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

[Markus Armbruster]

Paolo Bonzini <address@hidden> writes:

> 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.

+1

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