Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH qom-next 4/6] pc: move apic_mapped initialization into common apic init code

[Peter Maydell]

On 23 May 2012 22:09, Igor Mammedov <address@hidden> wrote:
> For cpu-hotplug it was suggested to use device_add/del
> interface for it. To do so in a generalized way hot-plugged cpu
> should follow general QOM object creation sequence, i.e.
>  - create new cpu instance
>  - set properties
>  - realize instance
> without creating precedent of special case for cpus in device_add/del
> if possible. So goal is to have a self-sufficient cpu object that
> doesn't require external hooks to create/initialize it. It looks
> possible do so for target-i386 at least.

I think your self-sufficient CPU object should probably be a
container QOM object which contains the CPU core itself and
the APIC device. Then the container object's initialisation
can map the APIC device.

-- PMM