Re: [PATCH] Add a new PIIX option to control PCI hot unplugging of devices on non-root buses

[Ani Sinha]

> On Apr 21, 2020, at 8:32 PM, Daniel P. Berrangé <address@hidden> wrote:
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> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 02:45:04PM +0000, Ani Sinha wrote:
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>>> On Apr 20, 2020, at 8:32 PM, Michael S. Tsirkin <address@hidden> wrote:
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>>> But I for one would like to focus on keeping PIIX stable
>>> and focus development on q35.  Not bloating PIIX with lots of new
>>> features is IMHO a good way to do that.
>> 
>> Does this mean this patch is a no-go then? :(
> 
> I'd support this patch, as I don't think it can really be described as
> bloat or destabalizing. It is just adding a simple property to
> conditionalize existing functionality.  Telling people to switch to Q35
> is unreasonable as it is not a simple 1-1 conversion from existing use
> of PIIX. Q35 has much higher complexity in its configuration, has higher
> memory overhead per VM too, and lacks certain features of PIIX too.

Cool. How do we go forward from here?