Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH RFC] hw/pc: set q35 as the default x86 machine

[Daniel P . Berrangé]

On Tue, Jun 05, 2018 at 09:27:46AM +0200, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
>   Hi,
> 
> > >   Add to that shortcuts like -cdrom
> > > stop working,
> > 
> > Maybe is fixable.
> 
> Already fixed for ages.
> 
> > I see marking Q35 as the default machine a first step.
> 
> Maybe the better option is to go the arm route:  Just don't define a
> default, so users have to specify pc or q35.  That will make them notice
> there is a world beside 'pc', and we also avoid breaking things
> silently.

If QEMU removes the default, then libvirt will have to hardcode
'pc' as the default to maintain back compatibility, so I don't
think that ends up as a net win

Regards,
Daniel
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