Re: [Qemu-devel] [libvirt] Modern CPU models cannot be used with libvirt

[Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>]

On 03/25/2012 02:55 PM, Anthony Liguori wrote:
>> If cpu models are not part of configuration they should not be affected
>> by configuration mechanism. You are just avoiding addressing the real
>> question that if asked above.
>
>
> I think you're just refusing to listen.
>
> The stated direction of QEMU, for literally years now, is that we want
> to arrive at the following:
>
> QEMU is composed of a series of objects who's relationships can be
> fully described by an external configuration file.  Much of the
> current baked in concepts (like machines) would then become
> configuration files.
>
> qemu -M pc
>
> Would effectively be short hand for -readconfig
> /usr/share/qemu/machines/pc.cfg

In that case

 qemu -cpu westmere

is shorthand for -readconfig /usr/share/qemu/cpus/westmere.cfg.

> I think the thread has reduced to: should /usr/share configuration
> files be read by default or just treated as additional configuration
> files.

If they're read as soon as they're referenced, what's the difference?

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