[libvirt] [PATCH 14/18] cpu: Simplify ppc64 part of CPU map XML

[Jiri Denemark]

On Tue, Aug 04, 2015 at 11:38:05 +0200, Andrea Bolognani wrote:
> Use multiple PVRs per CPU model to reduce the number of models we
> need to keep track of.
> 
> Remove specific CPU models (eg. POWER7+_v2.1): the corresponding
> generic CPU model (eg. POWER7) should be used instead to ensure
> the guest can be booted on any compatible host.
> 
> Get rid of all the entries that did not match any of the CPU
> models supported by QEMU, like power8 and power8e.

So what if anyone already had a domain which uses one of the CPU models
you are removing here? Don't we need to keep them for backward
compatibility or at least provide some translation from the removed CPU
model names to the new ones?

Jirka