William Dauchy <will...@gandi.net> writes: > Hello, > > I'm trying to specify machine type using the config file; for example: > > [machine] > type = "pc-i440fx-2.1" > > It seems to be ignored: > > qom-get path=/machine property=type > { u'return': u'pc-i440fx-2.2-machine'} > > It does work with the command line: > -M "pc-i440fx-2.1" > > qom-get path=/machine property=type > { u'return': u'pc-i440fx-2.1-machine'}
Reproduced. > Is it considered as a bug? I am using qemu-2.2 Yes. Thanks for reporting it. Broken since main()'s case QEMU_OPTION_machine doesn't just parse its option argument with qemu_opts_parse(), it also implements parameter "type". Copying Marcel because "he touched it, he owns it".