Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] docs: Fix device_model_user description of its default value

[Anthony PERARD <anthony.perard@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 05:34:10PM +0100, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Anthony PERARD writes ("[PATCH] docs: Fix device_model_user description of 
> its default value"):
> > docs/misc/qemu-deprivilege.txt and libxl suggest that "xen-qemuuser" is
> > the default prefix, reflect that in the man.
> > 
> > Also add some emphasis.
> 
> I'm going to make a perhaps-controversial suggestion:
> 
> This feature should be deprecated for 4.7.  Specifically,
>  - the warning about running qemu as root should go away
>  - the docs should mention that running qemu not as root
>    may well break things

Yes. The doc bearly mention an issue with migration and pci passthrough.
I could boot a guest, but shutdown did not work.

> Right now, the privsep is not finished and I think trying to run qemu
> as non-root won't (usually) actually work.
> 
> Ian.

-- 
Anthony PERARD

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