aeaae5c1c670321b8d6a55.cardoe@gentoo
1 commit: 5cb0846e4099c74b40aeaae5c1c670321b8d6a55
2 Author: Michal Privoznik <mprivozn <AT> redhat <DOT> com>
3 AuthorDate: Thu Oct 31 11:13:05 2019 +0000
4 Commit: Doug Goldstein <cardoe <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
5 CommitDate: Mon Dec 2 14:41:37 2019 +0000
6 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=5cb0846e
7
8 app-emulation/libvirt: Clean macvtap USE flag description
9
10 The description for the macvtap USE flag says, that the feature
11 is experimental and requires new kernel. While this might have
12 been true when this was being added (2015), it is definitely not
13 true today.
14
15 Signed-off-by: Michal Privoznik <mprivozn <AT> redhat.com>
16 Signed-off-by: Doug Goldstein <cardoe <AT> gentoo.org>
17
18 app-emulation/libvirt/metadata.xml | 4 +---
19 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
20
21 diff --git a/app-emulation/libvirt/metadata.xml b/app-emulation/libvirt/metadata.xml
22 index 3b887d5ce0c..16c0b4752e5 100644
23 --- a/app-emulation/libvirt/metadata.xml
24 +++ b/app-emulation/libvirt/metadata.xml
25 @@ -76,9 +76,7 @@
26 </flag>
27 <flag name="macvtap">
28 Support for MAC-based TAP (macvlan/macvtap). For networking instead
29 - of the normal TUN/TAP. It has its advantages and disadvantages.
30 - macvtap support requires very new kernels and is
31 - currently evolving. Support for this is experimental at best.
32 + of the normal TUN/TAP.
33 </flag>
34 <flag name="vepa">Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregator (VEPA) / 802.1Qbg
35 support. Relies on macvtap support.</flag>