From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IJZSa-0008KA-Or for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:43:44 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IJZSY-0008Ji-DI for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:43:43 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IJZSY-0008Jf-8N for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:43:42 -0400 Received: from wr-out-0506.google.com ([64.233.184.238]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IJZSX-0007rY-V4 for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:43:42 -0400 Received: by wr-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id c38so222992wra for ; Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:43:41 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <46BCB1DA.6060102@codemonkey.ws> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:43:38 -0500 From: Anthony Liguori MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [kvm-devel] [Qemu-devel] Re: Storing command line options in images References: <59abf66e0708092155t2e3cd5o32f23c018bed65af@mail.gmail.com> <46BC8C18.6020108@codemonkey.ws> <46BC9CDB.3080900@qumranet.com> In-Reply-To: <46BC9CDB.3080900@qumranet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Reply-To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org List-Id: qemu-devel.nongnu.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: Avi Kivity Cc: kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, qemu-devel@nongnu.org Avi Kivity wrote: >> This is a big effort but a config file is the right long term solution. >> >> > > For which use case? management-full or management-less? > Both. A config file will be useful not just for expressing the functionality we have today, but also for describing the guest's environment in greater detail. For instance, if you want to support a bunch of different kinds of embedded systems, it would be very nice if the machine description was a config file instead of hard coded such that it was easy to tweak what hardware was present for the particular embedded system. > A managed system will want to supply arguments out of a central > database. For a management-less use case, the config file is a hassle. > As long as all options are still settable via command line (or stdio), then it's not at all a hassle. Regards, Anthony Liguori > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > kvm-devel mailing list > kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-devel > >