[uml-user] uml_switch versus bridging tap devices

[Nuutti K. <na...@ik...>]

I am currently using uml_switches to create networks for devices. But
there are some problems with the switch daemon and some inefficiencies
detectable.

Now, if we ignore the lack of setup work and complexities with
configuration - I want to compare a setup where there are a bunch of
UML instances all started with 'eth0=daemon,<mac>,unix,<path>' versus
the case where they are started with 'eth0=tuntap,tap<n>' and added to
a bridge via 'brctl addif tap<n>'.

Are there any real advantages of the uml_switch approach compared to
just native bridging in Linux?

-- Naked