// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT use futures::stream::TryStreamExt; use rtnetlink::{new_connection, Error, Handle}; use std::env; #[tokio::main] async fn main() -> Result<(), String> { let args: Vec = env::args().collect(); if args.len() != 2 { usage(); return Ok(()); } let link_name = &args[1]; let (connection, handle, _) = new_connection().unwrap(); tokio::spawn(connection); create_macvtap(handle, link_name.to_string()) .await .map_err(|e| format!("{e}")) } async fn create_macvtap( handle: Handle, veth_name: String, ) -> Result<(), Error> { let mut links = handle.link().get().match_name(veth_name.clone()).execute(); if let Some(link) = links.try_next().await? { // hard code mode: 4u32 i.e bridge mode let request = handle.link().add().macvtap( "test_macvtap".into(), link.header.index, 4u32, ); request.execute().await? } else { println!("no link link {veth_name} found"); } Ok(()) } fn usage() { eprintln!( "usage: cargo run --example create_macvtap -- Note that you need to run this program as root. Instead of running cargo as root, build the example normally: cd rtnetlink; cargo build --example create_macvtap Then find the binary in the target directory: cd ../target/debug/example ; sudo ./create_macvtap " ); }