[Xen-devel] Re: [RFC, PATCH] docs: Block numbering and naming specification

[Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 29 Sep 2010, Ian Campbell wrote:
> How does one boot in this case then? The current behaviour is that you
> get both xvd* and hd* when you ask for only xvd*. I agree that this is
> nasty but it is how it works today so we should at least document what
> the correct configuration is if we are going to deprecate it.
> 
> Is the correct configuration in this case to have both? e.g.:
>       disk = ['phy:/dev/VG/VM,xvda,w', 'phy:/dev/VG/VM,hda,w']
> 
 
I think we should choose a behavior and be consistent, so it would be
probably clearer if in that case you get both devices, and in this case:

        disk = ['phy:/dev/VG/VM,xvda,w', 'phy:/dev/VG/VM,xvdb,w']

your guest doesn't boot.


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