Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/3] Add args to -cdrom to define where is connected the cdrom

[risc@volumehost.com]

On Mon, Oct 29, 2007 at 03:02:21PM +0100, Laurent Vivier wrote:
> Daniel P. Berrange a écrit :
> >On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 11:43:33PM +0100, Laurent.Vivier@bull.net wrote:
> >>From: Laurent Vivier <vivierl@frecb07144.(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:
> >
> >      -disk file[,if=type][,bus=n][,unit=m][,mode=mode]
> > 
> >  where "type" defines the interface. [ide,scsi,fd] (by default, "ide")
> >        "n" defines the bus number (by default 1)
> >        "m" defines the unit number (by default 0)
> >        "mode" defines one of [disk,floppy,cdrom]
> >
> >If we ever up able to emulate other types of SCSI / IDE devices (tape 
> >drives,
> >cdr, dvd perhaps) then the 'mode' can easily be extended to cover them.
> 
> I agree with that. And if everyone agrees I can modify patches to do that...
> 
> Laurent
> -- 
> ---------------- Laurent.Vivier@bull.net  -----------------
> "Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow" E. S. Raymond
> 
> 
> 
not to be rude, but "my" version of the scsi patch supports three controllers,
for a total of 21 disks. might i reccomend you impliment -disk with a controller,
bus, target syntax, ALA sun?

Julia Longtin <risc@volumehost.com>