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From: | Anthony Liguori |
Subject: | Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/3] Add args to -cdrom to define where is connected the cdrom |
Date: | Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:58:33 -0500 |
User-agent: | Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20071022) |
andrzej zaborowski wrote:
On 29/10/2007, Daniel P. Berrange <address@hidden> wrote:On Mon, Oct 29, 2007 at 03:49:18PM +0100, andrzej zaborowski wrote:On 29/10/2007, Daniel P. Berrange <address@hidden> wrote:On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 11:43:33PM +0100, address@hidden wrote:From: Laurent Vivier <address@hidden(none)> This patch allows to define where is connected the CDROM device (bus, unit). It extends the "-cdrom" syntax to add these paramaters: -cdrom file[,if=type][,bus=n][,unit=m] where "type" defines the interface (by default, "ide") "n" defines the bus number (by default 1) "m" defines the unit number (by default 0)Having a separately named arg just for CDROMs was always rather odd/unhelpful. I'd suggest that we leave all the -hda,hdb,hdc,-cdrom,-fda,-fdb etc unchanged and use the -disk for setting up all types of disks, floppys, cdroms, etc. It would just require one extra field for the -disk arg:Sounds logical and I thought this was the plan. I also wouldn't mind having -sda, -sdb... following the intuitive naming based on linux /dev, but IIRC there were some people on the list who didn't like this idea. (I know /dev/sda doesn't have to be an SCSI disk on some recent systems, but it's still the most intuitive name for most users).Adding more -sda arguments is just asking for trouble. On recent Fedora, even IDE disks will end up as /dev/sdNNN named devices. So what happens when you have -hda & -sda at same time.... pain & suffering is what happens :-) Avoiding device names as args by just using -disk is nicerApart from the -sda discussion (which I still think is the most intuitive choice, as an alias), I don't think having IDE and SCSI disks in one machine should be any concern?
I agree that -sda is more intuitive at the moment but I think what Dan is pointing out is that in the future, -hda may end up not being used in the distros at all so while -hda/-sda makes sense today, in a couple years it may become a source of confusion.
While -disk seems a bit painful, it probably is the most intuitive thing to use in the long run.
Regards, Anthony Liguori
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