return fmt.Sprintf("veth%x", entropy), nil
}
-// SetupVeth creates the virtual ethernet pair and sets up the container's end in the container netns.
-// Setting up the host end up has to be done in the host netns outside of this function.
-// This is because moving the host veth end will cause it to be brought down automatically when it is moved to the host netns.
+// SetupVeth sets up a virtual ethernet link.
+// Should be in container netns.
func SetupVeth(contVethName string, mtu int, hostNS *os.File) (hostVeth, contVeth netlink.Link, err error) {
var hostVethName string
hostVethName, contVeth, err = makeVeth(contVethName, mtu)
return
}
+ if err = netlink.LinkSetUp(hostVeth); err != nil {
+ err = fmt.Errorf("failed to set %q up: %v", contVethName, err)
+ return
+ }
+
if err = netlink.LinkSetNsFd(hostVeth, int(hostNS.Fd())); err != nil {
err = fmt.Errorf("failed to move veth to host netns: %v", err)
return