On Thu, Dec 30, 2021 at 11:46:29 +0800, Tianren Zhang wrote: > Hi, > > I am using libvirt-4.5.0 + qemu-kvm-ev-2.12.0 and I have a question about > the cdrom function of libvirt. When I tried to attach a CD ROM, it rejected > the operation showing "cdrom/floppy device hotplug isn't supported". I > understand that it should be rejected when the IDE bus is used, but the > hotplug with USB bus is totally feasible, as it's also supported in qemu, > in this case, should it be allowed for hotplug? Please see https://gitlab.com/libvirt/libvirt/-/issues/261 for the explanation. Basically it was not implemented originally when hotpluggable cdrom types were added.
