This is the maximum for many reasons, for starters because index ==
bus number, and a controller's bus number is 8 bits.
This incidentally resolves:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1329090
---
src/conf/domain_conf.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 6bbc6a2..2139ab0 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -4846,6 +4846,24 @@ virDomainNetDefValidate(const virDomainNetDef *net)
static int
+virDomainControllerDefValidate(const virDomainControllerDef *controller)
+{
+ if (controller->type == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_PCI) {
+ if (controller->idx > 255) {
+ virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
+ _("PCI controller index %d too high, or too many "
+ "PCI controllers. A maximum of 256 PCI "
+ "controllers is allowed, and the maximum value "
+ "of the index attribute is 255"),
+ controller->idx);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+
+
+static int
virDomainDeviceDefValidateInternal(const virDomainDeviceDef *dev,
const virDomainDef *def)
{
@@ -4867,6 +4885,7 @@ virDomainDeviceDefValidateInternal(const virDomainDeviceDef *dev,
case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_HOSTDEV:
case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_WATCHDOG:
case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_CONTROLLER:
+ return virDomainControllerDefValidate(dev->data.controller);
case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_GRAPHICS:
case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_HUB:
case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_SMARTCARD:
--
2.9.3