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To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org

Stefan Weil wrote:
> Hello,
>
> there is no reason why Qemu should not be able to emulate
> a diskless PC. This patch allows this configuration
> without tricks like dummy disks.
>   

What circumstance would you run a VM with no disk, without -kernel, and 
without -boot n?

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

> Regards
> Stefan Weil
>
>
>