fix: using a bridge to link podman pods to host s services

roles/net-config/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,36 +1,34 @@
 ---
 - name: Check if the interface ipv4 address is defined
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "Warning: iface {{ interface.name }} has no defined ipv4 address, skipping configuration"
   when: interface.ipv4.address is not defined
 
+- name: Process interface configuration
+  when: interface.ipv4.address is defined
   block:
-    - ansible.builtin.debug:
-        msg: "Warning: iface {{ interface.name }} has no defined ipv4 address, skipping configuration"
-    - name: Skip net-config role for {{ interface.name }}
-      ansible.builtin.meta: end_play
-- name: Check if the interface is already configured
-  ansible.builtin.stat:
-    path: /etc/systemd/network/20-{{ interface.name }}.network
-  register: network_file
+    - name: Create systemd-netdev file for virtual interface
+      when:
+        - interface.type is defined
+        - interface.type != 'ethernet'
+      ansible.builtin.template:
+        src: systemd.netdev.j2
+        dest: /etc/systemd/network/10-{{ interface.name }}.netdev
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        mode: "0644"
+      register: netdev_result
 
-- name: What patch is needed
-  ansible.builtin.debug:
-    msg: >-
-      {%- if network_file.stat.exists == true -%}
-        iface {{ interface.name }} is already configured, no action needed.
-      {%- else -%}
-        iface {{ interface.name }} will be configured.
-      {%- endif -%}
+    - name: Create systemd-network configuration file
+      ansible.builtin.template:
+        src: systemd.network.j2
+        dest: /etc/systemd/network/20-{{ interface.name }}.network
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        mode: "0644"
+      register: network_result
 
-- name: Create systemd-network link file
-  when: network_file.stat.exists != true
-  ansible.builtin.template:
-    src: systemd.network.j2
-    dest: /etc/systemd/network/20-{{ interface.name }}.network
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: "0644"
-
-- name: Notify a reload is required
-  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    network_reload_required: true
-  when: network_file.stat.exists != true
+    - name: Notify a reload is required
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        network_reload_required: true
+      when: netdev_result is changed or network_result is changed

roles/net-config/templates/systemd.netdev.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# {{ ansible_managed }}
+# systemd.netdev(5)
+
+[NetDev]
+Name={{ interface.name }}
+Kind={{ interface.type }}

roles/net-config/templates/systemd.network.j2

@@ -11,9 +11,14 @@ RouteMetric={{ interface.ipv4.metric }}
 {% endif %}
 
 [Network]
+{% if interface.type is defined and interface.type == 'bridge' %}
+ConfigureWithoutCarrier=yes
+{% endif %}
+{% if interface.ipv4.nameservers is defined %}
 {% for dns in interface.ipv4.nameservers %}
 DNS={{ dns }}
 {% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
 
 {% if interface.ipv4.gateway is defined %}
 [Route]