From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists1p.gnu.org (lists1p.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7F92E606A31C for ; Fri, 13 Nov 2026 07:42:12 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=redhat.com header.i=@redhat.com header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=mimecast20190719 header.b=c1Lvxu/9 Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists1p.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1xRluu-0000PA-Fb; Fri, 13 Nov 2026 02:41:48 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists1p.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1xRlus-0000Ot-E0 for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Fri, 13 Nov 2026 02:41:46 -0500 Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com ([170.10.129.124]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1xRluq-0008PO-Ve for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Fri, 13 Nov 2026 02:41:46 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=redhat.com; s=mimecast20190719; t=1794555703; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=WruSR2M1u0OXD3/9Gg1NsrovM3NXQWp3HCLGSkQDMKs=; b=c1Lvxu/9LKOUZZmovw0VYEKyIZ+AOMVdHkPaScmWbjj7Lx8lKcZG0lVKmgM4j1+nxnpvdr X/9eXTMa5r++5iuMfd/gFIhxn/wL4F9yrWomIxbuspxcUu706RjWfBsUe7W3G0pTB+282J UZJYVo69Wp+prnEwXQK6VdIQy2WmJq4= Received: from mx-prod-mc-03.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (ec2-54-186-198-63.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com [54.186.198.63]) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP with STARTTLS (version=TLSv1.3, cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) id us-mta-627-B0XYBWAFMYyMzjOfGVJZ-A-1; Fri, 13 Nov 2026 02:41:40 -0500 X-MC-Unique: B0XYBWAFMYyMzjOfGVJZ-A-1 X-Mimecast-MFC-AGG-ID: B0XYBWAFMYyMzjOfGVJZ-A_1794555699 Received: from mx-prod-int-06.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (mx-prod-int-06.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com [10.30.177.93]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by mx-prod-mc-03.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B3D581956055; Fri, 13 Nov 2026 07:41:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from blackfin.pond.sub.org (unknown [10.44.22.7]) by mx-prod-int-06.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 252721800548; Fri, 13 Nov 2026 07:41:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: by blackfin.pond.sub.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id C084121E6A04; Fri, 13 Nov 2026 08:41:35 +0100 (CET) From: Markus Armbruster To: Daniel P. =?utf-8?Q?Berrang=C3=A9?= Cc: qemu-devel@nongnu.org, Philippe =?utf-8?Q?Mathieu-Daud=C3=A9?= , Pierrick Bouvier , Yonggang Luo Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/48] qapi: report multiple aliases in MachineInfo In-Reply-To: <20261112133054.1977618-8-berrange@redhat.com> ("Daniel P. =?utf-8?Q?Berrang=C3=A9=22's?= message of "Thu, 12 Nov 2026 13:30:13 +0000") References: <20261112133054.1977618-1-berrange@redhat.com> <20261112133054.1977618-8-berrange@redhat.com> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 08:41:35 +0100 Message-ID: <87o6btxjo0.fsf@pond.sub.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) X-Archived-By: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 3.4.1 on 10.30.177.93 Received-SPF: pass client-ip=170.10.129.124; envelope-from=armbru@redhat.com; helo=us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com X-Spam_score_int: 5 X-Spam_score: 0.5 X-Spam_bar: / X-Spam_report: (0.5 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.001, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H5=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, RCVD_IN_SBL_CSS=3.335, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: qemu development List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org X-Spam-Status: No, score=-17.3 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIMWL_WL_HIGH, DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, INCLUDES_CR_TRAILER,INCLUDES_PATCH,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_PASS, SPF_PASS,USER_AGENT_SANE_1 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=4.0.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.1 (2024-03-26) on aws-us-west-2-korg-listserv-alma10-1 Daniel P. Berrang=C3=A9 writes: > The MachineInfo struct is extended to report the list of aliases > from the TYPE_ALIASED interface, in preference to the traditional > alias from the TYPE_MACHINE struct. > > Initially we use 'alias' to fill the 'aliases' field in QOM. As > machines get converted to set 'aliases', the first 'aliases' > element will get used to fill 'alias. This provides backcompat > during the transition phase. > > Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrang=C3=A9 [...] > diff --git a/qapi/machine.json b/qapi/machine.json > index 18d9dce849b..c25a492a4e8 100644 > --- a/qapi/machine.json > +++ b/qapi/machine.json > @@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ > # > # @alias: an alias for the machine name > # > +# @aliases: a list of aliases for the machine type name (since 12.0) > +# How are these two related? Can one be present, and not the other? If both are present, does @alias always equal the first element of @aliases? @alias gets deprecated in PATCH 11. Mention in the commit message? > # @is-default: whether the machine is default > # > # @cpu-max: maximum number of CPUs supported by the machine type > @@ -202,6 +204,7 @@ > ## > { 'struct': 'MachineInfo', > 'data': { 'name': 'str', '*alias': 'str', > + '*aliases': ['str'], > '*is-default': 'bool', 'cpu-max': 'int', > 'hotpluggable-cpus': 'bool', 'numa-mem-supported': 'bool', > 'deprecated': 'bool', '*default-cpu-type': 'str',