Re: [Qemu-arm] [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 2/2] hw/arm: Add Arm Enterprise machine type

[Daniel P . Berrangé]

On Thu, Jul 26, 2018 at 02:23:46PM +0200, Laszlo Ersek wrote:
> On 07/26/18 13:13, Andrew Jones wrote:
> > On Thu, Jul 26, 2018 at 12:56:22PM +0200, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> >> On 26 July 2018 at 12:52, Peter Maydell <address@hidden> wrote:
> >>> On 26 July 2018 at 11:46, Andrew Jones <address@hidden> wrote:
> >>>> i440fx and q35 are specific machine types. 'sbsa' is a generic machine
> >>>> type that conforms to the SBSA specification. If you weren't trying to
> >>>> memory map AHCI and EHCI controllers, or if memory mapped AHCI and EHCI
> >>>> controllers were mandated in the SBSA spec, then there wouldn't be
> >>>> anything to discuss. But that's not the case. You're attempting to
> >>>> hard code one instance of a generic class of SBSA machines, but then
> >>>> just call it 'sbsa'.
> >>>
> >>> Modelling a 'generic SBSA machine' is not the goal here (I'm
> >>> not sure that's even possible or useful), so let's just
> >>> stipulate that we'll call the machine type something else
> >>> and move on ?
> >>>
> >>
> >> Fine with me. Care to suggest a name? :-)
> >>
> > 
> > Also fine by me, but I'm not going to suggest the name. I fear the
> > backlash I'd receive after this mail thread!
> > 
> 
> I suggest "showcase2018". (Dead serious.)

Further suggestions

   "refplatform"
   "sbsareference"
   "sbsademo"
   "phys"   (physical counterpart to "virt")


Regards,
Daniel
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