[elbe-devel] [PATCH v2 3/3] initvm: Prevent trying old kvm interpreter names

[John Ogness]

On 2022-06-30, Bastian Germann <bage at linutronix.de> wrote:
>>> diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
>>> index 8ecbed5dc1..bbeb4eb97e 100644
>>> --- a/debian/control
>>> +++ b/debian/control
>>> @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Depends: ${misc:Depends},
>>>     python3-elbe-bin (= ${binary:Version}),
>>>     python3-elbe-control (= ${binary:Version}),
>>>     qemu-utils,
>>> -  qemu-kvm,
>>> +  qemu-system-x86,
>> 
>> I realize that there is much more work needed to allow elbe/kvm to run
>> on another arch (for example, aarch64), but hard-coding x86 as the
>> package dependency seems to be a strong step towards an x86-only future
>> for the initvm.
>
> Should I make it "qemu-system-x86 | qemu-kvm"?
> This is okay as the virtual pkg is only an alternative.

That would be my preference.

With or without the change:

Reviewed-by: John Ogness <john.ogness at linutronix.de>

for the series.