Re: [PATCH v6 5/5] hw/pci: ensure PCIE devices are plugged into only slot 0 of PCIE port

[Ani Sinha]

> On 04-Jul-2023, at 10:31 AM, Akihiko Odaki <akihiko.od...@daynix.com> wrote:
> 
> On 2023/07/03 15:08, Ani Sinha wrote:
>>> On 02-Jul-2023, at 10:29 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin <m...@redhat.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> On Sat, Jul 01, 2023 at 04:09:31PM +0900, Akihiko Odaki wrote:
>>>> Yes, I want the slot number restriction to be enforced. If it worries you
>>>> too much for regressions, you may implement it as a warning first and then
>>>> turn it a hard error when the next development phase starts.
>>> 
>>> That's not a bad idea.
>> If we had not enforced the check strongly, the tests that we fixed would not 
>> get noticed.
> 
> Perhaps so, but we don't have much time before feature freeze. I rather want 
> to see the check implemented as warning in 8.1 instead of delaying the 
> initial implementation of the check after 8.1 (though I worry if it's already 
> too late for 8.1.)

The feature hard freeze window starts from 12th of next week. So I am still 
debating whether to keep the hard check or just have a warning. If the hard 
check causes regressions, we can always revert it to a warning later.