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Line 1: − When you restore a net namespace with a VETH device end in it, CRIU will create the other end of the pair in the net namespace you launch CRIU from. By default its name will be the one generated by the veth kernel driver. Not to scan through all the net devices trying to find one, you can use the --external option (<code>opts.external</code> field in [[RPC]]) in the form <code>--external veth[''NAME'']:''HOSTNAME''@''BRIDGE''</code> (the <code>@''BRIDGE''</code> part is optional). When used, a device named <code>''NAME''</code> in a newly restored namespace will be linked with the <code>''HOSTNAME''</code> one in the CRIU namespace and, optionally, the host-side device will be added to the <code>''BRIDGE''</code> bridge device.+ − == Old days ==+ − For now CRIU the same functionality was controlled with the <code>--veth-pair NAME=HOSTNAME[@BRIDGE]</code> option and <code>opts.veths</code> [[RPC]] field. Soon this option will be [[deprecation|deprecated]].+ + + + + + + + +
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== Checkpoint ==
VETH is an interconnected pair of devices in two different network namespace. Checkpointing a network namespace with an VETH device in it doesn't require any special options for CRIU. Upon checkpoint, information about one end of VETH pair is saved to [[images]], when this device dies (together with the containing namespace), and the other end dies instantly, too, as it has no peer.
== Restore ==
When you restore a net namespace with a VETH device end in it, CRIU creates a VETH pair automatically. By default, the "outer" device name is autogenerated by the kernel, which is not convenient. Option <code>--external</code> ([[RPC]] equivalent is <code>opts.external</code> field) can be used to set that name explicitly.
The syntax is <code>--external veth[''NAME'']:''HOSTNAME''@''BRIDGE''</code>, with the <code>@''BRIDGE''</code> part being optional. Here ''NAME'' is an "inner" VETH device name, and ''HOSTNAME'' is the "outer" VETH device name. If <code>@''BRIDGE''</code> is specified, the ''HOSTNAME'' device is added to the appropriate bridge device.
== Obsoleted option ==
Option <code>--veth-pair NAME=HOSTNAME[@BRIDGE]</code> (or corresponding [[RPC]] field <code>opts.veths</code>) was used in old versions of CRIU for the same effect as <code>--external veth</code>. This option is now obsolete and will be [[deprecation|deprecated]] soon.
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