Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [FOR 0.12 PATCH v3 10/21] default devices: add global cmd line option.

[Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>]

On 12/08/09 17:11, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
>>>> Add global command line option to disable default devices.
>>>
>>> Should -readconfig imply this?
>>
>> Hmm, not sure.  Why do you think this would be useful?
>
> Here is my thinking: if you used -writeconfig, your machine description
> is (at least in theory) entirely included in the config file including
> (again in theory) the default devices.

The default devices are *not* included by in the file created by 
-writeconfig.  So I tend to thing -readconfig should not automagically 
turn on -nodefaults to avoid unpleasent surprises for users.

Devices created via -readconfig are treated like devices created via 
[device] sections in the config file.  So it doesn't matter whenever you 
configure your isa-serial device via command line or config file, in any 
case it will make qemu not create the default serial port.

cheers,
   Gerd