> Seems like it should be the default.... > I mean, except in very very specific cases, > should the virtual machine EVER care about the hardware details?
Yeah ... David makes an excellent point. Seems like a virtualization violation, in the pure sense. Have always found it odd that guests can "see" certain aspects about the real I/O subsystem. I would have liked to see this CHPIDVIRTUALIZATION option years ago. -- R; <>< On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 9:58 AM, David Boyes <[email protected]> wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> Bruce Hayden >> This is also why OPTION CHPIDVIRTUALIZATION ONE (and also the >> GLOBALOPTS >> statement) was invented, so that relocating guests don't see the real paths >> or care if the paths on the LPAR they move to change. [snip] and also >> "This option should be specified only when the guest is going to be >> relocated. In addition to virtualizing the CHPID numbers, CHPIDV ONE results >> in DASD path group ID virtualization." >> I'm not sure why it is suggested that this option is only used for relocating >> guests. It seems that it would have been useful to you if your Linux guests >> had this option in effect before you started changing the paths! > > Seems like it should be the default.... I mean, except in very very specific > cases, should the virtual machine EVER care about the hardware details? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ -- -- R; <>< ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
