Re: Configuration vs. compat hints [was Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCHv3 03/13] qemu: add routines to manage PCI capabilities]

Avi Kivity
2009-06-15T18:24:00Z

On 06/15/2009 09:12 PM, Anthony Liguori wrote:
>
> 2) Whenever the default machine type changes in a guest-visible way,
> introduce a new machine type

s/whenever/qemu stable release/

> - Use explicit versions in name: pc-v1, pc-v2

pc-qemu-0.10?

This is similar to a hardware vendor's model number (though they tend to
change components without changing model numbers, though naughty vendors)

> or use more descriptive names pc-with-usb
> - Easily transitions to device config files

Combinatorial explosion. Just use -usb.

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