2 files changed, 32 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net.c b/net.c
index 355eb87..7195827 100644
--- a/net.c
+++ b/net.c
@@ -293,6 +293,27 @@ VLANClientState *qemu_new_net_client(NetClientInfo *info,
     return vc;
 }
 
+NICState *qemu_new_nic(NetClientInfo *info,
+                       NICConf *conf,
+                       const char *model,
+                       const char *name,
+                       void *opaque)
+{
+    VLANClientState *nc;
+    NICState *nic;
+
+    assert(info->type == NET_CLIENT_TYPE_NIC);
+    assert(info->size >= sizeof(NICState));
+
+    nc = qemu_new_net_client(info, conf->vlan, conf->peer, model, name);
+
+    nic = DO_UPCAST(NICState, nc, nc);
+    nic->conf = conf;
+    nic->opaque = opaque;
+
+    return nic;
+}
+
 VLANClientState *qemu_new_vlan_client(net_client_type type,
                                       VLANState *vlan,
                                       VLANClientState *peer,
diff --git a/net.h b/net.h
index 71a9a44..4de20de 100644
--- a/net.h
+++ b/net.h
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ struct VLANClientState {
     unsigned receive_disabled : 1;
 };
 
+typedef struct NICState {
+    VLANClientState nc;
+    NICConf *conf;
+    void *opaque;
+} NICState;
+
 struct VLANState {
     int id;
     QTAILQ_HEAD(, VLANClientState) clients;
@@ -90,6 +96,11 @@ VLANClientState *qemu_new_net_client(NetClientInfo *info,
                                      VLANClientState *peer,
                                      const char *model,
                                      const char *name);
+NICState *qemu_new_nic(NetClientInfo *info,
+                       NICConf *conf,
+                       const char *model,
+                       const char *name,
+                       void *opaque);
 VLANClientState *qemu_new_vlan_client(net_client_type type,
                                       VLANState *vlan,
                                       VLANClientState *peer,