feat(vmm): add netd-managed macvtap networking - #1061
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Summary
This is an alternative to #1047. Device paths are runtime results from netd rather than persistent manifest inputs, so interface identity and lifecycle stay inside dstack and ifindex reuse cannot silently redirect a VM to a stale path.
The existing bridge prepare RPC is renamed independently in #1064.
Design
A macvtap NIC is configured with a parent interface and forwarding mode. The VMM and QEMU use the same deterministic guest MAC. Netd derives the stable interface name, replaces stale state, creates the macvtap, reads its ifindex, waits for the character device, and returns the path for this launch only.
The launcher opens each device, reserves collision-free source fds, and maps them to the QEMU target fds. For a single-process launch it execs QEMU in place; with swtpm it keeps the parent and child orchestration path.
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Not yet tested