Re: [Qemu-stable] [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 1/1] i386: expose floppy-related objects in SSDT

[Igor Mammedov]

On Wed, 16 Dec 2015 20:34:55 +0300
Roman Kagan <address@hidden> wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 05:46:57PM +0100, Igor Mammedov wrote:
> > On Wed, 16 Dec 2015 10:45:09 +0300 "Denis V. Lunev" <address@hidden>
> > wrote:
> > > @@ -1125,6 +1183,26 @@ build_ssdt(GArray *table_data, GArray
> > > *linker, aml_append(ssdt, scope);
> > >      }
> > >  
> > > +    {
> > add this block only if floppy controller is present
> 
> ATM both qemu master (and stable branches) and your patchset define
> FDC0 unconditionally, making its _STA depend on FDEN field of the
> containing ISA device rather than any sort of qemu internal state.  I
> think it's more consistent also to always define its _FDE.  The whole
> definition of FDC0 can then be made contidional on the presence of
> the floppy controller later on top of your patchset.
Ok, I don't insist on it as I'll have to do anyway for whole FDC0 after
merging SSDT into DSDT.

The reason why I haven't done it in conversion patchset, is to keep
DSDT exactly the same as an original one, so 'make check' could prove
conversion correctness.

> 
> As for the subdevices representing floppy drives they already are
> defined only if present.
> 
> > to minimize conflicts with existing series under review,
> > I'd suggest to put it before:
> > 
> >   if (misc->applesmc_io_base) {
> 
> No prob, will do in v2.
> 
> Thanks,
> Roman.