@@ -115,9 +115,13 @@ static void xen_block_connect(XenDevice *xendev, Error **errp)
return;
}
- if (xen_device_frontend_scanf(xendev, "protocol", "%ms",
- &str) != 1) {
- protocol = BLKIF_PROTOCOL_NATIVE;
+ if (xen_device_frontend_scanf(xendev, "protocol", "%ms", &str) != 1) {
+ /* x86 defaults to the 32-bit protocol even for 64-bit guests. */
+ if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(qdev_get_machine()), "x86-machine")) {
+ protocol = BLKIF_PROTOCOL_X86_32;
+ } else {
+ protocol = BLKIF_PROTOCOL_NATIVE;
+ }
} else {
if (strcmp(str, XEN_IO_PROTO_ABI_X86_32) == 0) {
protocol = BLKIF_PROTOCOL_X86_32;