> Notice that this patch was sent against hpet as one example, if we agree > that this "way" of disabling devices is ok, we could disable more > devices/have more flexibility. Notice that in general, we (RHEL/KVM) > are interested in a small subset of qemu devices.
IMO this patch is a backwards step. The device models should be cleaned up so that you don't need to make a compile time decision. You'll notice that a fair amount of effort has been put into making the device/system code less tightly coupled and less machine specific. All inter-device interaction and links should be explicit. Changing from "PC with HPET" and "PC without HPET" should not require recompiling anything, and devices shouldn't need to know or care which they're part of. Paul
