Re: [Qemu-block] [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 1/8] hw: Default -drive to if=ide explicitly where it works

[Markus Armbruster]

Thomas Huth <address@hidden> writes:

> On 26.01.2017 16:09, Markus Armbruster wrote:
>> Block backends defined with -drive if=ide are meant to be picked up by
>> machine initialization code: a suitable frontend gets created and
>> wired up automatically.
>> 
>> if=ide drives not picked up that way can still be used with -device as
>> if they had if=none, but that's unclean and best avoided.  Unused ones
>> produce an "Orphaned drive without device" warning.
>> 
>> -drive parameter "if" is optional, and the default depends on the
>> machine type.  If a machine type doesn't specify a default, the
>> default is "ide".
>> 
>> Many machine types default to if=ide, even though they don't actually
>> have an IDE controller.  A future patch will change these defaults to
>> something more sensible.  To prepare for it, this patch makes default
>> "ide" explicit for the machines that actually pick up if=ide drives:
>> 
>> * alpha: clipper
>> * arm/aarch64: spitz borzoi terrier tosa
>> * i386/x86_64: generic-pc-machine (with concrete subtypes pc-q35-*
>>   pc-i440fx-* pc-* isapc xenfv)
>> * mips64el: fulong2e
>
> Slightly off-topic, but: Is fulong2e still maintained? I did not spot an
> entry in MAINTAINERS...?

It's covered by the general MIPS stanza:

    $ scripts/get_maintainer.pl -f hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c 
    Aurelien Jarno <address@hidden> (maintainer:MIPS)
    Yongbok Kim <address@hidden> (maintainer:MIPS)
    address@hidden (open list:All patches CC here)

>> * mips/mipsel/mips64el: malta mips
>> * ppc/ppc64: mac99 g3beige prep
>> * sh4/sh4eb: r2d
>> * sparc64: sun4u sun4v
>> 
>> Note that ppc64 machine powernv already sets an "ide" default
>> explicitly.  Its IDE controller isn't implemented, yet.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <address@hidden>
>> ---
>>  hw/alpha/dp264.c        | 1 +
>>  hw/arm/spitz.c          | 3 +++
>>  hw/arm/tosa.c           | 1 +
>>  hw/i386/pc.c            | 1 +
>>  hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c | 1 +
>>  hw/mips/mips_malta.c    | 1 +
>>  hw/mips/mips_r4k.c      | 1 +
>>  hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c   | 1 +
>>  hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c   | 1 +
>>  hw/ppc/prep.c           | 1 +
>>  hw/sh4/r2d.c            | 1 +
>>  hw/sparc64/sun4u.c      | 2 ++
>>  12 files changed, 15 insertions(+)
>
> Patch looks right to me.
>
> Reviewed-by: Thomas Huth <address@hidden>

Thanks!