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diff --git a/man/systemd.netdev.xml b/man/systemd.netdev.xml
index 48c6e726d..9e9d3e848 100644
--- a/man/systemd.netdev.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.netdev.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@
Virtual Network Device files must have the extension
.netdev; other extensions are ignored. Virtual
- network devices are created as soon as networkd is started.
+ network devices are created as soon as networkd is started. If a netdev
+ with the specified name already exists, networkd will use that as-is
+ rather than create its own. Note that the settings of the pre-existing
+ netdev will not be changed by networkd.
The .netdev files are read from the files located in the
system network directory /usr/lib/systemd/network,
@@ -163,8 +166,9 @@
macvlan, vxlan,
ipip, gre,
sit, vti,
- veth are supported. This option
- is compulsory.
+ veth, tun,
+ tap and dummy
+ are supported. This option is compulsory.
@@ -173,7 +177,9 @@
The maximum transmission unit in bytes to
set for the device. The usual suffixes K, M, G,
are supported and are understood to the base of
- 1024.
+ 1024. This key is not currently suported for
+ tun or tap devices.
+
@@ -183,6 +189,7 @@
If none is given, one is generated based on
the interface name and the
machine-id5.
+ This key is not currently suported for tun or tap devices.
@@ -265,6 +272,36 @@
to discover remote MAC addresses.
+
+ FDBAgeingSec=
+
+ The lifetime of Forwarding Database entry learnt by the kernel in seconds.
+
+
+
+ ARPProxy=
+
+ A boolean. When true, enables ARP proxy.
+
+
+
+ L2MissNotification=
+
+ A boolean. When true, enables netlink LLADDR miss notifications.
+
+
+
+ L3MissNotification=
+
+ A boolean. When true, enables netlink IP ADDR miss notifications.
+
+
+
+ RouteShortCircuit=
+
+ A boolean. When true route short circuit is turned on.
+
+
@@ -339,6 +376,142 @@
+
+ [Tun] Section Options
+
+ The [Tun] section only applies for netdevs of kind
+ tun, and accepts the following keys:
+
+
+
+ OneQueue=
+ Takes a boolean argument. Configures whether
+ all packets are queued at the device (enabled), or a fixed number
+ of packets are queued at the device and the rest at the
+ qdisc. Defaults to no.
+
+
+
+ MultiQueue=
+ Takes a boolean argument. Configures whether to
+ use multiple file descriptors (queues) to parallelize packets
+ sending and receiving. Defaults to no.
+
+
+
+ PacketInfo=
+ Takes a boolean argument. Configures whether packets
+ should be prepened with four extra bytes (two flag bytes and two
+ protocol bytes). If disabled it indicates that the packets will be
+ pure IP packets. Defaults to no.
+
+
+
+ User=
+ User to grant access to the /dev/net/tun
+ device.
+
+
+
+ Group=
+ Group to grant access to the /dev/net/tun
+ device.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ [Tap] Section Options
+
+ The [Tap] section only applies for netdevs of kind
+ tap, and accepts the same keys as the
+ [Tun] section.
+
+
+
+ [Bond] Section Options
+
+ The [Bond] section accepts the following
+ key:
+
+
+
+ Mode=
+
+ Specifies one of the bonding policies. The default is
+ balance-rr (round robin). Possible values are
+ balance-rr,
+ active-backup,
+ balance-xor,
+ broadcast,
+ 802.3ad,
+ balance-tlb, and
+ balance-alb.
+
+
+
+
+
+ TransmitHashPolicy=
+
+ Selects the transmit hash policy to use for slave selection in
+ balance-xor, 802.3ad, and tlb modes. Possible values are
+ layer2,
+ layer3+4,
+ layer2+3,
+ encap2+3,
+ 802.3ad, and
+ encap3+4.
+
+
+
+
+
+ LACPTransmitRate=
+
+ Specifies the rate with which link partner
+ transmits Link Aggregation Control Protocol Data Unit packets
+ in 802.3ad mode. Possible values are
+ slow, which requests partner to transmit LACPDUs every 30 seconds, and
+ fast, which requests partner to transmit LACPDUs every second.
+ The default value is slow.
+
+
+
+
+ MIIMonitorSec=
+
+ Specifies the frequency that Media Independent Interface link
+ monitoring will occur. A value of zero disables MII link monitoring.
+ This values is rounded down to the nearest millisecond. The default
+ value is 0.
+
+
+
+
+ UpDelaySec=
+
+ Specifies the delay before a link is enabled after a link up
+ status has been detected. This value is rounded down to a multiple of
+ MIIMonitorSec. The default value is 0.
+
+
+
+
+ DownDelaySec=
+
+ Specifies the delay before a link is disabled after a link down
+ status has been detected. This value is rounded down to a multiple of
+ MIIMonitorSec. The default value is 0.
+
+
+
+
+
+
Example
@@ -374,6 +547,15 @@ Local=192.168.223.238
Remote=192.169.224.239
TTL=64
+
+ /etc/systemd/network/tap.netdev
+ [NetDev]
+Name=tap-test
+Kind=tap
+
+[Tap]
+MultiQueue=true
+PacketInfo=true
/etc/systemd/network/sit.netdev
@@ -422,12 +604,21 @@ Kind=veth
Name=veth-peer
+
+ /etc/systemd/network/dummy.netdev
+ [NetDev]
+Name=dummy-test
+Kind=dummy
+MACAddress=12:34:56:78:9a:bc
+
+
See Also
systemd1,
systemd-networkd8,
+ systemd.link5,
systemd.network5