(CCing libvir-list) On Tue, Jun 05, 2018 at 09:43:00AM +0100, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote: > On Tue, Jun 05, 2018 at 09:27:46AM +0200, Gerd Hoffmann wrote: > > Hi, > > > > > > Add to that shortcuts like -cdrom > > > > stop working, > > > > > > Maybe is fixable. > > > > Already fixed for ages. > > > > > I see marking Q35 as the default machine a first step. > > > > Maybe the better option is to go the arm route: Just don't define a > > default, so users have to specify pc or q35. That will make them notice > > there is a world beside 'pc', and we also avoid breaking things > > silently. > > If QEMU removes the default, then libvirt will have to hardcode > 'pc' as the default to maintain back compatibility, so I don't > think that ends up as a net win Is there an actual promise to never change the default machine-type documented in the libvirt API, or is this just fear of breaking existing code? -- Eduardo -- libvir-list mailing list libvir-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list
