From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matt Evans Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/28] kvm tools: Only build/init i8042 on x86 Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:39:05 +1100 Message-ID: <4EDF1819.7050100@ozlabs.org> References: <4EDD8E05.6060704@ozlabs.org> <4EDE6613.9020208@freescale.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org, kvm-ppc@vger.kernel.org To: Scott Wood Return-path: In-Reply-To: <4EDE6613.9020208@freescale.com> Sender: kvm-ppc-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.org On 07/12/11 05:59, Scott Wood wrote: > On 12/05/2011 09:37 PM, Matt Evans wrote: >> Not every architecture has an i8042 kbd controller, so only use this when >> building for x86. > > There are non-x86 machines that have one, though -- does KVM tool have > any sort of target configuration mechanism? See my other mail (of 1m ago), there isn't a configuration mechanism nor a way to select devices at run-time (nor buses to attach them to, etc.). This patch is a bit of a hack, though there's no other way without the extra infrastructure. This patch will get a 2nd platform going, and can be revisited when another rears its head. Cheers, Matt