RE: [Xen-devel] IP and hostname for domU

[jdsw <jdsw2002@xxxxxxxxx>]

Looking at the response, it seems that these (ip,netmask, hostname etc) end up as kernel cmdline parameters.

does 
vif = [ 'ip=192.168.0.12' ] 

also end up in kernel parameter similar to 

ip = '192.168.0.12'

?

Thanks
/Jd

Ian Pratt <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
> > I strongly dislike the {ip, dhcp, root*} options.  They map 
> > to Linux kernel options.  If someone wants to do that in the 
> > configuration instead of a bootloader configuration, I think 
> > the should use the ill-named 'extra' option, which is 
> > appended to the kernel command line.
> > This is for paravirtualized linux domU's.
> > 
> > Would be best if ip configuration is done in userspace of the 
> > guest unless someone would ordinarily do this with kernel 
> > options and
>  doesn't want to use a bootloader.
>
> Yep, I'd like to see these disappear when we move to the new config file
> format. 
>
> Should we wish to provide convenience functions for the linux kernel
> command line ip pnp config they should be called cmdline_linux_ip_addr
> etc.
>
> Ian
>
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