Re: [Qemu-devel] [5335] Change the way video graphics adapter is selected

[andrzej zaborowski]

2008/9/28 Blue Swirl <address@hidden>:
> On 9/28/08, malc <address@hidden> wrote:
>> Revision: 5335
>>           http://svn.sv.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=qemu&revision=5335
>>  Author:   malc
>>  Date:     2008-09-28 00:42:05 +0000 (Sun, 28 Sep 2008)
>>
>>  Log Message:
>>  -----------
>>  Change the way video graphics adapter is selected
>>
>>  Instead of having (current)three command line switches -std-vga,
>>  -cirrusvga and -vmwarevga, provide one -vga switch which takes
>>  an argument, so that:
>>  qemu -std-vga   becomes qemu -vga std
>>  qemu -cirrusvga becomes qemu -vga cirrus
>>  qemu -vmwarevga becomes qemu -vga vmware
>
> I'd prefer a more generic syntax, like -drive options:
> -displayhw model=vga,type=std
> -displayhw model=vga,type=std
> -displayhw model=vga,type=std
> -displayhw model=tcx,type=hardwarecursor

My thinking was that the next improvement to the -xxxvga syntax should
be to allow multiple graphics cards to be inserted.  An interesting
question is whether a bus hierarchy oriented syntax instead of
functionality otiented would be better, for example -pcihw
slot=N,model=vga (perhaps not).

>
> Then this option would be useful for non-VGA targets. I don't see -vga
> xxx as an improvement over -xxx-vga.
>
> Also, there should be compatibility support for previous syntax, like
> -cdrom or -hda implies some -drive options.

Agreed.

Cheers