Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/2] vga: flip qemu 2.2 pc machine types from cirrus to stdvga

[Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>]

  Hi,

> > > This is not new - it was disabled with -vga std previously -
> > > but poses a bigger problem now it's the default?
> > > Thoughts?  Something we can fix for 2.2?
> > 
> > Which windows version is this?
> > 
> > I'm wondering why windows handles stdvga different from cirrus.  Recent
> > windows versions don't ship cirrus drivers any more, so windows uses the
> > vgabios to drive the card in both cases ...
> > 
> > cheers,
> >   Gerd
> > 
> 
> I tested with XP. I can try others if you like.

Yep.  WinXP was the last release shipping with cirrus drivers, so, yes,
it'll be a change there.  On anything more recent I'd expect you don't
see a difference in behavior between cirrus and stdvga.

WinXP is out of support though, and I see little reason to care too much
here.  Especially as this is only about picking a default, not about
dropping cirrus support.  If you need it it is still there, and machine
types for 2.1 & older continue to default to cirrus.

cheers,
  Gerd