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-rw-r--r--src/plugins/linux-cp/lcp_interface.c8
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/plugins/linux-cp/lcp_interface.c b/src/plugins/linux-cp/lcp_interface.c
index eef06ecfa19..fab048a7773 100644
--- a/src/plugins/linux-cp/lcp_interface.c
+++ b/src/plugins/linux-cp/lcp_interface.c
@@ -805,6 +805,14 @@ lcp_itf_pair_create (u32 phy_sw_if_index, u8 *host_if_name,
return VNET_API_ERROR_INVALID_SW_IF_INDEX;
}
+ if (hw->hw_class_index != ethernet_hw_interface_class.index &&
+ host_if_type == LCP_ITF_HOST_TAP)
+ {
+ LCP_ITF_PAIR_ERR (
+ "pair_create: don't create TAP for non-eth interface; use tun");
+ return VNET_API_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+ }
+
/*
* Use interface-specific netns if supplied.
* Otherwise, use netns if defined, otherwise use the OS default.