Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH 0/22] Refactor machine support

[Paul Brook]

> >   Once you eliminate machine_register_core that knowledge has
> > 
> > somehow got to come from your device tree description file.  Having a
> > single device tree that can morph into significantly different machines
> > seems like unnecessary complexity given this is a user-specified file.
> 
> 99% of qemu users will never touch a device tree.  The practical matter
> is, we're going to have to provide higher level interfaces that allow a
> user to significantly morph a base device tree into something different.

That's the bit I don't get.  Why are we significantly morphing a base device 
tree?  Surely it's easier to just use a different base tree.

Paul