[Qemu-devel] Re: Problem(s) with encrypted images

[Sebastian Herbszt]

> > 2. When I start qemu, it just hangs there waiting for (assumingly) the 
> > password of the encrypted image. However I cannot find the place where the 
> > prompt actually is.
>
> qemu_key_check in vl.c does use monitor_readline, so you should see a 
> "Password:"
> prompt in the monitor window (press ctrl-alt-2 to get there).

The initialization order seems to be wrong in main() (vl.c):

   for(i = 0; i < nb_drives_opt; i++)
       if (drive_init(&drives_opt[i], snapshot, machine) == -1)
           exit(1);
   ...
   *_display_init();
   ...
   monitor_init();

drive_init() got
...
if (bdrv_open2(bdrv, file, bdrv_flags, drv) < 0 || qemu_key_check(bdrv, file)) {

and qemu_key_check depends on the monitor:

   term_printf("%s is encrypted.\n", name);
   for(i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
       monitor_readline("Password: ", 1, password, sizeof(password));

- Sebastian