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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH target-arm v2 1/1] arm/xilinx_zynq: Always insta
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Peter Maydell |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH target-arm v2 1/1] arm/xilinx_zynq: Always instantiate the GEMs |
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Sat, 4 Jan 2014 11:33:10 +0000 |
On 4 January 2014 01:58, Peter Crosthwaite <address@hidden> wrote:
> Don't conditionalise GEM instantiation on networking attachments. The
> device should always be present even if not attached to a network.
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> This allows for probing of the device by expectant guests (such as
> OS's). This is needed because sysbus (or AXI in Xilinx's real hw case)
> is not self identifying so the guest has no dynamic way of detecting
> device absence.
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> Also allows for testing of the GEM in loopback mode with -net none.
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> Signed-off-by: Peter Crosthwaite <address@hidden>
Reviewed-by: Peter Maydell <address@hidden>
thanks
-- PMM