Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/4] hw/virtio: Factorize virtio-mmio headers

[Gerd Hoffmann]

> > > I am not sure we want a new machine with 0.X mmio devices.
> > > Especially considering that virtio-mmio does not have support for
> > > transitional devices.
> > 
> > What are the practical implications of that?
> 
> On the plus side, this means we don't need to maintain a bunch of hacks
> for old guests with quirky drivers.

Also note that some newer virtio devices require virtio 1.0.

cheers,
  Gerd