Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 4/4] vl: add -late-object to create QOM objects after machine init

[Anthony Liguori]

Andreas Färber <address@hidden> writes:

> Am 02.07.2012 14:32, schrieb Paolo Bonzini:
>> Il 26/06/2012 00:43, Anthony Liguori ha scritto:
>>> In order to create qdev objects via -late-object, we almost always have to
>>> specify the parent_bus which is usually created during machine init.  Until 
>>> we
>>> properly support two stage init, introduce a -late-object option that 
>>> allows for
>>> creation of objects post-machine init.
>> 
>> This is only needed for -device, no?  So we can avoid introducing it and
>> just use -device.
>
> +1, was thinking along the same lines...

Sorry for such a delayed response...

The semantics of how -device is different in that it implies realize.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

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> Andreas
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