Am 26.05.2010 03:31, schrieb Anthony Liguori: > On 05/25/2010 04:01 PM, Aurelien Jarno wrote: >> >> I really think this patch can be useful, in my own case when testing >> debian-installer (I already cache=writeback). In short all that is about >> developing and testing, as opposed to run a VM in production, can >> benefit about that. This was one of the original use case of QEMU before >> KVM arrived. >> >> Unless someone can convince me not to do it, I seriously considering >> applying this patch. >> > > There really needs to be an indication in the --help output of what the > ramifications of this option are, in the very least. It should also be > removable via a ./configure option because no sane distribution should > enable this for end users.
We know better what you stupid user want? There are valid use cases for this cache option, most notably installation. I could agree with requesting that the option should be called cache=unsafe (or even Alex' cache=destroys_your_image), but that should really be enough to tell everyone that his data is not safe with this option. Kevin
