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Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH] libxl: basic support for virtio disk

To: Stefano Stabellini <Stefano.Stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH] libxl: basic support for virtio disk
From: Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 17:03:33 +0100
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Stefano Stabellini writes ("Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH] libxl: basic support 
for virtio disk"):
> The limitation on the number of partitions is meaningless for virtio and
> the limitation on the number of disks in arbitrary, as it is arbitrary
> the current limitation on the number of scsi disks.

So the code in libxl should accept any disk number that it can
correctly format into an option to qemu, and allow qemu to deal with
any resulting problems.

> Device names like xvda1, xvda2, etc, are currently supported only with
> PV guests.

Currently the partition number is ignored.  Nonzero partitions should
instead then be rejected.

> There is no way to specify a single partition with HVM guests.
> Considering that this patch is only meant for HVM guest, I think it is
> correct to leave out the partition number.

It should be checked, not ignored.

Ian.

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