>> @@ -227,11 +227,44 @@ static void ppc_powernv_init(MachineState *machine)
>> snprintf(chip_name, sizeof(chip_name), "chip[%d]", CHIP_HWID(i));
>> object_property_add_child(OBJECT(pnv), chip_name, chip,
>> &error_fatal);
>> object_property_set_int(chip, CHIP_HWID(i), "chip-id",
>> &error_fatal);
>> + object_property_set_int(chip, smp_cores, "nr-cores", &error_fatal);
>> + /*
>> + * We could customize cores_mask for the chip here. May be
>> + * using a powernv machine property, like 'num-chips'. Let the
>> + * chip choose the default for now.
>
> I don't think you need any special mechanism for this. If you just
> remove this explicit assignment the chip default will apply, but the
> user can alter it using -global.
Using a command line with :
-global powernv-chip-POWER8.cores-mask=0x7070
would work for one chip but not for more. Let's start with that, I will
remove the comment for now. multiple chip is for later.
Thanks,
C.
