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Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:51:19 +0200
From: Kevin Wolf <mail@kevin-wolf.de>
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Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/4] Machine config files
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To: Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>
Cc: qemu-devel@nongnu.org, Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>

Paul Brook schrieb:
> On Thursday 11 June 2009, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
>> On 06/10/09 19:38, Paul Brook wrote:
>>> The following series implements machine config files, and adds converts
>>> some of the existing hardcoded machines.
>> Hmm.  The converted machine types have a pretty static configuration,
>> i.e. where you don't need to specify more that just "-M type" on the
>> command line.
>>
>> What is the plan for machines which can be configured in alot of
>> different ways such as a typical PC?  Where you can configure lots of
>> details such as cpu, memory, nic, disk drives, ... using command line
>> options?
> 
> I don't believe most of these things should be configured by commandline 
> options. It's only done that way because we don't have any alternative (i.e. a 
> machine config file). If you really want full control, I expect your VM 
> manager will generate the machine config for you.

>>From my perspective as a qemu user, I definitely don't want to miss the
command line options. Not having to create configuration files is
exactly what gave me the "just works" feeling when I started using qemu.
And I really don't plan to use management tools in future.

Kevin