[libvirt] [RFC PATCHv2 5/5] WIP: smartcard: turn on qemu support

[Eric Blake]

On 01/14/2011 12:23 PM, Daniel P. Berrange wrote:
> Alon's docs are showing the simplified syntax suitable for
> end users. This doesn't guarentee a stable guest visible ABI.
> Looking at the code, we need to set the 'slot' parameter on each
> ccid device we have. This means we need a new address type for
> smart card devices, and a corresponding <controller> instance.

Thanks - that clears up a lot for me.  However, I still have a question:

> So in the XML we'd get (including libvirt generated aliases
> and addresses):
> 
> <devices>
>   <controller type='ccid' index='0'>
>      <alias id='ccid0'/>
>   </controller>

Are you suggesting that the XML mandate that the user provides a
<controller type=ccid'>, or should I still shoot for the idea that if
the user omits <controller> but provides <smartcard> that we go ahead
and auto-create a controller (assigning it to the next available slot in
the process)?

>   <smartcard mode='host'>
>     <alias id='smartcard0'/>
>      <address type='ccid' controller='0' slot='0'/>

So I _do_ need an (optional) <address> subelement for <smartcard> after
all.  Will go back and get that into my series.

> 
> In other words a hierarchy
> 
>   USB bus 0
>    |
>    +-  ccid0
>    |     |
>    |     +- smartcard0   (ccid slot 0)
>    |     +- smartcard1   (ccid slot 3)
>    |
>    +-  ccid1
>          |
>          +- smartcard2   (ccid slot 0)

Very helpful.

-- 
Eric Blake   eblake at redhat.com    +1-801-349-2682
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org

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