Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH for-2.6] fw_cfg: Adopt /opt/RFQDN convention

2016-04-19 Thread Laszlo Ersek
On 04/18/16 18:42, Markus Armbruster wrote: > +To avoid clashes among different users, it is strongly recommended > +that you use names beginning with opt/RFQDN/, where RFQDN is a > +reverse fully qualified domain name you control. For instance, if > +SeaBIOS wanted to define additional names, pr

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH for-2.6] fw_cfg: Adopt /opt/RFQDN convention

2016-04-19 Thread Gabriel L. Somlo
On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 09:48:40AM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote: > "Michael S. Tsirkin" writes: > > > On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 06:42:09PM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote: > >> FW CFG's primary user is QEMU, which uses it to expose configuration > >> information (in the widest sense) to Firmware.

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH for-2.6] fw_cfg: Adopt /opt/RFQDN convention

2016-04-19 Thread Markus Armbruster
Eric Blake writes: > On 04/18/2016 10:42 AM, Markus Armbruster wrote: >> FW CFG's primary user is QEMU, which uses it to expose configuration >> information (in the widest sense) to Firmware. Thus the name FW CFG. >> >> FW CFG can also be used by others for their own purposes. QEMU is >> merel

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH for-2.6] fw_cfg: Adopt /opt/RFQDN convention

2016-04-19 Thread Markus Armbruster
"Michael S. Tsirkin" writes: > On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 06:42:09PM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote: >> FW CFG's primary user is QEMU, which uses it to expose configuration >> information (in the widest sense) to Firmware. Thus the name FW CFG. >> >> FW CFG can also be used by others for their own

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH for-2.6] fw_cfg: Adopt /opt/RFQDN convention

2016-04-18 Thread Eric Blake
On 04/18/2016 10:42 AM, Markus Armbruster wrote: > FW CFG's primary user is QEMU, which uses it to expose configuration > information (in the widest sense) to Firmware. Thus the name FW CFG. > > FW CFG can also be used by others for their own purposes. QEMU is > merely acting as transport then.

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH for-2.6] fw_cfg: Adopt /opt/RFQDN convention

2016-04-18 Thread Michael S. Tsirkin
On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 06:42:09PM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote: > FW CFG's primary user is QEMU, which uses it to expose configuration > information (in the widest sense) to Firmware. Thus the name FW CFG. > > FW CFG can also be used by others for their own purposes. QEMU is > merely acting a

[Qemu-devel] [PATCH for-2.6] fw_cfg: Adopt /opt/RFQDN convention

2016-04-18 Thread Markus Armbruster
FW CFG's primary user is QEMU, which uses it to expose configuration information (in the widest sense) to Firmware. Thus the name FW CFG. FW CFG can also be used by others for their own purposes. QEMU is merely acting as transport then. Names starting with opt/ are reseved for such uses. There