On 2012-10-01 15:44, Michael Tokarev wrote: > 01.10.2012 17:36, Jan Kiszka wrote: >> On 2012-10-01 15:31, Marcelo Tosatti wrote: > >>>> Default nic is rtl8139 vs. e1000. >>> >>> Config file (as suggested earlier on this thread). >> >> If you need to append -config bla, you can also specify the desired NIC >> explicitly - I see no value in the former. If we decide to mangle a >> qemu-kvm command line before calling QEMU binaries, we can adjust this >> variation there. Otherwise it's the same as with all those -kvm*: >> Scripts/management tools will need adjustment. > > I don't think there's a need to "manage" this rtl8139 at > all at this level. Let's declare that "qemu-kvm 1.3+" will > switch from rtl8139 to e1000 by default as a more suitable > in modern world, -- the same way as qemu did the switch > earlier, and be done with that. I think. > > Note that this is JUST for "-net nic" users, which should > be the minority (proper usage is -device rtl8139 or -device > e1000, with explicit model).
Well, the alternative to config files or wrapper scripts is just a detailed checklist "how to migrate from qemu-kvm to QEMU". Jan -- Siemens AG, Corporate Technology, CT RTC ITP SDP-DE Corporate Competence Center Embedded Linux
