Re: [PATCH 2/2] Add -mem-shared option

[Paolo Bonzini]

On 29/11/19 11:07, Igor Mammedov wrote:
>>> So user who wants something non trivial could override default
>>> non-numa behavior with
>>>   -object memory-backend-file,id=mem,size=4G,mem-path=/dev/shm,share=on \
>>>   -machine memdev=mem
>>> or use any other backend that suits theirs needs.  
>> That's nice, but not as friendly as a simple -mem-shared.
> (I still do not like idea of convenience options but it won't
> get onto the way much if implemented as "global property" to memdev,
> so I won't object if there is real demand for it)

I agree with Igor, we should always think about the generic ("object
model") options and only then add convenience option.

It looks like the remaining point is to decide between "-m memdev" and
"-machine memdev".

Paolo