On 23 May 2012 22:09, Igor Mammedov <imamm...@redhat.com> wrote: > For cpu-hotplug it was suggested to use device_add/del > interface for it. To do so in a generalized way hot-plugged cpu > should follow general QOM object creation sequence, i.e. > - create new cpu instance > - set properties > - realize instance > without creating precedent of special case for cpus in device_add/del > if possible. So goal is to have a self-sufficient cpu object that > doesn't require external hooks to create/initialize it. It looks > possible do so for target-i386 at least.
I think your self-sufficient CPU object should probably be a container QOM object which contains the CPU core itself and the APIC device. Then the container object's initialisation can map the APIC device. -- PMM
