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@@ -368,13 +368,11 @@ speeding up local connections, and usually requiring NAT. _pasta_: ## Interfaces and Environment _passt_ exchanges packets with _qemu_ via UNIX domain socket, using the `socket` -back-end in qemu. Currently, qemu can only connect to a listening process via -TCP. Two temporary solutions are available: +back-end in qemu. This is supported since qemu 7.2. -* a [patch](/passt/tree/qemu) for qemu -* a wrapper, [qrap](/passt/tree/qrap.c), that connects to a - UNIX domain socket and starts qemu, which can now use the file descriptor - that's already opened +For older versions, the [qrap](/passt/tree/qrap.c) wrapper can be used to +connect to a UNIX domain socket and to start qemu, which can now use the file +descriptor that's already opened. This approach, compared to using a _tap_ device, doesn't require any security capabilities, as we don't need to create any interface. |