Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/3] vmstate: add no_migrate flag to VMStateDescription

[Anthony Liguori]

On 07/08/2011 11:04 AM, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
> On 07/08/11 17:44, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
> > On 07/08/11 16:26, Anthony Liguori wrote:
> > > register_device_unmigratable()?
> >
> > Wanna have a patch to zap it?
>
> Ah, no, we can't, for ivshmem this isn't fixed but depends on the
> configuration, so a static flag in the VMStateDescription doesn't cut it.

Right, but can we have some continuity at least between the two interfaces?

At least make the vmstate flag 'unmigratable' or rename the function to 
qdev_set_no_migrate().

BTW, should this be a vmstate flag or a qdev flag?

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

> cheers,
> Gerd