Paolo Bonzini <pbonz...@redhat.com> writes:
> Il 04/10/2012 15:46, Anthony Liguori ha scritto:
>>> > +typedef struct PC {
>>> > + DeviceState parent_obj;
>>> > +} PC;
>> So the general problem with this approach is that it strays from
>> modeling hardware.
>
> It doesn't really; it's a motherboard object, there's no reason why
> /machine shouldn't be a Device itself, with a few objects (CPUs, the
> i440FX, the IOAPIC, and of course the peripherals) hanging off it.
Okay, but modeling a motherboard is different than creating a "PC"
object and throwing in the kitchen skink.
And I'm not sure that going top-down is the best strategy. I think
going bottom up makes more sense (starting with modeling Super IO chip).
Regards,
Anthony Liguori
>
> Paolo
