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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 4/7] scripts/qemu.py: set predefined machine
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Cleber Rosa |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 4/7] scripts/qemu.py: set predefined machine type based on arch |
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Wed, 10 Oct 2018 08:35:38 -0400 |
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On 10/10/18 7:00 AM, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
> On 10/10/2018 01:26, Cleber Rosa wrote:
>> Some targets require a machine type to be set, as there's no default
>> (aarch64 is one example). To give a consistent interface to users of
>> this API, this changes set_machine() so that a predefined default can
>> be used, if one is not given. The approach used is exactly the same
>> with the console device type.
>>
>> Also, even when there's a default machine type, for some purposes,
>> testing included, it's better if outside code is explicit about the
>> machine type, instead of relying on whatever is set internally.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Cleber Rosa <address@hidden>
>> ---
>> scripts/qemu.py | 22 +++++++++++++++++++++-
>> 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/scripts/qemu.py b/scripts/qemu.py
>> index d9e24a0c1a..fca9b76990 100644
>> --- a/scripts/qemu.py
>> +++ b/scripts/qemu.py
>> @@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ CONSOLE_DEV_TYPES = {
>> r'^s390-ccw-virtio.*': 'sclpconsole',
>> }
>>
>> +#: Maps archictures to the preferred machine type
>> +MACHINE_TYPES = {
>> + r'^aarch64$': 'virt',
>> + r'^ppc$': 'g3beige',
>> + r'^ppc64$': 'pseries',
>> + r'^s390x$': 's390-ccw-virtio',
>> + r'^x86_64$': 'q35',
>
> Why choose Q35 rather than PC (the default)?
>
> I was wondering about how to generate variants/machines.json but this is
> definitively something we want to do via a QMP query.
>
> Eduardo what do you think?
>
It was motivated by Eduardo's initiative to make q35 the default "across
the board". He can confirm and give more details.
- Cleber.
>> + }
>> +
>>
>> class QEMUMachineError(Exception):
>> """
>> @@ -413,13 +422,24 @@ class QEMUMachine(object):
>> """
>> self._arch = arch
>>
>> - def set_machine(self, machine_type):
>> + def set_machine(self, machine_type=None):
>> '''
>> Sets the machine type
>>
>> If set, the machine type will be added to the base arguments
>> of the resulting QEMU command line.
>> '''
>> + if machine_type is None:
>> + if self._arch is None:
>> + raise QEMUMachineError("Can not set a default machine type:
>> "
>> + "QEMU instance without a defined
>> arch")
>> + for regex, machine in MACHINE_TYPES.items():
>> + if re.match(regex, self._arch):
>> + machine_type = machine
>> + break
>> + if machine_type is None:
>> + raise QEMUMachineError("Can not set a machine type: no "
>> + "matching machine type definition")
>> self._machine = machine_type
>>
>> def set_console(self, device_type=None):
>>
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 0/7] Acceptance Tests: basic architecture support, Cleber Rosa, 2018/10/09
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 1/7] Acceptance Tests: improve docstring on pick_default_qemu_bin(), Cleber Rosa, 2018/10/09
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 3/7] scripts/qemu.py: add method and private attribute for arch, Cleber Rosa, 2018/10/09
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 4/7] scripts/qemu.py: set predefined machine type based on arch, Cleber Rosa, 2018/10/09
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 4/7] scripts/qemu.py: set predefined machine type based on arch, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé, 2018/10/10
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 4/7] scripts/qemu.py: set predefined machine type based on arch,
Cleber Rosa <=
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 4/7] scripts/qemu.py: set predefined machine type based on arch, Eduardo Habkost, 2018/10/10
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 4/7] scripts/qemu.py: set predefined machine type based on arch, Cleber Rosa, 2018/10/10
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 4/7] scripts/qemu.py: set predefined machine type based on arch, Cleber Rosa, 2018/10/10
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 4/7] scripts/qemu.py: set predefined machine type based on arch, Eduardo Habkost, 2018/10/10
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 4/7] scripts/qemu.py: set predefined machine type based on arch, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé, 2018/10/10
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 4/7] scripts/qemu.py: set predefined machine type based on arch, Cleber Rosa, 2018/10/10
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 4/7] scripts/qemu.py: set predefined machine type based on arch, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé, 2018/10/10
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 4/7] scripts/qemu.py: set predefined machine type based on arch, Cleber Rosa, 2018/10/10
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 4/7] scripts/qemu.py: set predefined machine type based on arch, Daniel P . Berrangé, 2018/10/10
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 4/7] scripts/qemu.py: set predefined machine type based on arch, Cleber Rosa, 2018/10/10