[libvirt] USB2 controllers & domain XML
Gerd Hoffmann
kraxel at redhat.com
Mon Aug 22 09:37:53 UTC 2011
Hi,
> - Since the companion controllers have associated PCI addresses,
> we must represent them explicitly in the XML, so it is clear
> to apps what PCI slots/functions are used.
Hmm. Do we have to?
Usually the individual pci functions of multifunction devices are not
fully independent of each other. It is a single device with multiple
interfaces. I would try to present the *device* in libvirt xml, not the
*interfaces*.
[ Yes, you can bundle multiple virtio devices as multifunction device
into a single pci slot to overcome the slot number limit. That isn't
how pci functions are usually used on real hardware though. ]
> 5. USB companion controllers use type='usb' too, but with an
> extra 'master' attribute to associate them
>
>
> <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-ehci'>
> <address type='pci' domain='0' bus='0' slot='4' function='7'/>
> </controller>
> <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-ehci1'>
> <master startport='0'/>
> <address type='pci' domain='0' bus='0' slot='4' function='1'/>
> </controller>
> [ ... ]
<controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-ehci-with-companions'>
<address type='pci' domain='0' bus='0' slot='4' />
</controller>
?
cheers,
Gerd
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