Re: [Qemu-arm] [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 2/2] hw/arm: Add Arm Enterprise machine type

[Hongbo Zhang]

On 26 July 2018 at 20:49, Daniel P. Berrangé <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 26, 2018 at 02:23:46PM +0200, Laszlo Ersek wrote:
>> On 07/26/18 13:13, Andrew Jones wrote:
>> > On Thu, Jul 26, 2018 at 12:56:22PM +0200, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
>> >> On 26 July 2018 at 12:52, Peter Maydell <address@hidden> wrote:
>> >>> On 26 July 2018 at 11:46, Andrew Jones <address@hidden> wrote:
>> >>>> i440fx and q35 are specific machine types. 'sbsa' is a generic machine
>> >>>> type that conforms to the SBSA specification. If you weren't trying to
>> >>>> memory map AHCI and EHCI controllers, or if memory mapped AHCI and EHCI
>> >>>> controllers were mandated in the SBSA spec, then there wouldn't be
>> >>>> anything to discuss. But that's not the case. You're attempting to
>> >>>> hard code one instance of a generic class of SBSA machines, but then
>> >>>> just call it 'sbsa'.
>> >>>
>> >>> Modelling a 'generic SBSA machine' is not the goal here (I'm
>> >>> not sure that's even possible or useful), so let's just
>> >>> stipulate that we'll call the machine type something else
>> >>> and move on ?
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> Fine with me. Care to suggest a name? :-)
>> >>
>> >
>> > Also fine by me, but I'm not going to suggest the name. I fear the
>> > backlash I'd receive after this mail thread!
>> >
>>
>> I suggest "showcase2018". (Dead serious.)
>
> Further suggestions
>
>    "refplatform"
>    "sbsareference"
>    "sbsademo"
>    "phys"   (physical counterpart to "virt")
>
I like "sbsareference", some people still like the letters "sbsa" in
the name, and the "reference" sounds good too.
the only drawback is the string seems a bit long, I like this format
"sbsa-reference" but it is longer, "sbsa-ref"?

>
> Regards,
> Daniel
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