[libvirt] [PATCH go-xml] qemu: extend serial console source

[Daniel P. Berrange]

On Mon, Oct 02, 2017 at 11:34:18AM +0000, Jeroen Simonetti wrote:
> October 2 2017 12:47 PM, "Daniel P. Berrange" <berrange at redhat.com> wrote:
> >> This will change the type of `DomainSerial.Source` from
> >> `*DomainChardevSource` to a new `*DomainSerialSource`.
> >> 
> >> This is done to add support for networked serial ports and
> >> keep the original DomainChardevSource unchanged.
> > 
> > I'm not sure I see the point of this. Any chardev backed device type
> > (parallel, serial, vmchannel) should be allowed to use network
> > backends - there's no restriction that says its only for serial
> > ports.
> > 
> 
> I was not aware that all chardev backed devices should be able to use network backend.
> Does this mean I can simple extend the DomainChardevSource, add the required options
> and there will be no naming conflict?
> 
> If so, this would mean there is no need for a breaking change.
> If you would be so kind to confirm the above, I will send in a new patch with the 
> additional fields.

Yes, just add extra fields to the DomainChardevSource

Regards,
Daniel
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