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Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] readconfig with machine section and type option
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To: William Dauchy <william@gandi.net>
Cc: Marcel Apfelbaum <marcel@redhat.com>, qemu-devel@nongnu.org

William Dauchy <william@gandi.net> writes:

> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to specify machine type using the config file; for example:
>
> [machine]
>   type = "pc-i440fx-2.1"
>
> It seems to be ignored:
>
>  qom-get path=/machine property=type
> {   u'return': u'pc-i440fx-2.2-machine'}
>
> It does work with the command line:
>   -M "pc-i440fx-2.1"
>
>  qom-get path=/machine property=type
> {   u'return': u'pc-i440fx-2.1-machine'}

Reproduced.

> Is it considered as a bug? I am using qemu-2.2

Yes.  Thanks for reporting it.

Broken since main()'s case QEMU_OPTION_machine doesn't just parse its
option argument with qemu_opts_parse(), it also implements parameter
"type".  Copying Marcel because "he touched it, he owns it".