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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/7] xen: groundwork for xen support
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Gerd Hoffmann |
Subject: |
Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/7] xen: groundwork for xen support |
Date: |
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:52:28 +0200 |
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Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080501) |
>> +/* xen_machine.c */
>> +extern QEMUMachine xenpv_machine;
>> +extern QEMUMachine xenfv_machine;
>
> Why does xenfv need its own machine type?
This is how xen's qemu-dm handles it at the moment and I've decided to
do it the same way for simplicity. I think qemu could also figure it
using a hypercall.
>> - /* XXX: this should not be: some embedded targets just have flash */
>> + /* need a disk for this machine to boot ? */
>> + /* XXX: add embedded targets which just have flash */
>> + nodisk_ok = 0;
>> + if (0 == strcmp(machine->name, "xenpv"))
>> + nodisk_ok = 1;
>> if (!linux_boot && net_boot == 0 &&
>> - nb_drives_opt == 0)
>> + !nodisk_ok && nb_drives_opt == 0)
>> help(1);
>
> This patch is pretty clean with the exception of this bit. I think a
> cleaner way to do this would be to let the machine types specify whether
> a disk is needed or not.
Agreed, I'll make it a machine_type field.
thanks,
Gerd
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http://kraxel.fedorapeople.org/xenner/
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/7] merge some xen bits into qemu, Gerd Hoffmann, 2008/07/28
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/7] xen: groundwork for xen support, Gerd Hoffmann, 2008/07/28
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/7] xen: groundwork for xen support, Anthony Liguori, 2008/07/28
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/7] xen: groundwork for xen support,
Gerd Hoffmann <=
- Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/7] xen: groundwork for xen support, Daniel P. Berrange, 2008/07/29
- Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/7] xen: groundwork for xen support, Anthony Liguori, 2008/07/29
- Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/7] xen: groundwork for xen support, Daniel P. Berrange, 2008/07/29
- Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/7] xen: groundwork for xen support, Anthony Liguori, 2008/07/29
- Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/7] xen: groundwork for xen support, Gerd Hoffmann, 2008/07/29
- Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/7] xen: groundwork for xen support, Anthony Liguori, 2008/07/29
- Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/7] xen: groundwork for xen support, Gerd Hoffmann, 2008/07/29
- Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/7] xen: groundwork for xen support, Samuel Thibault, 2008/07/28
- Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/7] xen: groundwork for xen support, Gerd Hoffmann, 2008/07/29
- Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/7] xen: groundwork for xen support, Daniel P. Berrange, 2008/07/29