[Kimchi-devel] [RFC] Change guest boot order on REST API

[Aline Manera]

On 06/08/2016 06:05 PM, Ramon Medeiros wrote:
>
>
> On 06/08/2016 04:38 PM, Aline Manera wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 06/01/2016 05:12 PM, Ramon Medeiros wrote:
>>> Propose: Kimchi allow to change boot order ("fd", "hd", "cdrom" or 
>>> "network")
>>>
>>> hd device can specify which disk will be booted
>>>
>>> Rest API will receive answer from
>>>
>>
>> I think we can list bootorder among with other VM information 
>> provided by GET method and update it using PUT method
>>
>> GET /vms/<name>
>> { ...
>>    bootorder: [...]
>> }
>>
>> PUT /vms/<name> {bootorder: [<new values>]
>>
> ok
>>
>>> /plugins/kimchi/<VM NAME>/bootorder
>>>
>>> {[{"dev": "hd"}]} or a list: {[{"dev": "hd"}, {"dev": "cdrom"}]}
>>>
>>> Doubts:
>>>
>>> How we can edit the bootloader? Like the list above or a kind of 
>>> fixed list?
>>>
>>> Libvirt provides bootmenu too, which allows users to pick a device 
>>> in the beginning. Must have it? 
>>
>> It would be good to have bootmenu enabled too.
>> I think there is an issue for it too and it is assigned to you. So if 
>> you want to send a patch for it, I am fine! Just do not mix things. 
>> One patch set for boot order and other, to enable boot menu.
>>
> I did not make bootmenu worked, even manually, so i will skip this. I 
> will look more examples and send a separated patch as you asked to.

Ok. Seems a good plan for me.

>>> -- 
>>>
>>> Ramon Nunes Medeiros
>>> Kimchi Developer
>>> Linux Technology Center Brazil
>>> IBM Systems & Technology Group
>>> Phone : +55 19 2132 7878
>>> ramonn at br.ibm.com  
>>>
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>
> -- 
>
> Ramon Nunes Medeiros
> Kimchi Developer
> Linux Technology Center Brazil
> IBM Systems & Technology Group
> Phone : +55 19 2132 7878
> ramonn at br.ibm.com  

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