--On 22 August 2013 21:30:41 +0200 Paolo Bonzini <pbonz...@redhat.com>
wrote:
Also, this is the same as some HMP commands' "-n" option (live
snapshots, mirroring, backup) so I suggest to use that name.
You mean -n instead of -C? Sure I can do that, but is that
something you feel strongly about? I am aware there are a number
of people who have been using the patch with -C for some time.
I'll be fine if Stefan and Kevin override me, but yes, I think
consistency is important. qemu-img has offline functionality equivalent
to block jobs, and it is useful to keep qemu-img subcommands as
consistent as possible between them and with the corresponding HMP
commands. convert is the equivalent of the online mirroring block job.
I note -f in hmp means 'whole disk' whereas in qemu-img it means 'format'.
A quick scan suggests there are no other flags that do similar things.
So this would be the first flag that is consistent I think!
--
Alex Bligh
