[libvirt] [PATCH 0/4] cpu: modularize the CPU map data file
Jiri Denemark
jdenemar at redhat.com
Tue Aug 14 09:00:43 UTC 2018
On Wed, Aug 01, 2018 at 18:02:28 +0100, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote:
> Currently we have a cpu_map.xml file that contains all the features and
> CPU models for all architectures in one place. I frequently find myself
> wondering about the differences between CPU models, but it is hard to
> compare them as the list of features is huge.
>
> With this patch series we end up with a large set of small files, one
> per named CPU model, along with one for the feature and vendor
> definitions
>
> cpu_map_ppc64_POWER6.xml
> cpu_map_ppc64_POWER7.xml
> cpu_map_ppc64_POWER8.xml
> cpu_map_ppc64_POWER9.xml
> cpu_map_ppc64_POWERPC_e5500.xml
> cpu_map_ppc64_POWERPC_e6500.xml
> cpu_map_ppc64_vendors.xml
> cpu_map_x86_486.xml
> cpu_map_x86_athlon.xml
Could we make a cpu_map subdirectory and create the CPU definitions
there instead? For example
src/cpu_map/ppc64_POWER6.xml
src/cpu_map/x86_Broadwell-IBRS.xml
I think it would make navigation through both the sources and the CPU
models a lot easier.
Jirka
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