[Lguest] [patch 34/43] lguest: Block driver using virtio.

Chris Malley mail at chrismalley.co.uk
Fri Sep 28 21:32:36 EST 2007


rusty at rustcorp.com.au wrote:
> +	sprintf(vblk->disk->disk_name, "vd%c", virtblk_index++);

Update lguest documentation to reflect the new virtual block device name.

Signed-off-by: Chris Malley <mail at chrismalley.co.uk>
---

--- Documentation/lguest/lguest.txt.orig	2007-09-28 12:00:32.000000000 +0100
+++ Documentation/lguest/lguest.txt	2007-09-28 12:04:30.000000000 +0100
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
 - Run an lguest as root:
 
-      Documentation/lguest/lguest 64 vmlinux --tunnet=192.168.19.1 --block=rootfile root=/dev/lgba
+      Documentation/lguest/lguest 64 vmlinux --tunnet=192.168.19.1 --block=rootfile root=/dev/vda
 
    Explanation:
     64: the amount of memory to use, in MB.
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@
     --tunnet=192.168.19.1: configures a "tap" device for networking with this
        IP address.
 
-    --block=rootfile: a file or block device which becomes /dev/lgba
+    --block=rootfile: a file or block device which becomes /dev/vda
        inside the guest.
 
-    root=/dev/lgba: this (and anything else on the command line) are
+    root=/dev/vda: this (and anything else on the command line) are
        kernel boot parameters.
 
 - Configuring networking.  I usually have the host masquerade, using





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