Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH RFC] docs: add PCIe devices placement guidelines

[Marcel Apfelbaum]

On 09/06/2016 02:35 PM, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
>   Hi,
>
> > > +Plug only legacy PCI devices as Root Complex Integrated Devices
> > > +even if the PCIe spec does not forbid PCIe devices.
> >
> > I suggest "even though the PCI Express spec does not forbid PCI Express
> > devices as Integrated Devices". (Detail is good!)
>
> While talking about integrated devices:  There is docs/q35-chipset.cfg,
> which documents how to mimic q35 with integrated devices as close and
> complete as possible.
>
> Usage:
>   qemu-system-x86_64 -M q35 -readconfig docs/q35-chipset.cfg $args
>
> Side note for usb: In practice you don't want to use the tons of
> uhci/ehci controllers present in the original q35 but plug xhci into one
> of the pcie root ports instead (unless your guest doesn't support xhci).

Hi Gerd,

Thanks for the comments, I'll be sure to refer them in the doc.
Marcel


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