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Re: [Qemu-trivial] [PATCH] vl: disable default cdrom when using explicit


From: Paolo Bonzini
Subject: Re: [Qemu-trivial] [PATCH] vl: disable default cdrom when using explicitely scsi-hd
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2017 14:48:03 +0100
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On 09/01/2017 13:49, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> Hervé Poussineau <address@hidden> writes:
> 
>> 'ide-hd', 'ide-cd' and 'scsi-cd' devices already disable default cdrom.
>> Make it the same for 'scsi-hd'.
>>
>> That way, we can add/replace the device on lun=2 without using -nodefaults.
> 
> Yes, but it might upset existing usage that relies on the default
> CD-ROM.  In my opinion, making your needs explicit is better than
> relying on defaults, but that doesn't mean we can change the defaults
> unthinkingly.  Definitely not qemu-trivial.
> 
> Opinions on the change?

The original rationale for the change was "ide-hd has to suppress the
default CD-ROM, or else you can't put one on secondary master without
-nodefaults" but the same applies for scsi-hd vs. lun=1.

So I'm not sure, but I lean towards accepting the patch.

Paolo

>> Signed-off-by: Hervé Poussineau <address@hidden>
>> ---
>>  vl.c | 1 +
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
>> index d77dd86..da97fe2 100644
>> --- a/vl.c
>> +++ b/vl.c
>> @@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ static struct {
>>      { .driver = "ide-hd",               .flag = &default_cdrom     },
>>      { .driver = "ide-drive",            .flag = &default_cdrom     },
>>      { .driver = "scsi-cd",              .flag = &default_cdrom     },
>> +    { .driver = "scsi-hd",              .flag = &default_cdrom     },
>>      { .driver = "virtio-serial-pci",    .flag = &default_virtcon   },
>>      { .driver = "virtio-serial",        .flag = &default_virtcon   },
>>      { .driver = "VGA",                  .flag = &default_vga       },
> 
> 



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