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    I'm not entirely sure it doesn't answer the question, but it should probably be edited to provide a more complete answer. Commented Aug 15, 2016 at 15:58
  • This does provide an answer, the o/p wanted a way to share a directory between the VM and the host. I'm not sure full instructions on how to set up a file share or every sort imaginable will be feasible in this context, the point of the answer is to just say "use a regular file share". Commented Aug 15, 2016 at 16:14
  • Thanks, this could be a solution (but isn't, yet). I already have Samba running but services on the host should not be accessible by the guest. Maybe qemu's built-in Samba server could be an option? I searched but could not find a way to enable it using libvirt/virsh's XML config file. Commented Aug 16, 2016 at 7:19
  • Built in samba server in QEMU? Since when? Commented Aug 16, 2016 at 13:07
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    Well, this is pretty unusual, I've no idea why they would bloat the code with this nonsense. However, if you want to insert arbitrary qemu commands into the XML, there's a way to do that: libvirt.org/drvqemu.html#qemucommand Commented Aug 16, 2016 at 18:36