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@@ -183,13 +183,14 @@ traffic outside the namespace using native Layer-4 sockets. Existing approaches typically implement a full, generic TCP/IP stack for this translation between data and transport layers, without the possibility of speeding up local connections, and usually requiring NAT. _pasta_: + * avoids the need for a generic, full-fledged TCP/IP stack by coordinating TCP -connection dynamics between sender and receiver + connection dynamics between sender and receiver * offers a fast bypass path for local connections: if a process connects to -another process on the same host across namespaces, data is directly forwarded -using pairs of Layer-4 sockets + another process on the same host across namespaces, data is directly forwarded + using pairs of Layer-4 sockets * with default options, maps routing and addressing information to the -namespace, avoiding any need for NAT + namespace, avoiding any need for NAT ## Non-functional Targets @@ -331,12 +332,12 @@ Test logs [here](/builds/latest/test/). cd passt make - * alternatively, static builds for x86_64, with or without AVX2 instructions, - as of the latest commit are also available for convenience - [here](/builds/latest/x86_64/avx2/) and - [here](/builds/latest/x86_64/). Convenience, non-official - packages for Debian (and derivatives) and RPM-based distributions are also - available there. These binaries and packages are simply built with: + * alternatively, static builds for x86_64, with or without AVX2 instructions, + as of the latest commit are also available for convenience + [here](/builds/latest/x86_64/avx2/) and + [here](/builds/latest/x86_64/). Convenience, non-official + packages for Debian (and derivatives) and RPM-based distributions are also + available there. These binaries and packages are simply built with: CFLAGS="-static" make avx2 make pkgs @@ -356,13 +357,13 @@ Test logs [here](/builds/latest/test/). * from the same network namespace, start qemu. At the moment, qemu doesn't support UNIX domain sockets for the `socket` back-end. Two alternatives: - * use the _qrap_ wrapper, which maps a tap socket descriptor to _passt_'s - UNIX domain socket, for example: + * use the _qrap_ wrapper, which maps a tap socket descriptor to _passt_'s + UNIX domain socket, for example: ip netns exec passt ./qrap 5 qemu-system-x86_64 ... -net socket,fd=5 -net nic,model=virtio ... - * or patch qemu with [this patch](/passt/tree/qemu/0001-net-Allow-also-UNIX-domain-sockets-to-be-used-as-net.patch) - and start it like this: + * or patch qemu with [this patch](/passt/tree/qemu/0001-net-Allow-also-UNIX-domain-sockets-to-be-used-as-net.patch) + and start it like this: qemu-system-x86_64 ... -net socket,connect=/tmp/passt.socket -net nic,model=virtio @@ -394,12 +395,12 @@ Test logs [here](/builds/latest/test/). cd passt make - * alternatively, static builds for x86_64, with or without AVX2 instructions, - as of the latest commit are also available for convenience - [here](/builds/latest/x86_64/avx2/) and - [here](/builds/latest/x86_64/). Convenience, non-official - packages for Debian (and derivatives) and RPM-based distributions are also - available there. These binaries and packages are simply built with: + * alternatively, static builds for x86_64, with or without AVX2 instructions, + as of the latest commit are also available for convenience + [here](/builds/latest/x86_64/avx2/) and + [here](/builds/latest/x86_64/). Convenience, non-official + packages for Debian (and derivatives) and RPM-based distributions are also + available there. These binaries and packages are simply built with: CFLAGS="-static" make avx2 make pkgs @@ -420,7 +421,7 @@ Test logs [here](/builds/latest/test/). dhclient - and, optionally: + and, optionally: dhclient -6 |