Alexander Graf <ag...@suse.de> writes: > On 17.12.2012, at 15:43, Markus Armbruster wrote: > >> Alexander Graf <ag...@suse.de> writes: >> >>> On 17.12.2012, at 15:05, Markus Armbruster wrote: >>> >>>> They complicate IDE data structures and keep getting in the way. >>>> Also, TRIM support (commit d353fb72) is broken for them, because >>>> ide_identify() accesses IDEDevice member conf, but IDEDevice exists >>>> only with qdevified controllers. >>>> >>>> The non-qdevified controllers are still there, but attempting to >>>> connect devices to them fails with "IDE controller not qdevified yet; >>>> drive <name> ignored". >>>> >>>> Affected machines: >>>> >>>> * g3beige's first IDE channel (MacIO) >>>> -hda, -hdb are on first channel, and no longer work >>>> -hdc, -hdd are on second channel, and still work >>>> * mac99's second and third IDE channel (MacIO) >>>> All four IDE drives no longer work >>> >>> Nack. This breaks the default targets of qemu-system-ppc and >>> qemu-system-ppc64. >> >> Please tell us how much more time you want to qdevify IDE for these >> targets. Thanks! > > I don't know. If it's dear to you, just convert it > yourself. Apparently you're quite deep into the details here already, > so it's a lot easier for you than for me anyways.
These controllers aren't dear to me, they're in the way. Have been for years. I doubt hacking them is easier for me than for you.