Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH 1/2] Rework -boot option

[Avi Kivity]

Jan Kiszka wrote:
> Everything is possible, but comes with a price:
>  - more complex code
>  - more ugly and inconsistent user interface
>
> Is there no precedence for breaking the command line interface in order
> to clean things up?
>
> An alternative could be to keep -boot as is, at least for the next few
> major releases, and introduce a new option with the proposed format. Not
> much simpler, but a bit. And comes with the chance to drop the legacy at
> some point. Any naming suggestions welcome!
>   

I suggest keeping /boot.  And slightly change Anthony's proposal to:

- if no '=' is found in the parameter, use the old syntax
- otherwise, use the new syntax

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