Michael Tokarev <m...@tls.msk.ru> writes: > 05.08.2014 13:30, Kevin Wolf wrote: > [] >>> However, I don't think we should keep if=ide broken on Q35 just to >>> "motivate" such work. >> >> I agree for the moment. It only becomes a strict requirement once we >> attempt to change the default machine type. > > BTW, maybe, at the very least, produce a warning about unused -drive's ?
Same problem for many other old options that merely record the request, but leave acting upon it the board, with no mechanism to track whether the board considered the request or not. Some boards honor the request, some warn or error out when they can't, and some ignore it silently.
