Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 11/13] libxl: set nic type to VIF by default

[Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Roger Pau Monne writes ("Re: [PATCH 11/13] libxl: set nic type to VIF by 
default"):
> Ian Jackson wrote:
> > Roger Pau Monne writes ("[PATCH 11/13] libxl: set nic type to VIF by 
> > default"):
> >> -        nic->nictype = LIBXL_NIC_TYPE_IOEMU;
> >> +        nic->nictype = LIBXL_NIC_TYPE_VIF;
> >
> > But doesn't this set the default type to VIF even for HVM guests ?
> 
> Shouldn't HVM guests use the "ioemu" parameter if they want an emulated 
> card? If no parameter is provided then the default type should be VIF, 
> because there's no other way to specifically set the type to VIF.

Sorry.  I seem to have failed to reply to this.

I'm a bit confused about all this, I confess.  What does xend do ?

ATM it seems that this change would mean that a guest config file
specified in the most obvious way wouldn't get an emulated nic at
all.  That can't be right, can it ?

Ian.

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