1 files changed, 51 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index 0520bc1681..aeb7f573fc 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -1087,6 +1087,57 @@ static int net_init_nic(const Netdev *netdev, const char *name,
     return idx;
 }
 
+NICInfo *qemu_find_nic_info(const char *typename, bool match_default,
+                            const char *alias)
+{
+    NICInfo *nd;
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < nb_nics; i++) {
+        nd = &nd_table[i];
+
+        if (!nd->used || nd->instantiated) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if ((match_default && !nd->model) || !g_strcmp0(nd->model, typename)
+            || (alias && !g_strcmp0(nd->model, alias))) {
+            return nd;
+        }
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+
+/* "I have created a device. Please configure it if you can" */
+bool qemu_configure_nic_device(DeviceState *dev, bool match_default,
+                               const char *alias)
+{
+    NICInfo *nd = qemu_find_nic_info(object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)),
+                                     match_default, alias);
+
+    if (nd) {
+        qdev_set_nic_properties(dev, nd);
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+/* "Please create a device, if you have a configuration for it" */
+DeviceState *qemu_create_nic_device(const char *typename, bool match_default,
+                                    const char *alias)
+{
+    NICInfo *nd = qemu_find_nic_info(typename, match_default, alias);
+    DeviceState *dev;
+
+    if (!nd) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    dev = qdev_new(typename);
+    qdev_set_nic_properties(dev, nd);
+    return dev;
+}
 
 static int (* const net_client_init_fun[NET_CLIENT_DRIVER__MAX])(
     const Netdev *netdev,