docs: More precisely describe memory-backend-*::id's user

[Trivial] docs: More precisely describe memory-backend-*::id's user

Posted by Robert Hoo 4 years, 9 months ago

'id' of memory-backend-{file,ram} is not only for '-numa''s reference, but
also other parameters like '-device nvdimm'.
More clearly call out this to avoid misinterpretation.

Signed-off-by: Robert Hoo <robert.hu@linux.intel.com>
---
 qemu-options.hx | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index fd21002..635dc8a 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -4508,11 +4508,11 @@ SRST
         the guest RAM with huge pages.
 
         The ``id`` parameter is a unique ID that will be used to
-        reference this memory region when configuring the ``-numa``
-        argument.
+        reference this memory region in other parameters, e.g. ``-numa``,
+        ``-device nvdimm``, etc.
 
         The ``size`` option provides the size of the memory region, and
-        accepts common suffixes, eg ``500M``.
+        accepts common suffixes, e.g. ``500M``.
 
         The ``mem-path`` provides the path to either a shared memory or
         huge page filesystem mount.
-- 
1.8.3.1

Re: [Trivial] docs: More precisely describe memory-backend-*::id's user

Posted by Markus Armbruster 4 years, 9 months ago

Robert Hoo <robert.hu@linux.intel.com> writes:

> 'id' of memory-backend-{file,ram} is not only for '-numa''s reference, but
> also other parameters like '-device nvdimm'.
> More clearly call out this to avoid misinterpretation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Robert Hoo <robert.hu@linux.intel.com>
> ---
>  qemu-options.hx | 6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
> index fd21002..635dc8a 100644
> --- a/qemu-options.hx
> +++ b/qemu-options.hx
> @@ -4508,11 +4508,11 @@ SRST
>          the guest RAM with huge pages.
>  
>          The ``id`` parameter is a unique ID that will be used to
> -        reference this memory region when configuring the ``-numa``
> -        argument.
> +        reference this memory region in other parameters, e.g. ``-numa``,
> +        ``-device nvdimm``, etc.



>  
>          The ``size`` option provides the size of the memory region, and
> -        accepts common suffixes, eg ``500M``.
> +        accepts common suffixes, e.g. ``500M``.
>  
>          The ``mem-path`` provides the path to either a shared memory or
>          huge page filesystem mount.

Reviewed-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>

Re: [Trivial] docs: More precisely describe memory-backend-*::id's user

Posted by Laurent Vivier 4 years, 9 months ago

Le 22/04/2021 à 10:42, Robert Hoo a écrit :
> 'id' of memory-backend-{file,ram} is not only for '-numa''s reference, but
> also other parameters like '-device nvdimm'.
> More clearly call out this to avoid misinterpretation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Robert Hoo <robert.hu@linux.intel.com>
> ---
>  qemu-options.hx | 6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
> index fd21002..635dc8a 100644
> --- a/qemu-options.hx
> +++ b/qemu-options.hx
> @@ -4508,11 +4508,11 @@ SRST
>          the guest RAM with huge pages.
>  
>          The ``id`` parameter is a unique ID that will be used to
> -        reference this memory region when configuring the ``-numa``
> -        argument.
> +        reference this memory region in other parameters, e.g. ``-numa``,
> +        ``-device nvdimm``, etc.
>  
>          The ``size`` option provides the size of the memory region, and
> -        accepts common suffixes, eg ``500M``.
> +        accepts common suffixes, e.g. ``500M``.
>  
>          The ``mem-path`` provides the path to either a shared memory or
>          huge page filesystem mount.
> 

Applied to my trivial-patches branch.

Thanks,
Laurent

Re: [Trivial] docs: More precisely describe memory-backend-*::id's user

Posted by Robert Hoo 4 years, 9 months ago

Ping for review ...
Thanks.

On Thu, 2021-04-22 at 16:42 +0800, Robert Hoo wrote:
> 'id' of memory-backend-{file,ram} is not only for '-numa''s
> reference, but
> also other parameters like '-device nvdimm'.
> More clearly call out this to avoid misinterpretation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Robert Hoo <robert.hu@linux.intel.com>
> ---
>  qemu-options.hx | 6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
> index fd21002..635dc8a 100644
> --- a/qemu-options.hx
> +++ b/qemu-options.hx
> @@ -4508,11 +4508,11 @@ SRST
>          the guest RAM with huge pages.
>  
>          The ``id`` parameter is a unique ID that will be used to
> -        reference this memory region when configuring the ``-numa``
> -        argument.
> +        reference this memory region in other parameters, e.g. ``-
> numa``,
> +        ``-device nvdimm``, etc.
>  
>          The ``size`` option provides the size of the memory region,
> and
> -        accepts common suffixes, eg ``500M``.
> +        accepts common suffixes, e.g. ``500M``.
>  
>          The ``mem-path`` provides the path to either a shared memory
> or
>          huge page filesystem mount.