[virt-tools-list] [PATCH] virtinst:change default disk bus type into scsi on pseries machine

Cole Robinson crobinso at redhat.com
Tue May 29 23:09:15 UTC 2012


On 05/24/2012 04:44 AM, Qing Lin wrote:
> When install OS from cdrom ,the default cdrom disk bus type is "ide",
> which is not supported on pseries machine.But there is no interface to 
> change it through the whole install process.So we should set "scsi"
> (pseries machine support) as default disk type on pseries machine.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Qing Lin <qinglbj at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Li Zhang <zhlcindy at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> ---
>  virtinst/Guest.py |    6 +++++-
>  1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/virtinst/Guest.py b/virtinst/Guest.py
> index 93e407f..23b4946 100644
> --- a/virtinst/Guest.py
> +++ b/virtinst/Guest.py
> @@ -1503,7 +1503,11 @@ class Guest(XMLBuilderDomain.XMLBuilderDomain):
>                      disk.bus = "fdc"
>                  else:
>                      if self.installer.is_hvm():
> -                        disk.bus = "ide"
> +                        if (self.installer.type == "kvm" and
> +                            self.installer.machine == "pseries"):
> +                            disk.bus = "scsi"
> +                        else:
> +                            disk.bus = "ide"
>                      elif self.installer.is_xenpv():
>                          disk.bus = "xen"
>              used_targets.append(disk.generate_target(used_targets))

Thanks, pushed now, and added you to AUTHORS.

- Cole




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