Markus Armbruster wrote: > [cc: kraxel] > > Jan Kiszka <jan.kis...@web.de> writes: > >> From: Jan Kiszka <jan.kis...@siemens.com> >> >> Device IDs may conflict with device names or aliases. From now on we >> only accept them outside qtree paths. This also makes dumping IDs in >> qbus_list_dev/bus obsolete. >> >> Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kis...@siemens.com> > > I don't like this at all. > > 1. Specific problem: > > With the current code, multiple devices with the same driver work > only if I take care: addressing by driver name gets me only the > first, so I better set suitable IDs. > > With your patch, multiple devices with the same driver don't work, no > matter what I do.
[ you already found how this is resolved ] > > 2. General principle: > > When I set an ID, I want the system to accept that ID in all contexts > where it makes sense. Ambiguity created by badly chosen IDs is *my* > problem. I disagree. IMO, QEMU should support the user to avoid such subtle shadowing. Jan -- Siemens AG, Corporate Technology, CT T DE IT 1 Corporate Competence Center Embedded Linux
