Re: [Xen-devel] [XEN PATCH for-4.13 v2 9/9] libxl/xl: Overhaul passthrough setting logic

[Jürgen Groß <jgross@xxxxxxxx>]

On 11.10.19 15:31, Ian Jackson wrote:
> George Dunlap writes ("Re: [Xen-devel] [XEN PATCH for-4.13 v2 9/9] libxl/xl: 
> Overhaul passthrough setting logic"):
> > On Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 4:12 PM Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > LIBXL_PASSTHROUGH_UNKNOWN (aka "ENABLED" in an earlier uncommitted
> > > version of this code) is doing double duty.  We actually need all of
> > > the following to be specificable:
> > >    * default ("unknown"): enable PT iff we have devices to
> > >      pass through specified in the initial config file.
> > I realize this may be a bit late, but I find "unknown" to be a very
> > strange word to use to indicate, "please choose the best option for
> > me".  For USB device type I used "auto", meaning, "automatically
> > choose the best option for me".  Paul didn't like "auto", which is
> > fair enough, but I really don't see how "unknown" is better.
> >
> > Anyway, not meaning to block, just a suggestion.
> I do not have a strong opinion about this.  I would be happy with
> "auto" (or "default" maybe).
"unspecified"?


Juergen

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