Add DriveType= setting for qemu root disk device type - #4228
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Add a new DriveType= setting that allows configuring the device type used for the root disk when booting a virtual machine with qemu. The supported types are virtio-blk (default, preserving existing behavior), virtio-scsi, and nvme. Previously, the only way to use nvme was by manually adding qemu device arguments via QemuArgs=. This makes nvme a first-class option. When Removable= is enabled, the drive type is forced to virtio-scsi regardless of the DriveType= setting, preserving existing behavior. Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
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Add a new DriveType= setting that allows configuring the device type used for the root disk when booting a virtual machine with qemu. The supported types are virtio-blk (default, preserving existing behavior), virtio-scsi, and nvme.
Previously, the only way to use nvme was by manually adding qemu device arguments via QemuArgs=. This makes nvme a first-class option.
When Removable= is enabled, the drive type is forced to virtio-scsi regardless of the DriveType= setting, preserving existing behavior.