deploy stitched link instead of using ep.Deploy

cmd/vxlan.go

@@ -108,11 +108,10 @@ var vxlanCreateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return fmt.Errorf("not a VxlanStitched link")
 		}
 
-		for _, ep := range vxl.GetEndpoints() {
-			err := ep.Deploy(ctx)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
+		// deploy the vxlan with existing link. The first endpoint is the host endpoint
+		err = vxl.DeployWithExistingVeth(ctx, vxl.GetEndpoints()[0])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 
 		return nil

links/link_vxlan.go

@@ -89,9 +89,12 @@ func (lr *LinkVxlanRaw) resolveStitchedVxlan(params *ResolveParams) (Link, error
 	var stitchEp Endpoint
 
 	// if the endpoint is host, we don't need to create the veth link
-	// the stitch endpoint becomes the vxlan link local endpoint
+	// the stitch endpoint is just a host endpoint with the passed interface name
 	if lr.Endpoint.Node == "host" {
-		vethLink, stitchEp, err = nil, vxlanLink.localEndpoint, nil
+		// a fake endpoint used only to print the host interface name in the outputs
+		// it is not deployed as it meant to exist
+		epHost := NewEndpointHost(NewEndpointGeneric(vxlanLink.localEndpoint.GetNode(), params.VxlanIfaceNameOverwrite, nil))
+		vethLink, stitchEp, err = nil, epHost, nil
 	} else {
 		// otherwise we need to create the veth link
 		vethLink, stitchEp, err = lr.resolveStitchedVEthComponent(params)