Re: [Qemu-devel] [SeaBIOS] [PATCH] don't expose pvpanic device in the UI

[Vadim Rozenfeld]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gleb Natapov" <address@hidden>
To: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <address@hidden>
Cc: "Daniel P. Berrange" <address@hidden>, "Marcel Apfelbaum" <address@hidden>, 
address@hidden, address@hidden, "Gerd Hoffmann" <address@hidden>, "Paolo 
Bonzini" <address@hidden>, "Eric Blake" <address@hidden>, "Andreas Färber" 
<address@hidden>
Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2013 5:34:06 PM
Subject: Re: [SeaBIOS] [PATCH] don't expose pvpanic device in the UI

On Mon, Aug 05, 2013 at 09:32:18PM +0300, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > > As you see we do let people change many parameters
> > > that do affect activation.
> > By editing XML user can shoot himself in the foot, we should not prevent
> > that.
> 
> So that's what I'm saying basically.
> At the moment there's no way to remove this device from XML.
> That's just wrong.
Can say the same about PV acpi hotpulg device.

> In QEMU, we have a standard way to specify devices with -device.
> That should be the interface for anything new really
> unless there's a very compelling reason for something else.
We are disagree on compelling reason in this case obviously.

> *Not* building it into the PC machine type.
> 
> > It should not be required though.
> 
> libvirt can pass -device pvpanic by default if nothing
> is specified in XML. That discussion really has to happen
> on libvirt list.
> 
As Paolo said you are just pushing the "problem" up the stack
where it is harder to "solve". I put "problem" and "solve" in
quotes because I disagree that the problem that need to be solved
is identified correctly. The correct problem to be solved IMO is
writing Windows driver for the device.

[VR]
This one shouldn't be too complicated. Can be done on weekend.
--
                        Gleb.

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