On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 10:47:03AM +0000, Paul Durrant wrote: > This patch adds new XenDevice-s: 'xen-disk' and 'xen-cdrom', both derived > from a common 'xen-block' parent type. These will eventually replace the > 'xen_disk' (note the underscore rather than hyphen) legacy PV backend but > it is illustrative to build up the implementation incrementally, along with > the XenBus/XenDevice framework. Subsequent patches will therefore add to > these devices' implementation as new features are added to the framework. > > After this patch has been applied it is possible to instantiate new > 'xen-disk' or 'xen-cdrom' devices with a single 'vdev' parameter, which > accepts values adhering to the Xen VBD naming scheme [1]. For example, a > command-line instantiation of a xen-disk can be done with an argument > similar to the following: > > -device xen-disk,vdev=hda > > The implementation of the vdev parameter formulates the appropriate VBD > number for use in the PV protocol. > > [1] https://xenbits.xen.org/docs/unstable/man/xen-vbd-interface.7.html > > Signed-off-by: Paul Durrant <paul.durr...@citrix.com>
Now we can add a xen-disk with vdev=xvdbgqcv :) Reviewed-by: Anthony PERARD <anthony.per...@citrix.com> Thanks, -- Anthony PERARD
