Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/3] Add args to -cdrom to define where is connected the cdrom

[andrzej zaborowski]

On 29/10/2007, Daniel P. Berrange <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 11:43:33PM +0100, address@hidden wrote:
> > From: Laurent Vivier <address@hidden(none)>
> >
> > This patch allows to define where is connected the CDROM device (bus,
> > unit).
> > It extends the "-cdrom" syntax to add these paramaters:
> >
> >      -cdrom file[,if=type][,bus=n][,unit=m]
> >
> >  where "type" defines the interface (by default, "ide")
> >        "n" defines the bus number (by default 1)
> >        "m" defines the unit number (by default 0)
>
>
> Having a separately named arg just for CDROMs was always rather odd/unhelpful.
> I'd suggest that we leave all the -hda,hdb,hdc,-cdrom,-fda,-fdb etc unchanged
> and use the -disk for setting up all types of disks, floppys, cdroms, etc. It
> would just require one extra field for the -disk arg:

Sounds logical and I thought this was the plan. I also wouldn't mind
having -sda, -sdb... following the intuitive naming based on linux
/dev, but IIRC there were some people on the list who didn't like this
idea. (I know /dev/sda doesn't have to be an SCSI disk on some recent
systems, but it's still the most intuitive name for most users).

Regards