Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC PATCH] qdev: add -pcidevice command line option.

[Gerd Hoffmann]

On 06/29/09 16:51, Anthony Liguori wrote:
> Gerd Hoffmann wrote:

> > -pcidevice ES1370,addr=42 (replaces -audio es1370).
> > -pcidevice virtio-balloon-pci (replaces -balloon).
> > -pcidevice lsi53c895a,addr=23 (add scsi adapter in specified slot).
> > -pcidevice "PIIX3 USB-UHCI" (add second usb bus).

> What I would like to see is that this internal mechanism be used to
> implement the switches it replaces. That is, -balloon should just add
> just be a convenience option that expands to -pcidevice. The same for
> -audio.

Hmm, I was thinking about dropping the -balloon and -audio switches 
altogether.  Or do we need them for backward compatibility?

cheers,
  Gerd