Re: [PATCH] kvm-autotest: add object addressing in sample cfg

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* Michael Goldish <mgoldish@xxxxxxxxxx> [2009-04-03 03:04]:
> 
> ----- "Ryan Harper" <ryanh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > The wiki documents[1] object addressing quite well, but we should
> > include it in the example config file as well.
> > 
> > 1. 
> > http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/KVM-Autotest/Parameters#Addressing_objects_.28VMs.2C_images.2C_NICs_etc.29
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Ryan Harper
> > Software Engineer; Linux Technology Center
> > IBM Corp., Austin, Tx
> > ryanh@xxxxxxxxxx
> > 
> > 
> > diffstat output:
> >  kvm_tests.cfg.sample |    4 ++++
> >  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+)
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Ryan Harper <ryanh@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > diff --git a/client/tests/kvm_runtest_2/kvm_tests.cfg.sample
> > b/client/tests/kvm_runtest_2/kvm_tests.cfg.sample
> > index 5619fa8..64f8e4b 100644
> > --- a/client/tests/kvm_runtest_2/kvm_tests.cfg.sample
> > +++ b/client/tests/kvm_runtest_2/kvm_tests.cfg.sample
> > @@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ image_size = 10G
> >  ssh_port = 22
> >  display = vnc
> >  
> > +# specify specific values for vm1 and nic1
> > +mem_vm1 = 256
> > +nic_model_nic1 = rtl8139
> > +
> >  # Port redirections
> >  redirs = ssh
> >  guest_port_ssh = 22
> 
> This may not be a good idea, because we'll end up using only rtl8139.
> Further down in the file we define virtio and e1000 variants. The e1000 one, for example,
> specifies 'nic_model = e1000'. So you'll get a dict that contains:
> 
> nic_model_vm1 = rtl8139
> nic_model = e1000
> 
> and the second statement will have no effect on vm1, because object specific statements
> take precedence over general ones, regardless of order (as mentioned in the wiki).
> 
> Also, we'll end up always using mem = 256 (isn't that too little for some guests?).

Right, I meant it as an example of an override and object assignment.  I
didn't mean to imply that it should be the new default.

-- 
Ryan Harper
Software Engineer; Linux Technology Center
IBM Corp., Austin, Tx
ryanh@xxxxxxxxxx
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