On Mon, Oct 29, 2007 at 03:02:21PM +0100, Laurent Vivier wrote: > Daniel P. Berrange a écrit : > >On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 11:43:33PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>From: Laurent Vivier <[EMAIL PROTECTED](none)> > >> > >>This patch allows to define where is connected the CDROM device (bus, > >>unit). > >>It extends the "-cdrom" syntax to add these paramaters: > >> > >> -cdrom file[,if=type][,bus=n][,unit=m] > >> > >> where "type" defines the interface (by default, "ide") > >> "n" defines the bus number (by default 1) > >> "m" defines the unit number (by default 0) > > > > > >Having a separately named arg just for CDROMs was always rather > >odd/unhelpful. > >I'd suggest that we leave all the -hda,hdb,hdc,-cdrom,-fda,-fdb etc > >unchanged > >and use the -disk for setting up all types of disks, floppys, cdroms, etc. > >It > >would just require one extra field for the -disk arg: > > > > -disk file[,if=type][,bus=n][,unit=m][,mode=mode] > > > > where "type" defines the interface. [ide,scsi,fd] (by default, "ide") > > "n" defines the bus number (by default 1) > > "m" defines the unit number (by default 0) > > "mode" defines one of [disk,floppy,cdrom] > > > >If we ever up able to emulate other types of SCSI / IDE devices (tape > >drives, > >cdr, dvd perhaps) then the 'mode' can easily be extended to cover them. > > I agree with that. And if everyone agrees I can modify patches to do that... > > Laurent > -- > ---------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------- > "Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow" E. S. Raymond > > > not to be rude, but "my" version of the scsi patch supports three controllers, for a total of 21 disks. might i reccomend you impliment -disk with a controller, bus, target syntax, ALA sun?
Julia Longtin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
